Gonzalez v Gutierrez-Perez [2013] FCA 386

Gonzalez v Gutierrez-Perez [2013] FCA 386

The application for an extension of time was dismissed because the proposed appeal had no real prospects of success: the applicant did not establish that Ms Gutierrez-Perez was not employed for the requisite period, and it would be futile to grant an extension of time even if the delay were otherwise satisfactorily...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 April 2013
Procedural Posture
Application for an Extension of Time to Appeal Against an Order of the Chief Industrial Magistrate / Application Dismissed
Outcome
Application dismissed.
Legal Topics
['extension of Time to Appeal' 'long Service Leave Entitlements' 'prospects of Success on Appeal']
['employment Law' 'industrial Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['extension of Time to Appeal' 'long Service Leave Entitlements' 'prospects of Success on Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Application for an Extension of Time to Appeal Against an Order of the Chief Industrial Magistrate / Application Dismissed

  1. 1 ['Whether the Court should extend time to appeal against the order made by the chief industrial magistrate on 22 January 2013.' 'Whether the proposed appeal had sufficient merit, including whether Ms Gutierrez-Perez was employed for the requisite period for a long service leave claim.']

Ratio Decidendi

The application for an extension of time was dismissed because the proposed appeal had no real prospects of success: the applicant did not establish that Ms Gutierrez-Perez was not employed for the requisite period, and it would be futile to grant an extension of time even if the delay were otherwise satisfactorily explained.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed.']