Form · Administrative & Public Law
Guidance and Appeals Panel referral request, first instance
Link to the Tribunal's first-instance Guidance and Appeals Panel referral request, for an ongoing case. A finalised case uses the second-instance form.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at art.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © Administrative Review Tribunal. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by art.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when a party asks for an ongoing Tribunal case to be referred to the Guidance and Appeals Panel. The forms page says not to use this form if the case has been finalised.
Used for these tasks
- Prepare an ART application outline from the decision and reasons
- Prepare a tribunal submission compliant with the ART Gen AI practice direction
- Build a review-rights and time-limit table from the decision letter
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
Yellow. A tool may compare a working note with the current official form and list what is missing. The lawyer downloads the form, completes it and lodges it.
AI may
- List the facts and documents the official page says to have ready.
- Compare a working checklist with the current downloaded form and mark gaps.
- Prepare a filing note that quotes only what the official page says.
AI must not
- Do not copy the official form into a new document or file a retyped version.
- Do not invent a form number, fee, time limit or rule that is not on the official page.
- Do not draft, settle or sign an affidavit or other sworn evidence.
- Do not lodge the form or tell the client it has been filed.
The lawyer checks
- Use the first-instance request only for an ongoing case.
- The page says a finalised case uses the online second-instance application instead.
- Download the current first-instance PDF from the forms page.
- A response and a reply are separate forms on the same table.
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © Administrative Review Tribunal. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it..
Read the full text
The full text is available after you log in. It is free. When you log in you can:
- read the whole precedent, with its drafting notes beside it;
- copy it, or download it as a Word file or Markdown;
- add it to your firm’s knowledge base, so colleagues can find it;
- let the AI tools you connect read it from that knowledge base.
The summary, the law it rests on and the AI-use guidance above stay public. Privacy.
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