The Equality Tribunal extended the time for an administrator to refer a sexual-harassment complaint against a hospital. Equality Officer Peter Healy dated the direction 20 December 2013. The merits were not decided. The administrator said he delayed filing while managing an illness and awaiting improvement. The hospital opposed an extension, arguing that he had chosen to postpone the complaint and had not shown his illness prevented him from filing on time. The officer accepted that there was reasonable cause, noting that the administrator had been on certified sick leave for most of the six-month referral period. He extended the period to 12 months.