In 2011 when I appeared, one of the arguments put forth by one of the members was that this could be perceived as a mechanism for one to forever extend a membership within an organization. I disagree with that profoundly in that, first of all, every board member doesn't know...and we're only talking here about cases that would have been assigned prior to a mandate being at the expiry date, which in the case of our board would mean technically no more than two to three months. So, if my term were to end today, and I had a case in my hands today that had not been decided, I could automatically be extended for another two to three months.
On February 6th, 2013. See this statement in context.