---
title: "Request for internal review of an NDIA access or plan decision"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ndis-and-disability-law/ndia-internal-review-request-letter"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a55-ndia-internal-review-request-letter"
area_id: "A55"
kind: "letter"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A55-N20261018-3", "A55-N20261018-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Request for internal review of an NDIA access or plan decision

> A letter asking the NDIA to review a reviewable decision, such as an access refusal or a plan approval, within the 3-month limit: the decision, what should be decided instead, why, and the evidence mapped to the legal…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ndis-and-disability-law/ndia-internal-review-request-letter  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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A letter asking the NDIA to review a reviewable decision, such as an access refusal or a plan approval, within the 3-month limit: the decision, what should be decided instead, why, and the evidence mapped to the legal criteria.

## Key facts

- Kind: Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Practice area: [NDIS & Disability Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ndis-and-disability-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 4 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a person directly affected by an NDIA decision (for example, a refusal of access, a plan approval or a refusal to vary or reassess a plan) wants it changed. Check first that the decision is reviewable and that it is within 3 months of receiving the notice.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the internal review request for an access or plan decision](https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law.md#A55-N20261018-3)
- [Map the treating evidence against the access or support criteria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/ndis-and-disability-law.md#A55-N20261018-2)

## How AI may be used

AI may draft the request from the decision notice, the reasons and the client's evidence, and map the evidence to the criteria; the lawyer checks reviewability, the deadline, every statement about the client and the evidence before it is sent.

**AI may:**

- Extract the decision, the date it was received and the NDIA's reasons from the notice
- Map each report and letter to the access criteria or the reasonable and necessary criteria the decision turned on
- Draft the request and the evidence table from the verified material

**AI must not:**

- Must not describe the client's disability, functional impact or daily life beyond what the evidence and the client say
- Must not decide that a decision is reviewable or that the request is in time
- Must not send the request or upload health records to an unapproved tool

**The lawyer checks:**

- The decision is a reviewable decision and the request is made within 3 months after the notice was received
- The request names the decision, the outcome sought and the reasons, and addresses each point in the statement of reasons
- The client (or their nominee, child representative or authorised person) has approved the request and given consent for any representative to act
- The NDIA review decision date and the 28-day period to provide any requested information are diarised

## Authorities

- [National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) s 99 (reviewable decisions) and s 100 (notice and reasons; request within 3 months after receiving the notice; written or oral request; reviewer not involved in the decision; time for the review decision)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2013A00020/latest/text)
- [National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) ss 24 and 25 (disability and early intervention requirements) and s 34 (reasonable and necessary supports)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2013A00020/latest/text)
- [National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth) s 103 (further review by the Administrative Review Tribunal)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2013A00020/latest/text)
- [NDIA, How to request a review of a decision (3 months; what to include; 28 days to provide requested information; postal address)](https://www.ndis.gov.au/participants/changing-your-plan/decision-reviews/how-request-review-decision)

## 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/ndia-internal-review-request-letter 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.*