---
title: "Prepare a request for Appeals Council review"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/prepare-the-application-for-a-second-review-of-a-centrelink-decision/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A56-P20261018-1-US"
practice_area: "Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a request for Appeals Council review

> Draft the request from the points the lawyer has settled, and leave the date and the address as blanks taken from the notice. Do not state a deadline.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/prepare-the-application-for-a-second-review-of-a-centrelink-decision/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Draft the request from the points the lawyer has settled, and leave the date and the address as blanks taken from the notice. Do not state a deadline. |
| What the lawyer must review | 20 C.F.R. § 404.967: the Appeals Council may deny or dismiss the request for review, or it may grant the request and either issue a decision or remand the case to an administrative law judge. The Appeals Council shall notify the parties at their last known address of the action it takes. You check every sentence before the request is sent. The time to request review is in another section. Open that section, and do not write a number that § 404.967 does not state. This is the Title II rule. Open the supplemental-security-income rule if that is the benefit. Formal Opinion 512: you remain responsible for the request. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the application for a second review of a Centrelink decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/prepare-the-application-for-a-second-review-of-a-centrelink-decision.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Draft the request from the points the lawyer has settled, and leave the date and the address as blanks taken from the notice. Do not state a deadline.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 404.967 states what the Appeals Council may do. It does not state the number of days to ask.
- This is Title II. Do not use it unchanged for supplemental security income.

## Sources

- [20 C.F.R. § 404.967 (Appeals Council review)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-20/chapter-III/part-404/subpart-J/section-404.967) (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)

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