Monetary threshold under litigation policy barred the departmental appeal, leaving no merits review

Departmental appeals below the prescribed monetary threshold were barred by the Government's litigation policy, unless they fell within specified exclusions such as classification or refund matters of a legal and recurring nature. As the dispute did not fall within any exception, the Tribunal did not examine the merits and treated the appeal as not maintainable. The appeal was therefore dismissed under the litigation policy.

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Issues: Whether the appeal was liable to be dismissed in view of the Government's litigation policy and the monetary limit prescribed for filing appeals before the Tribunal.

Analysis: The appeal involved an amount below the prescribed monetary threshold. The stated litigation policy barred filing of departmental appeals before the Tribunal in such cases, except where the dispute involved specified excluded issues such as classification or refund of a legal and recurring nature. The present matter did not fall within those exceptions, and the Tribunal declined to examine the merits.

Conclusion: The appeal was not maintainable under the litigation policy and was dismissed.

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