The case applies established principles on extension of time and leave to appeal from the ACAT, confirming that a nearly three-year unexplained delay requires exceptional circumstances to justify an extension. Workers' compensation payments may not fully compensate a discrimination claimant because injury to feelings is a separate head of damage not available under the Workers Compensation Act 1951 (ACT). The question of whether the Supreme Court has power to receive fresh evidence on appeal from the ACAT remains unresolved.
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