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VCAT review of a TAC decision: application completion guide

Guide to asking VCAT to review a TAC decision, using the TAC page's 12-month period and VCAT's Application for Review of a Decision in the Review and Regulation List.

Kind
Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies
Victoria
AI use
Red You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
Law stated as at
23 October 2026
Status
Maintained. Checked on 23 October 2026 against the official form at vcat.vic.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Victoria.
Version
1
Source
Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Victoria. 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 vcat.vic.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

When to use it

Use when a person wants VCAT to review a TAC decision, instead of or after the TAC's informal review or dispute resolution. The person completes the VCAT form. Check the time limit on the decision letter as well as the TAC page.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

The tool may diary 12 months from the date the person became aware of the decision and index the decision letter; the person completes the VCAT form and the lawyer settles the grounds.

AI may

  • Diary 12 months from the date the lawyer confirms the person became aware of the decision, and also diary the date stated on the decision letter
  • Index the decision letter and the documents the letter relied on
  • Record that the application must name the Act, and that the Transport Accident Act 1986 appears on VCAT's commonly used list

AI must not

  • Must not write the grounds of review or the submissions
  • Must not decide that VCAT has jurisdiction, or that a fee will be waived
  • Must not treat the TAC page's 12 months as overriding a different time limit on the decision letter. The lawyer reconciles the two

The lawyer checks

  • The TAC page says a review may be requested within 12 months of the day the person becomes aware of the decision, instead of or after informal review or dispute resolution
  • VCAT says most review applications have time limits and to check the decision letter. Name the Act on the form
  • The TAC page names the form Application for Review of a Decision, Review and Regulation, completed on the VCAT website or obtained from VCAT on (03) 9628 9700
  • There is a government fee. Fee relief is a separate VCAT form
  • The TAC page says the TAC has 28 days from receiving VCAT's copy to respond. If the TAC asks for more information, the person has 90 days, and the TAC then has 28 days. If the information is not provided in 90 days, the TAC can apply to dismiss
  • VCAT can affirm, vary, set aside and substitute, or set aside and remit, unless the Act gives different powers. VCAT says it cannot accept some cases where a party lives interstate or is a Commonwealth body
  • Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether any disclosure would be a notifiable breach under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

Authorities

Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of Victoria. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it..

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