TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – extension of time – ss.604, 774 Fair Work Act 2009 – appeal – Full Bench – Commission at first instance declined to grant extension of time for unlawful termination application lodged 17 days outside the 21 day time limit – Commission considered s.774(2) of FW Act – found that it was not enough for applicant to establish an acceptable explanation for delay without also establishing that reasons represent exceptional circumstances – concluded no exceptional circumstances – appellant contended Commission wrongly found that there were no exceptional circumstances – referred Full Bench to authorities in support of his reasons and contentions – submitted that if extension of time not granted the appellant will never have the opportunity to receive justice – Commission’s powers on appeal only exercisable if there is error on the part of the primary decision maker – Commission will grant permission to appeal only if it is in the public interest to do so – GlaxoSmithKline applied – Full Bench not persuaded that grounds of appeal raise an arguable case of appealable error – House v The King considered – did not consider the Commission’s conclusion was unreasonable, manifested by any injustice or counter-intuitive – not persuaded that appeal raised issues of such importance that there was need for Full Bench guidance – no basis that would justify the grant of permission to appeal in the public interest or otherwise – appeal refused – first instance decision upheld. Appeal by Challa against decision and order of Johns C of 13 October 2016 [[2016] FWC 7397] and [PR586464] Re: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd t/a ANZ Bank
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