---
title: "NDIS decision, review and deadline register"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ndis-and-disability-law/decision-review-deadline-register"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a55-decision-review-deadline-register"
area_id: "A55"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A55-N20261018-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# NDIS decision, review and deadline register

> A register of NDIS decisions, the date each was received, and the internal-review and Tribunal dates stated on the NDIA guide and the Tribunal's NDIS page. It does not decide whether a decision is reviewable.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ndis-and-disability-law/decision-review-deadline-register  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [NDIS & Disability Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ndis-and-disability-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 5 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a participant's file has one or more NDIA decisions and the dates for an internal review or a Tribunal application need to be diarised. Do not use a budget reduction as an internal-review row. The guide gives budget reductions as an example of a decision that is not reviewable.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build the NDIS participant's decision, review and deadline register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law/build-the-ndis-participant-s-decision-review-and-deadline-register.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may enter the decision date, the date received and the document titles, and diary the periods printed on the NDIA guide and the Tribunal page from the date received. A lawyer confirms the decision is reviewable before any review is requested.

**AI may:**

- Enter the decision date, the date received and the document title from the file
- Diary 3 months from the date the decision was received, and 28 days from the date the internal review decision was received
- Flag a row that has a decision date but no date received, and flag a budget-reduction row

**AI must not:**

- Must not mark a decision as reviewable
- Must not lodge an internal review or a Tribunal application
- Must not treat a budget reduction as a decision that can be internally reviewed
- Must not calculate a deadline from the decision date when the date received is missing

**The lawyer checks:**

- The date received is the date on the file, and the 3-month and 28-day periods run from receipt
- A budget reduction is not given an internal-review row. High support needs, if relied on, is checked on the current NDIA page
- The 2026 Practice Direction is still the current common-procedures direction

## Authorities

- [NDIA, Guide to decision reviews (most common decisions, 3-month internal review, 28-day Tribunal application, funding for representation)](https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/changing-your-plan/decision-reviews/guide-decision-reviews)
- [Administrative Review Tribunal, National Disability Insurance Scheme (what can be reviewed, how to apply, 28 days, 90 days, no application fee, extension)](https://www.art.gov.au/applying-review/national-disability-insurance-scheme)
- [Administrative Review Tribunal (Common Procedures) Practice Direction 2026, commenced 2 March 2026 (paragraphs 1.3, 1.3A, 3.2 to 3.6 and 3.10 to 3.12)](https://www.art.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-02/Administrative_Review_Tribunal_%28Common_Procedures%29_Practice_Direction_2026.pdf)
- [NDIA, What is a plan variation (21-day and 7-day figures used in the variation rows)](https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/changing-your-plan/types-plan-changes/what-plan-variation)
- [NDIA, What is a plan reassessment (continued use of the current plan, and a new plan copy within 7 days of approval)](https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/changing-your-plan/types-plan-changes/what-plan-reassessment)

## 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/ndis-and-disability-law/decision-review-deadline-register 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.*