What is the legal test for accepting a late-filed complaint?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Manuel v. Sycle.Net Technologies, 2018 BCHRT 100 (CanLII):
The length of the delay in this case is one month, which is not excessive if the complainant provides an explanation that would allow me to conclude it is in the public interest to accept the late-filed complaint: Shewfelt v. Valley First and another, 2012 BCHRT 277, at para. 16.
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