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title: "Application for second review of a Tribunal decision (Administrative Review Tribunal, Centrelink and child support): guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-art-second-review"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a56-form-art-second-review"
area_id: "A56"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A56-N20261018-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Application for second review of a Tribunal decision (Administrative Review Tribunal, Centrelink and child support): guide

> Link to the Tribunal's second review form, with a guide to which first review decisions it covers, the usual 28-day time limit and extension of time, the reasons section, and no fee.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements/form-art-second-review  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.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 official form at art.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when acting for a party who disagrees with the Tribunal's first review decision about a Centrelink decision (other than an employer paid parental leave decision), a refusal to extend time to apply for a child support review, or a percentage of care decision.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build the Centrelink or DVA decision, debt and review-deadline register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/social-security-and-veterans-entitlements.md#A56-N20261018-1)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the application and attachments against the Tribunal's list and draft brief reasons from the lawyer's analysis for the lawyer to settle; the lawyer checks every statement in each application and keeps the person's own account in their own words.

**AI may:**

- Check the application has every item the Tribunal asks for and list what is missing
- Calculate the lodgment deadline from the date the decision was received, for the lawyer to confirm against the decision letter
- Draft brief reasons why the decision is wrong from the lawyer's analysis, for the lawyer to settle
- Compare the first review decision's findings with the evidence and list findings the lawyer may challenge

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide whether the decision is reviewable or what the grounds are
- Must not write the person's statement of their circumstances or evidence in their words
- Must not process health, disability or income records in a tool not approved for sensitive information

**The lawyer checks:**

- The first review decision is one the second review form covers
- Lodged within the time limit (usually 28 days after receiving the decision; check the decision for a longer or shorter limit), or an extension of time application made
- Reasons for the application settled by the lawyer
- Form signed

## Authorities

- [Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (Cth)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2024A00040/latest/text)
- [Administrative Review Tribunal, Application for second review of decision (form)](https://www.art.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/Application%20for%20second%20review%20of%20decision-%20form.pdf)
- [Administrative Review Tribunal, Forms: Centrelink and Other forms (extension of time)](https://www.art.gov.au/help-and-resources/forms)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.art.gov.au/help-and-resources/forms)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by art.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.

## 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/form-art-second-review 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.*