Special Consideration

Supporting Documentation

Medical certificate from relevant health practitioner, which includes:

• The date on which the student was examined
• A statement of the date/s the student was impacted

For additional days not covered by the medical certificate, a Statutory Declaration is required.

If you were not able to attend a medical appointment, a Statutory Declaration will be considered. The Statutory Declaration should explain the nature of the health matter, why they have not been able to obtain a medical certificate, and the duration of impact.

Examples

If you were directly impacted by a personal health matter, then your application should include:

Medical certificate showing time impacted If the certificate does not cover the assessment due date, an additional Statutory Declaration to explain further impacted dates.

If you were impacted by another person’s health matters, such as close family member or partner, then your application should include:

• A medical certificate showing dates impacted (if available);
• And a Statutory Declaration outlining your relationship to the other person/s, details of impact, and where relevant, why a medical certificate could not be provided.

For COVID-19, the application should include:

• A screenshot from the Pathology Laboratory showing the date the swab was taken
• Or a copy of the acknowledgment of submission of a positive result from a Rapid Antigen Test

Supporting Documentation

For compassionate circumstances related to someone other than yourself, a Statutory Declaration is required that outlines:

• The nature of the matter being considered for Special Consideration,
• The dates of impact, and
• Your relationship to the other person/s.

Examples

If you were impacted by the death of a close family member, then your application should include a funeral notice or Order of Service, indicating dates. If you were impacted by the death of a non-family member, then your application should include:

• Funeral notice or Order of Service indicating dates;
• Statutory Declaration outlining relationship and therefore impact.

If you were impacted by domestic violence or other police matter, then your application should include:

• A Police Report number; or
• Statutory Declaration providing an outline of the matter, and the dates of impact.

Supporting Documentation

A copy of written correspondence from the University or via SONIA confirming dates of your Professional Experience, Placement, Field Education or Work Integrated Learning (WIL).

Supporting Documentation

A Statement signed by an authorised officer of the appropriate organisation, which validates that the date/s of the commitment corresponds with the date/s for which Special Consideration is requested.

Where a signed statement is not available, a Statutory Declaration detailing the impact of the religious observance or celebration on meeting the deadline for assessment, or exam date is required.

If the application submitted within one month of the event, then a Statutory Declaration explaining the extenuating circumstances that have led to the late submission is required.

Examples

If an exam or presentation falls on the day of a religious observance or celebration that prevents you attending, and you were unable to obtain a signed statement from an authorised officer, then you would need to provide a Statutory Declaration stating the relevance of the event, the date of the event and the impact – i.e. your inability to attend the exam or presentation.

Supporting Documents

An official document that corroborates the nature of the event, showing dates of impact relevant to the Special Consideration being sought for the assessment item.

If an official document is not available or the reason is in regard to a person other than yourself, a Statutory Declaration is required that outlines the nature of the matter being considered for Special Consideration, the dates of impact and your relationship with the other person/s.

Examples

For all of the following, where no other official documentation is available, a Statutory Declaration including impacted dates will be required:

• Natural disasters, such as bush fires or flooding.
• Impacts from COVID-19, such as sudden lockdowns or border closure.
• Family members being impacted by COVID-19.
• Technology breakdowns that result in lost work.
• Sudden serious accident involving yourself or someone else which impacts you.

Supporting Documents

A Statement signed by an authorised officer from the appropriate organisation to validate the date/s of the commitment for which Special Consideration is requested.

If a signed statement is not available, a Statutory Declaration detailing:

• The event
• The dates involved, and
• The impact on you in regard to the assessment

If the application submitted within one month of the event, then a Statutory Declaration explaining the extenuating circumstances that have led to the late submission is required.

Examples

For all of the following, where no other official documentation is available, a Statutory Declaration including impacted dates will be required:

• Representation at State level for a particular sport.
• Requirement to participate in a performance event.

Supporting Documents

Statement signed by an authorised officer from the appropriate organisation to validate the date/s of the commitment for which Special Consideration is requested.

If a signed statement is not available, a Statutory Declaration detailing the event, the dates involved, and the impact on you in regard to the assessment.

Examples

For all of the following, where no other official documentation is available, a Statutory Declaration with the impacted dates will be required:

• Voluntary service in the SES to attend a natural disaster, or other event.
• Service in the Defence Force to attend a national or state emergency, or compulsory training.