---
title: "Centrelink second review: 28-day limit and extension"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/art-centrelink-second-review-extension"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a56-art-centrelink-second-review-extension"
area_id: "A56"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A56-P20261018-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Centrelink second review: 28-day limit and extension

> Checklist for the 28-day second-review limit, an extension application, Centrelink's 14 days to oppose, and the fee note on the Tribunal's Centrelink page.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/art-centrelink-second-review-extension  
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: [Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.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 when a Tribunal first-review decision on a Centrelink matter is in, and a second review or an extension of time for that second review is being considered.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare an extension of time application for a late Centrelink review](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/prepare-an-extension-of-time-application-for-a-late-centrelink-review.md)

## How AI may be used

The tool may enter the 28-day and 14-day dates and the fee note, and the lawyer decides whether to seek a second review or an extension and writes the reasons.

**AI may:**

- Enter the date the first-review decision was received and 28 days after that date.
- If an extension is needed, record that it must be in writing with reasons, and leave the reasons blank.
- Enter 14 days for Centrelink to say whether it opposes the extension.
- Record the page's fee note, including the paid parental leave figure, as a figure to check.

**AI must not:**

- Do not write the reasons the application is late, or the reasons the decision is wrong.
- Do not complete the second-review application or the extension form. Both are separate from this checklist, and the PDFs were not opened.
- Do not say a hearing will be avoided. The page says that if Centrelink does not oppose, the Tribunal will generally decide without a hearing, and that if Centrelink opposes, it will usually hold a hearing.
- Do not say every second review is free. The page says there is generally no fee for most Centrelink second reviews, and it states a fee for paid parental leave.

**The lawyer checks:**

- Confirm the 28-day and 14-day periods, and the fee, on the current Centrelink page.
- The fee of $1,195 for a second review of a paid parental leave decision is the figure on the page when it was read on 22 October 2026. Check it before it is stated to a client.
- Read the extension form and the second-review form before either is lodged.
- The review does not start unless the Tribunal extends time, if an extension is required.

## Authorities

- [Administrative Review Tribunal, Centrelink payments, under A decision by the Tribunal (read 22 October 2026)](https://www.art.gov.au/applying-review/centrelink)

## 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/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/art-centrelink-second-review-extension 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.*