10.1 Offices Responsible for Reconsiderations

DRCA original determinations made on or after 21 April 2025 must be appealed directly to the Veterans’ Review Board (VRB) within 12 months. Subsequent determinations by the VRB can be appealed to the Administrative Review Tribunal. Claimants cannot request a reconsideration by the Commission for determinations made on or after 21 April 2025, however the Commission continues to have the discretion to initiate a reconsideration of own motion.

Determinations made before 21 April 2025 cannot be reviewed by the VRB, so claimants should request a reconsideration by the Commission within 30 days of decision. Claimants can confirm the review pathway relevant to their claim by checking the determination letter. More information is available at dva.gov.au/single-review-pathway or vrb.gov.au

Please note that the below information is not current and is retained for historical reference only.

At the date of writing, reconsiderations are carried out in only two offices of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (MRCC); the MRCC's National Office in Canberra and the MRCC's Brisbane office. Please forward all requests for reconsideration for clients living in VIC, NSW, TAS, ACT and WA to brisbanerecons@dva.gov.au

Section 62 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act) is the part of the Act which provides for reconsideration of determinations made, in the context, by delegates who work with the MRCC. For the purposes of the SRC Act, the MRCC is a 'determining authority'. Section 62 actually reads:

62 (1) A determining authority may, on its own motion:

a) reconsider a determination made by it, or

b) cause such a determination to be reconsidered by a person to whom its power under this section is delegated, being a person other than the person who made, or was involved in the making of the determination, whether or not a proceeding has been instituted or completed under this part in respect of a reviewable decision made in relation to that determination.