76Exceptional circumstances—complaints

#### 76 Exceptional circumstances—complaints (1) Despite regulation 75, a commanding officer may accept a complaint that is made more than 6 months after: (a) the day on which the member was notified of a decision, act or omission; or (b) the day on which the member could reasonably be expected to have known about the decision, act or omission; if: (c) the complaint does not relate to a termination decision; and (d) the commanding officer is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist. (2) If the commanding officer is not satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist for subregulation (1), the commanding officer must refer the complaint to the member’s service chief. (3) If the complaint is referred to a service chief under subregulation (2), the service chief must decide whether or not exceptional circumstances exist for subregulation (1).