Judgment No. 1072

• Organization: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Date: 29.01.1991
• Original: Anglais
• Judges: Ducoux, Carroll, Pescatore
• Full judgment text (anglais) - Texte intégral du jugement

Decision

THE COMPLAINT IS DISMISSED.

Summary

Extract:

For an IAEA staff member's spouse to qualify as a dependant, his or her gross salary must not exceed that of the lowest step in the general service grade applicable in the spouse's country of employment. That amount is converted into Austrian schillings at the rate applicable in January of the year in question. Under the prescribed method the complainant's wife failed to qualify as a dependant and the Director refused to treat her as one. The Director's decision was a discretionary one and the Tribunal sees no grounds for setting it aside.

Keywords

amount; salary; dependant; judicial review; discretion; condition; definition