Rory Fowler

Administrative Review – Medical Employment Limitations: Two Decisions for the Price of One!

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Administrative Review – Medical Employment Limitations: Two Decisions for the Price of One! Introduction One of the most problematic and poorly understood types of Administrative Review (AR) are ‘Administrative Review – Medical Employment Limitations’, typically referred to by the acronym ‘AR-MEL’.  Superficially, these Administrative Reviews are much like any other Administrative Review conducted under Defence …

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The Right Tool for the Job: Administrative Review is neither a Code of Service Discipline prosecution nor an Harassment Investigation

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The Right Tool for the Job:  Administrative Review is neither a Code of Service Discipline prosecution nor an Harassment Investigation[1]   In the course of my practice, I have noticed a disturbing trend regarding the use – or, more accurately, misuse – of Administrative Reviews (AR) under Defence Administrative Order and Directive (DAOD) 5019-2 as …

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The Nature and Limitations of Administrative Review

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The Nature and Limitations of Administrative Review Introduction An Administrative Review is a decision-making mechanism that is most often relied upon by centralized Canadian Forces (CF) statutory decision-makers at National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ).  Any member of the CF who has faced compulsory release from the CF due to conduct or performance deficiencies, medical employment limitations …

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An Examination of Administrative Review in the Canadian Forces – Introduction

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An Examination of Administrative Review in the Canadian Forces Introduction and Scope of the Series Over the course of the next two weeks, I will present a series of Blog articles describing Administrative Review in the Canadian Forces (CF) and how it is used in support of decision-making in “… the administration of the affairs …

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