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Scheduling

Once the CSAC has accepted and processed your appeal submission, the CSAC will set and notify a date for a Hearing. A “Notice of Hearing” will be communicated to both you and the chief officer involved. The Notice will specify the time, date and place of the Hearing, together with a summary of the issues to be covered.

If either party to the appeal (i.e. the appellant or the chief officer) is unable to attend the Hearing on the date notified, they may request that the Hearing be rescheduled. This can be done by submitting a written request to reschedule the Hearing to the CSAC offices. This should be done at least 10 days prior to the Hearing date. The request must outline the reason for the request i.e. what is preventing attendance at the Hearing on the originally scheduled date. The CSAC will consider the request to reschedule, consult with the other party as appropriate, and notify a new Hearing date if it agrees to reschedule.

If you are unable to attend the Hearing due to a sudden and unexpected medical or personal emergency occurring immediately prior to the Hearing, then the Commission may agree to defer the Hearing. You should contact the CSAC Secretariat as soon as the emergency is known. Oversleeping, on a job interview, unexpected appointments, forgetting, losing the Hearing notice and similar excuses are not considered emergencies or a good reason to defer a Hearing.

Valid Reasons for Requesting a Rescheduling

The CSAC will only consider rescheduling a Hearing when there are valid reasons to do so, and even then will only do so in extraordinary circumstances.

Valid reasons would include an unavoidable conflict with another significant event, or a family or medical emergency.

Last Updated: 2006-12-20