---
title: "Application for extension of time to apply for review (Administrative Review Tribunal): preparation guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-art-extension-of-time"
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id: "a31-form-art-extension-of-time"
area_id: "A31"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A31-T1-R1", "A31-B1-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Application for extension of time to apply for review (Administrative Review Tribunal): preparation guide

> Link to the Tribunal's extension of time form and the notice for opposing one, with a guide to when an extension is needed, what to explain about the delay, the decision-maker's right to oppose, and AI use.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-art-extension-of-time  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Administrative & Public Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at art.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when the time for applying to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of a decision has passed and the applicant needs the Tribunal to extend it under s 19 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, or when acting for a decision-maker who wants to oppose an extension.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build a review-rights and time-limit table from the decision letter](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-a-review-rights-and-time-limit-table-from-the-decision-letter.md)
- [Check an ART submission against the Generative AI Practice Direction checklist](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/check-an-art-submission-against-the-generative-ai-practice-direction-che.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may build the dated chronology of the decision, notification and delay from the documents and check the application is complete; the lawyer writes the explanation for the delay and checks each application.

**AI may:**

- Build a chronology of the decision, the date it was notified, and each step taken since, with a source for every date
- Calculate how late the application is, for the lawyer to confirm against the statutory period for that decision
- Check the form and attachments are complete

**AI must not:**

- Must not write the applicant's explanation of the delay or any statement of the applicant's circumstances
- Must not assess the merits of the review or the prejudice to the decision-maker

**The lawyer checks:**

- The correct application period for the decision, and the date it started to run
- A full and honest explanation of the whole period of delay, supported by documents
- Why the review has merit and any prejudice to the decision-maker or others
- The substantive application for review lodged with the extension application

## Authorities

- [Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (Cth) s 19 (Tribunal may extend period)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2024A00040/latest/text)
- [Administrative Review Tribunal, Forms: Other forms (Application for extension of time; Notice of opposing application for extension of time)](https://www.art.gov.au/help-and-resources/forms)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.art.gov.au/help-and-resources/forms)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by art.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/administrative-and-public-law/form-art-extension-of-time and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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