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Delegation of authority: Any withdrawal or limitation of the delegation of authority must be explicit. In the absence of a clear and formal revocation of the delegation by the delegating authority, the decision taken by the delegating authority is tainted by a substantial procedural flaw—that of the lack of competence of the decision-maker.Legal certainty and application of administrative issuances: ST/SGB/2009/10 does not provide for transitional measures in situations, such as the instant case, where an eligible staff member is assigned to a different department or office between the time when he or she is reviewed to ascertain whether he or she meets the criteria for the granting of a permanent appointment and the time when a final decision is taken by the relevant authority. However, legal certainty requires that ST/SGB/2009/10 be applied in a predictable manner and that, once the procedure foreseen in the Secretary-General’s bulletin is initiated, it should be followed through. Administrative discretion and judicial review: The outcome of the consideration for conversion to a permanent appointment is a discretionary decision and in its discretion, the Administration is bound to take into account “all the interests of the Organization” as per former staff rule 104.12(b), as well as ‘the operational realities’ of the Organization (see GA 51/226). Alternative compensation under art. 10.5(a) of UNDT Statute: In setting the amount of alternative compensation, the Tribunal must take into account the nature of the irregularity which led to the rescission, that is, a procedural irregularity as opposed to a substantive one. It must also take into consideration that staff members eligible for conversion have no right to the granting of a permanent appointment but only that to be considered for conversion.