---
title: "Record the time to review a Queensland workers' compensation decision"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-time-to-ask-for-reconsideration-of-a-compensation-determinati/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WR20261022-10-QLD"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record the time to review a Queensland workers' compensation decision

> From the date the lawyer says the worker was advised, and the date the written decision was received, count 20 business days for a reasons request and 3 months for a review application.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-time-to-ask-for-reconsideration-of-a-compensation-determinati/queensland  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the date the lawyer says the worker was advised, and the date the written decision was received, count 20 business days for a reasons request and 3 months for a review application. List whether the decision is one of the reviewable examples on the WorkSafe page. Do not write the application. If a review decision has already been received, also count 20 business days for a Form 9 appeal. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide whether the decision is reviewable. Not every decision is. A failure to fund one medical procedure is not a review on the page opened. Some appeals go to an Industrial Magistrate under s 548A(2), not the Commission. The lawyer decides whether to ask for more time. The tool does not. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Record the time to ask for reconsideration of a compensation determination](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/record-the-time-to-ask-for-reconsideration-of-a-compensation-determinati.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

Queensland uses a 3-month review, not a short internal reconsideration. The appeal time is separate.

- What the AI does: From the date the lawyer says the worker was advised, and the date the written decision was received, count 20 business days for a reasons request and 3 months for a review application. List whether the decision is one of the reviewable examples on the WorkSafe page. Do not write the application. If a review decision has already been received, also count 20 business days for a Form 9 appeal.
- What the lawyer does: Make the legal assessment, check the source material and authorise the output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Count the reasons request from the date the worker was advised of the decision.
2. Count the review from receipt of the written decision, lodged with the Office of Industrial Relations.
3. Match the decision to the reviewable and non-reviewable examples before treating the 3 months as available.
4. For a review decision, count 20 business days to file Form 9 where the Commission is the appeal body, and 10 business days to send a copy to Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services.

## Notes

- The review is not a court process. The review officer does not re-investigate and does not request further information.
- An Industrial Magistrate is the appeal body for the decisions QIRC lists under s 548A(2), including certain s 540(1)(a)(i) to (vi) decisions and a non-reviewable decision. Form 67 is filed in the Magistrates Court.
- A further appeal to the Industrial Court is 21 days from the Commission's or Industrial Magistrate's decision, on the pages opened.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Workers' Compensation Regulator, then the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission or an Industrial Magistrate

**Deliverable**: A date table for reasons, review and, if a review decision exists, the appeal.

**Inputs**

- The decision and what it decides
- Date the worker was advised
- Date the written decision was received
- Any review decision and the date it was received

**Example**: Illustrative example: The written rejection was received on a stated Monday. The table counts 3 months from that day for a review and 20 business days from the advice date for reasons. It does not draft the application.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The decision is about ongoing management or funding one procedure.
- The appeal body might be an Industrial Magistrate and Form 9 is about to be prepared.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [WorkSafe Queensland: independent review of insurer decisions](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/independent-review-of-insurer-decisions) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Queensland: guide to appealing a review decision](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/appealing-a-review-decision/guide-to-appealing-a-review-decision) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Queensland Industrial Relations Commission: workers' compensation](https://www.qirc.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Covering letter for NIISQ internal review of eligibility or treatment, care and support](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/qld-niisq-internal-review-request.md) | Letter | Yellow | Covering letter for the NIISQ internal review form, with eligibility and treatment, care and support kept apart. It is not an application to the Workers' Compensation Regulator. |
| [Lifetime Care eligibility dispute, and request to review an assessment panel decision](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/nsw-lifetime-care-eligibility-dispute.md) | Letter | Yellow | Letter disputing a Lifetime Care eligibility decision, with a separate written request to review an assessment panel decision on the four grounds the icare page lists. |
| [Review form (SIRA): ask the insurer to review a work capacity or liability decision](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-nsw-sira-insurer-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to SIRA's review form. It includes the 14-day insurer review and the stay of weekly payments. |
| [Request to a scheme insurer for written reasons and the documents relied on](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/scheme-reasons-and-documents-request.md) | Letter | Yellow | A letter asking a statutory insurer for the reasons for a decision and the documents relied on, using the request that exists for that scheme, with a cover for the Transport Accident Commission… |
| [Response to an insurer's denial of liability](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/response-to-denial-of-liability.md) | Letter | Yellow | A letter identifying an insurer's denial, stating the facts the client disputes, asking for reconsideration, and listing documents still missing.… |
| [Request for a review of a New South Wales motor accident or workers compensation decision](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/nsw-insurer-review-request.md) | Letter | Yellow | A New South Wales letter asking a motor accident insurer for an internal review, or a workers compensation insurer for a review under section 287A. The motor accident part may be sent as a letter. |
| [Covering letter for an application to review a Queensland workers' compensation decision](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/qld-workers-compensation-review-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | A covering letter for the approved application to the Workers' Compensation Regulator, with draft grounds, the documents to be considered, and a request for reasons where the notice gave none.… |
| [Covering letter for a Workplace Injury Commission conciliation application](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/vic-wic-conciliation-covering-letter.md) | Letter | Yellow | Covering letter sent with a Workplace Injury Commission Application for Conciliation. The worker or an authorised helper completes the form, and the tool does not sign it. |
| [Application for claim review (Workers' Compensation Regulator Form 542.3)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-qld-wcr-application-for-claim-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Form 542.3, version 6, the approved application for review under section 542, on which the applicant states the grounds and signs. This is the Regulator's review, not a QIRC appeal. |
| [Workplace Injury Commission application for conciliation: completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-wic-conciliation.md) | Form | Yellow | Guide to the Workplace Injury Commission application for conciliation, including the 60-day period, the documents to attach, and the signature and authorisation in section 5. |
| [VCAT review of a TAC decision: application completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-vcat-tac-review.md) | Form | Red | Guide to asking VCAT to review a TAC decision, using the TAC page's 12-month period and VCAT's Application for Review of a Decision in the Review and Regulation List. |

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.*