---
title: "Redress of grievance timetable after the complaint is lodged"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/redress-timetable-after-lodgement"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a64-redress-timetable-after-lodgement"
area_id: "A64"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A64-H20261018-6"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Redress of grievance timetable after the complaint is lodged

> A timetable for a redress of grievance after it is lodged: the 21-day and 6-month limits, no automatic stay, the update intervals, and the limit on what the Inspector-General can decide.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/redress-timetable-after-lodgement  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Military & Defence Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use after an Application for Redress of Grievance is lodged, or when checking whether it is still in time. It does not write the complaint. The complaint itself is a separate document. It is not a witness statement.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare a redress of grievance complaint about a service decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/prepare-a-redress-of-grievance-complaint-about-a-service-decision.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may enter dates the file already has and count the page's stated limits; the lawyer decides whether the complaint is in time and what is asked of the commanding officer.

**AI may:**

- Enter the notification date and calculate the 21-day or 6-month date the page states
- List the update dates the file records against the monthly and two-month intervals

**AI must not:**

- Must not draft the grievance or the redress sought
- Must not say the decision is stayed
- Must not say the Inspector-General can change the decision

**The lawyer checks:**

- Termination of service is kept on the 21-day row, and every other decision on the 6-month row
- Any request for a stay is made to the commanding officer, and the page's statement that there is no automatic stay is left intact
- The member is told that findings go to a Defence decision-maker

## Authorities

- [Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, Frequently asked questions, Application for Redress of Grievance: Part 7 of the Defence Regulation 2016, time limits, stay, updates, and merits review](https://www.igadf.gov.au/frequently-asked-questions-0)

## Full text and drafting notes

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