---
title: "Build a review-rights and time-limit table from the decision letter"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-a-review-rights-and-time-limit-table-from-the-decision-letter/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A31-T1-R1-US"
practice_area: "Administrative & Public Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a review-rights and time-limit table from the decision letter

> Extract the statute named in the decision, the date of the action, and any appeal instruction printed on the letter. Do not calculate or state the deadline.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-a-review-rights-and-time-limit-table-from-the-decision-letter/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Administrative & Public Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Extract the statute named in the decision, the date of the action, and any appeal instruction printed on the letter. Do not calculate or state the deadline. |
| What the lawyer must review | 5 U.S.C. § 704 makes final agency action for which there is no other adequate remedy in a court subject to judicial review. A preliminary or procedural act is reviewed with the final action. 28 U.S.C. § 2401(a) bars a civil action against the United States unless the complaint is filed within six years after the right of action first accrues, except as chapter 71 of title 41 provides. A tort claim against the United States must be presented to the agency within two years, and suit must be begun within six months after the agency mails notice of final denial. Many programs set a shorter period in their own statute. You open that statute and you state the date. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a review-rights and time-limit table from the decision letter](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-a-review-rights-and-time-limit-table-from-the-decision-letter.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract the statute named in the decision, the date of the action, and any appeal instruction printed on the letter. Do not calculate or state the deadline.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not use a single national review period. Section 2401 is the general period against the United States, and it yields to a more specific statute.
- State administrative procedure acts govern state agencies.

## Sources

- [5 U.S.C. § 704, Actions reviewable](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/704) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [28 U.S.C. § 2401, Time for commencing action against the United States](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/2401) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application for extension of time to apply for review (Administrative Review Tribunal): preparation guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-art-extension-of-time.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tribunal's extension of time form and the notice for opposing one, with a guide to when an extension is needed, what to explain about the delay, the decision-maker's right to oppose, and… |
| [Application for leave to appeal or appeal (QCAT Form 39)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-qld-qcat-39-leave-to-appeal.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QCAT Form 39, the application for leave to appeal or appeal. |
| [Letter before judicial review proceedings to a Commonwealth decision-maker (ADJR Act), with time-limit and genuine steps record](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/letter-before-judicial-review-proceedings.md) | Letter | Red | Pre-action letter to a Commonwealth agency identifying the decision, the errors alleged and the remedy sought, asking it to withdraw or remake the decision and preserve the record, with the ADJR… |
| [Withdrawal of an application (Administrative Review Tribunal)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-art-withdrawal-of-application.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tribunal form for withdrawal of an application, which the forms page says withdraws an application from review. |
| [Application to stay a decision (QCAT Form 44)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-qld-qcat-44-stay.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QCAT Form 44, the application to stay a decision. |
| [Time table for an order of review](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/adjr-application-time-table.md) | Checklist | Red | A table of the prescribed period in the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) section 11, showing the arithmetic and leaving the result to the principal. |
| [Notice opposing an extension of time (Administrative Review Tribunal)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-art-oppose-extension-of-time.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tribunal notice opposing an application for an extension of time to apply for review. The extension application itself already has a guide. |
| [Guidance and Appeals Panel referral request, first instance](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-art-gap-referral-first-instance.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tribunal's first-instance Guidance and Appeals Panel referral request, for an ongoing case. A finalised case uses the second-instance form. |
| [Application to extend or shorten a time limit or waive a procedural requirement (QCAT Form 42)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/form-qld-qcat-42-time-limit.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QCAT Form 42. The forms page says it is for an application to extend or shorten a time limit, or for waiver of compliance with a procedural requirement. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*