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The Dispute Tribunal’s scope of review is limited in matters of staff selection. The Administration has broad discretion in matters of staff selection. In reviewing such decisions, it is the role of the Tribunals to assess whether the applicable regulations and rules have been applied and whether a candidate has received full and fair consideration, discrimination and bias are absent, proper procedures have been followed, and all relevant material has been taken into consideration. The Dispute Tribunal s role is not to substitute its decision for that of the Administration. There is a presumption that official acts have been regularly performed in selection and promotion exercises. If the management is able to even minimally show that the a candidature was given a full and fair consideration, then the presumption of law stands satisfied. Thereafter, the burden of proof shifts to the applicant who can rebut the presumption of regularity by showing through clear and convincing evidence that he or she was denied a fair chance of selection. The Administration is not under an obligation to pursue a recruitment procedure once begun and that it is within the discretionary authority of the Administration to terminate a recruitment procedure and/or to initiate a new one for sound reasons, such as on account of irregularities which occurred in the recruitment process.