{"id":"F2025L00349","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Period to Show Decision Reviewable by Veterans’ Review Board) Instrument 2025","slug":"veterans-entitlements-period-to-show-decision-reviewable-by-veterans-review-board-instrument-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106141,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00349-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Period to Show Decision Reviewable by Veterans’ Review Board) Instrument 2025.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after the day it is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 155(7)(b) of the Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    (a) Board (see section 5Q);\n    (b) National Registrar (see section 133).\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"#### 5 Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Period to show decision is reviewable by Board","content":"#### 6 Period to show decision is reviewable by Board\n\n  28 days from the day the National Registrar notifies the person under paragraph 155(7)(a) of the Act is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 155(7)(b) of the Act.\n\n  \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements (Period to Show Decision is Reviewable by Veterans’ Review Board) Instrument 2014\n\n1 The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as its 2014 predecessor — prescribing a 28-day period for showing a decision is reviewable. It is a direct replacement with no expansion of purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 operative sections plus a repeal schedule","Only 2 defined terms (Act, with 2 referenced from parent Act)","Single substantive provision (section 6) containing one simple time period prescription","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward repeal of single previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets a 28-day deadline from the Registrar's notification for a veteran to demonstrate that a Department decision about entitlements is eligible for review by the Veterans' Review Board. It affects veterans (and their families) seeking review and the National Registrar who provides the notices.\n\nIt replaces a 2014 instrument and matters because missing the 28‑day window can forfeit the right to Board review."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the Veterans’ Entitlements (Period to Show Decision is Reviewable by Veterans’ Review Board) Instrument 2014 by repealing it (Schedule 1) and prescribes a 28‑day period measured from the National Registrar’s notification (instrument s6). It also commences the day after registration (s2). The instrument itself does not state whether the 28‑day period differs substantively from the repealed instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross-reference to Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, paragraph 155(7)(a)/(b) (authority and trigger rely on external Act provisions).","Prescribes a strict 28‑day deadline measured from National Registrar notification (instrument s6) — creates a clear compliance timing requirement.","Commencement is immediate (day after registration) which can accelerate administrative implementation (instrument s2).","Repeals an earlier instrument in full (Schedule 1) — requires administrative updating and potential legal comparison with prior instrument to confirm substantive change.","Definitions defer to terms in the Act (instrument s4), so interpretation depends on statutory definitions outside this instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"Sets a 28‑day deadline for a person to show that a decision is reviewable by the Veterans’ Review Board, counted from the National Registrar’s notification (instrument s6; authority: paragraph 155(7)(b) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986). It commences the day after registration and repeals the 2014 instrument. Affects veterans and others notified of decisions: it requires them to act within 28 days to preserve rights of review and creates a short, fixed statutory timeline."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-period-to-show-decision-reviewable-by-veterans-review-board-instrument-2025","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-period-to-show-decision-reviewable-by-veterans-review-board-instrument-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-period-to-show-decision-reviewable-by-veterans-review-board-instrument-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-period-to-show-decision-reviewable-by-veterans-review-board-instrument-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-period-to-show-decision-reviewable-by-veterans-review-board-instrument-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-period-to-show-decision-reviewable-by-veterans-review-board-instrument-2025/documents"}}