The applicant filed a human rights application alleging race and disability discrimination, as well as reprisal, during her employment with the respondent Ministry.
The respondents challenged the timeliness of the application, as most allegations occurred more than a year before filing.
The Tribunal held a preliminary hearing to determine if the untimely allegations formed a 'series of incidents' with the timely reprisal claim or if the delay was incurred in good faith.
The Tribunal found that allegations prior to May 2009 were discrete and separated by temporal gaps, and thus did not form a series of incidents.
Furthermore, the applicant's pursuit of internal grievances did not constitute a good faith reason for the delay.
The allegations prior to May 2009 were dismissed as untimely.