The appellant built a new home and moved in May 2009. The deadline for her housing rebate application was May 2011, and the appellant filed her application in April 2011. The Minister did not receive the application, and dismissed the appellant's application to extend the filing deadline.
Heneghan J upheld the Minister's decision, as it was within the range of acceptable and rational solutions. There was some suggestion of a postal disruption that would have stopped the Minister from getting the rebate application, but the only evidence that the appellant gave on the extension application was a copy of her original rebate application.