---
title: "Build the stay and suspension record for a decision under review"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-the-stay-and-suspension-record-for-a-decision-under-review"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A31-MO20261022-4"
practice_area: "Administrative & Public Law"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the stay and suspension record for a decision under review

> From the decision and the client's instructions, list what the decision requires, whether anyone has started to implement it, and the facts the client has given about harm if it operates before the case is heard.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-the-stay-and-suspension-record-for-a-decision-under-review  
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 | From the decision and the client's instructions, list what the decision requires, whether anyone has started to implement it, and the facts the client has given about harm if it operates before the case is heard. Note that making an application does not, by itself, suspend the decision or stay proceedings under it. Do not draft the stay application. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether to ask the court to suspend the operation of the decision or to stay proceedings under it, on what conditions, and writes the application. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Separate the two powers in s 15, and do not assume the application itself pauses the decision.

- What the AI does: From the decision and the client's instructions, list what the decision requires, whether anyone has started to implement it, and the facts the client has given about harm if it operates before the case is heard. Note that making an application does not, by itself, suspend the decision or stay proceedings under it. Do not draft the stay application.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether to ask the court to suspend the operation of the decision or to stay proceedings under it, on what conditions, and writes the application.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. State the default: lodging the s 5 application does not stop the decision.
2. Keep suspension of the decision (s 15(1)(a)) separate from a stay of proceedings under the decision (s 15(1)(b)).
3. Use only harm the client has instructed. Do not invent prejudice.
4. The tool does not draft the application or propose conditions.

## Notes

- Stays in tribunal proceedings and under state judicial-review Acts were not opened.
- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 15](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/adra1977396/s15.html) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-the-stay-and-suspension-record-for-a-decision-under-review/united-states.md) | Red |

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