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When is the deadline for decision-maker to furnish a statement of reasons under the ad(jr) act?

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4) provides the following source period. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. The relevant actor is decision-maker receiving an eligible reasons request. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies.

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As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings
Trigger
Actual receipt of the request, or the applicable later court entitlement decision
Rule
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

Compilation 133, August 27, 2026, read with the September 29, 2026 amendment

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Source guide. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4) concerns prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

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When is the deadline for decision-maker to furnish a statement of reasons under the ad(jr) act?

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4) provides the following source period. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. The relevant actor is decision-maker receiving an eligible reasons request. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies.

Responsible actor. Decision-maker receiving an eligible reasons request.

Actual receipt of the request, or the applicable later court entitlement decision.

Compilation 133, August 27, 2026, read with the September 29, 2026 amendment.

Source guide. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4) concerns prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

How does this provision count time?

  1. Prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement.
  2. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings.
  3. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies.
  4. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.

The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.

No generic holiday carry is applied. The applicable place-specific working-day calendar, court rules and operative order require separate qualification.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Source guide. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4) concerns prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

Actual receipt of the request, or the applicable later court entitlement decision is asserted, but the actual supporting document is missing. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. No computed date. Establish the actual statutory event and applicable branch.

The file identifies prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement, but the relevant place, method or procedural calendar is unconfirmed. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. No computed date. Establish source-specific counting and completion facts.

The catalog label is supplied without confirming that Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4) governs the actual proceeding. Compilation 133, August 27, 2026, read with the September 29, 2026 amendment. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. No computed date or purchase. Confirm the operative provision and actual proceeding.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actual statutory event
Actual receipt of the request, or the applicable later court entitlement decision
Source-defined procedural branch
A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies.
Edition and counting scope
Compilation 133, August 27, 2026, read with the September 29, 2026 amendment. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)
  • Source guide. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4) concerns prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.
  • A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When is the deadline for decision-maker to furnish a statement of reasons under the ad(jr) act?

Who takes the step for decision-maker furnishing ADJR reasons?

Decision-maker receiving an eligible reasons request. The source-defined act is prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

What starts decision-maker furnishing ADJR reasons?

Actual receipt of the request, or the applicable later court entitlement decision. Retain the actual notice, statement, application, delivery or decision identified by this provision. A nearby procedural event does not establish this anchor.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

What source period applies to decision-maker furnishing ADJR reasons?

As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

Which branch changes decision-maker furnishing ADJR reasons?

A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. Compilation 133, August 27, 2026, read with the September 29, 2026 amendment. The applicable decision type, notice and any actual direction must match this provision.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

Does this guide calculate a final date for decision-maker furnishing ADJR reasons?

The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide. As soon as practicable and in any event within 28 days after receipt, subject to entitlement proceedings. A source period, deemed-receipt rule, minimum interval or institutional power is not automatically a party filing deadline.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

What should be retained for decision-maker furnishing ADJR reasons?

Retain actual receipt of the request, or the applicable later court entitlement decision, the operative source and any applicable order. Prepare and furnish the statutory reasons statement. A statutory nonentitlement notice or court application can suspend the duty. Following the specified entitlement outcome, a separate 28-day court-decision clock applies. This guide supplies neither a final computed date nor a purchase.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(2)-(4)

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