TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – extension of time – ss.394, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – appeal against decision and order refusing extension of time to appellant to file unfair dismissal application – application filed 11 weeks late – at first instance Commission found while there was an acceptable explanation for part of the delay, there was no satisfactory explanation for the further delay and no establishment of exceptional circumstances – appellant submitted the decision was counterintuitive and unjust as he was not in a mental or physical state to deal with the issue and his case was not heard – Full Bench not satisfied that there was an explanation for the totality of the delay in making the application [Cheval Properties P/L v Smithers] – no error in first instance decision – no public interest considerations enlivened – permission to appeal refused. Appeal by Pratt against the decision of Bartel DP of 17 January 2017 [[2017] FWC 316] Re: Pratt v Concrete Waterproofing Manufacturer P/L t/a Xypex Australia
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