Prepare the appeal or review request against a refused or terminated grant of aid
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the notice of decision, the original application and the file, set out each ground of refusal beside the policy test it applies and the material on file that answers it, calculate the deadline from the date the notice was received, and draft the written grounds for the approved form.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether there is a proper basis to appeal, rewrites the grounds against the current policy, confirms the deadline independently, gathers any new material, and checks that the request discloses only what the review body needs about the client’s finances, health or safety.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the notice of decision, the original application and the file, set out each ground of refusal beside the policy test it applies and the material on file that answers it, calculate the deadline from the date the notice was received, and draft the written grounds for the approved form. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the client’s personal, financial and safety information goes only into a tool the service has approved for client data, and that the output discloses nothing the client has not agreed to share.
- Calculate the deadline independently, applying the commission’s deemed-receipt rule.
- Check each ground against the policy page as it stands on the day, not the version the tool knows.
- Confirm the client’s instructions to appeal and their consent to the material disclosed.
Sources
- Legal Aid NSW, Legal Aid Review Panel appeal policies · 2026-10-18
- Legal Aid Queensland, Grants Policy Manual: Review of decisions · 2026-10-18
- Legal Aid WA, Disagree with a grants decision · 2026-10-18
- Legal Aid NSW, Merit test · 2026-10-18
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.