---
title: "Build the Centrelink or DVA decision, debt and review-deadline register"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/build-the-centrelink-or-dva-decision-debt-and-review-deadline-register"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A56-N20261018-1"
practice_area: "Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the Centrelink or DVA decision, debt and review-deadline register

> From the Centrelink or DVA letters the lawyer uploads, extract each decision, the provision named, the amount of any debt, the date of notice, and the review deadlines that apply to it: the 13-week arrears point, any…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/build-the-centrelink-or-dva-decision-debt-and-review-deadline-register  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | From the Centrelink or DVA letters the lawyer uploads, extract each decision, the provision named, the amount of any debt, the date of notice, and the review deadlines that apply to it: the 13-week arrears point, any 90-day or 28-day limit, the second-review deadline, or the VRB 12-month and 3-month dates. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer confirms each date against the letter and when it was received, decides which limit applies to the decision type, and diarises it. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: From the Centrelink or DVA letters the lawyer uploads, extract each decision, the provision named, the amount of any debt, the date of notice, and the review deadlines that apply to it: the 13-week arrears point, any 90-day or 28-day limit, the second-review deadline, or the VRB 12-month and 3-month dates.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer confirms each date against the letter and when it was received, decides which limit applies to the decision type, and diarises it.
- 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. Check the decision type for each entry, because family assistance, paid parental leave and veterans' decisions carry different limits from most Centrelink decisions.
2. Confirm the date the client received each letter, not only the date it bears.
3. For veterans' decisions, confirm which Act the decision was made under before applying a VRB time limit.

## Notes

- 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 Review Tribunal: Centrelink](https://www.art.gov.au/applying-review/centrelink) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [Services Australia: Explanations and formal reviews of a Centrelink decision](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/explanations-and-formal-reviews-centrelink-decision?context=64107) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [DVA: About the Veterans' Review Board](https://www.dva.gov.au/access-benefits/lodge-an-appeal/about-the-veterans-review-board-vrb) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Centrelink decision and review deadline register](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/centrelink-review-deadline-register.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A register of a Centrelink decision, the Authorised Review Officer step, and the different Administrative Review Tribunal time limits stated by Services Australia and by the Tribunal. |
| [Application for first review of a Centrelink decision (Administrative Review Tribunal): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-art-centrelink-first-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tribunal's first review form for Centrelink decisions, with a guide to the Authorised Review Officer step, the decisions the Tribunal can change, reasons, signatures and consent to… |
| [Explanation or formal review of a decision (SS351)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-services-australia-ss351-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Services Australia form SS351, the explanation or formal review of a decision form. ABSTUDY and Assistance for Isolated Children use form SY054. |
| [Request for formal review of a Centrelink decision by an Authorised Review Officer (letter and submission)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/formal-review-request-authorised-review-officer.md) | Letter | Yellow | Advocate's letter asking Services Australia for formal review of a Centrelink decision by an Authorised Review Officer: the decision, why it is wrong, the evidence, a request to pause debt… |
| [Application for second review of a Tribunal decision (Administrative Review Tribunal, Centrelink and child support): guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-art-second-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tribunal's second review form, with a guide to which first review decisions it covers, the usual 28-day time limit and extension of time, the reasons section, and no fee. |
| [ABSTUDY and AIC explanation or formal review (SY054)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-services-australia-sy054-abstudy-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Services Australia form SY054. The page says it is the explanation or formal review form for an ABSTUDY or Assistance for Isolated Children decision. |
| [Application for review of a veterans' entitlements or military compensation decision (Administrative Review Tribunal): guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-art-veterans-entitlements-review.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tribunal's veterans' entitlements page and application, with a guide to which decisions it can review, the earlier review steps (Veterans' Review Board, Repatriation Commission, MRCC),… |
| [Request to Services Australia for a client's records and the debt calculation](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/request-for-centrelink-records-and-debt-calculation.md) | Letter | Yellow | Letter requesting a client's Centrelink records under Services Australia's administrative access scheme, with the client's consent: payment history, income details, the debt schedule and… |

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

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/build-the-centrelink-or-dva-decision-debt-and-review-deadline-register/united-states.md) | Yellow |

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