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When is the deadline for request for a statement of reasons under the ad(jr) act?

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11) provides the following source period. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. The relevant actor is person entitled to seek review of a decision covered by s 13. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline.

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Period
A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test
Trigger
Actual furnishing of the written decision document, where one exists
Rule
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11)
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11)

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(1), (5)-(6), (11) concerns give the decision-maker a written request for the statutory reasons statement. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. 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(1), (5)-(6), (11)

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When is the deadline for request for a statement of reasons under the ad(jr) act?

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11) provides the following source period. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. The relevant actor is person entitled to seek review of a decision covered by s 13. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline.

Responsible actor. Person entitled to seek review of a decision covered by s 13.

Actual furnishing of the written decision document, where one exists.

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

Source guide. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11) concerns give the decision-maker a written request for the statutory reasons statement. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. 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(1), (5)-(6), (11)

How does this provision count time?

  1. Give the decision-maker a written request for the statutory reasons statement.
  2. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test.
  3. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline.
  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(1), (5)-(6), (11)

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Source guide. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11) concerns give the decision-maker a written request for the statutory reasons statement. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. 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 furnishing of the written decision document, where one exists is asserted, but the actual supporting document is missing. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. No computed date. Establish the actual statutory event and applicable branch.

The file identifies give the decision-maker a written request for 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. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. 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(1), (5)-(6), (11) governs the actual proceeding. Compilation 133, August 27, 2026, read with the September 29, 2026 amendment. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. No computed date or purchase. Confirm the operative provision and actual proceeding.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actual statutory event
Actual furnishing of the written decision document, where one exists
Source-defined procedural branch
ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline.
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(1), (5)-(6), (11)
  • Source guide. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11) concerns give the decision-maker a written request for the statutory reasons statement. A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.
  • ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When is the deadline for request for a statement of reasons under the ad(jr) act?

Who takes the step for requesting ADJR reasons for a decision?

Person entitled to seek review of a decision covered by s 13. The source-defined act is give the decision-maker a written request for the statutory reasons statement. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11)

What starts requesting ADJR reasons for a decision?

Actual furnishing of the written decision document, where one exists. 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(1), (5)-(6), (11)

What source period applies to requesting ADJR reasons for a decision?

A request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11)

Which branch changes requesting ADJR reasons for a decision?

ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. 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(1), (5)-(6), (11)

Does this guide calculate a final date for requesting ADJR reasons for a decision?

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 request after the twenty-eighth day may be refused; other cases use a reasonable-time test. 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(1), (5)-(6), (11)

What should be retained for requesting ADJR reasons for a decision?

Retain actual furnishing of the written decision document, where one exists, the operative source and any applicable order. Give the decision-maker a written request for the statutory reasons statement. ART Act s 268 decisions, existing adequate reasons and Schedule 2 exclusions can remove this route. This is not an absolute universal deadline. This guide supplies neither a final computed date nor a purchase.

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11)

Official sources and review

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Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 s 13(1), (5)-(6), (11)Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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