21-022FORM_Special_Consideration_WD-A - Special Consideration Application Process (Medical/Compassionate/Hardship)

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Special Consideration is requested for candidates who cannot attend an examination, become unwell during the exam and are unable to complete it, or experience significant technical difficulties that prevent completion. Applications must be submitted via email using this form, and are assessed case-by-case with regard to evidence, study performance, and progress with TTIHE. Requests are considered by the Academic Board and require timely notification and supporting documentation such as medical certificates or technical screenshots.

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Special Consideration

Application process

Application Criteria

Eligibility for special consideration

Illness prior to exam week

Something unexpected happens during the exam week

| This form is to be completed by candidates applying for special consideration for examinations on medical grounds, compassionate and/or hardship or trauma. You must:
• not have attended the exam or
• became unwell during your exam (and did not complete the exam) or
• have had significant technical difficulties during the exam that prevented you from completing the exam.
HEPCO Pty Ltd trading as The Tax Institute Higher Education. ABN 30 642 863 787. | | --- | | Special Consideration | WD Date of issue: August 2025
Application process | | Applications for special consideration must be submitted on this form via email [to](to taxeducation@taxinstitute.com.au. Before)[ ](to taxeducation@taxinstitute.com.au. Before)[taxeducation@taxinstitute.com.au](to taxeducation@taxinstitute.com.au. Before)[. Before](to taxeducation@taxinstitute.com.au. Before) applying, please ensure you read and understand the guidance in this form for the type if application you are submitting plus the evidence requirements set out in the Assessment Policy Section 6.3.1.
Applications for a special consideration are considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account evidence submitted, as well as the candidate’s performance and progress in their studies with TTIHE. These applications are considered by the Academic Board.
The Tax Institute Higher Education makes a clear distinction between ongoing illnesses or difficulties that impede preparation for assessments, and short-term illnesses or events that prevent a well-prepared candidate from sitting an exam or adversely affect their exam performance.
Candidates affected by ongoing illnesses or difficulties should consult the guidance on reasonable adjustments in the Candidate Handbook to understand the measures The Tax Institute Higher Education can take to provide access to education on an equal basis for all candidates.
Illness prior to exam week | | Please refer to the Late deferment process.
Application Criteria | | The guidance in this form should be read alongside the Assessment Policy found in the Candidate Handbook and the Policies page and at [taxinstitute.instructure.com/courses/635](taxinstitute.instructure.com/courses/635 on Canvas)[ on Canvas](taxinstitute.instructure.com/courses/635 on Canvas).
Something unexpected happens during the exam week
(either before or during your exam).

Apply for Special consideration
ü No fee
Apply within 72 hours after the exam
(however, note the requirements in 6.11 and 6.31 of the Assessment Policy).
By sitting or accessing an online assessment (e.g. final exam, module quiz or viva voce) on the scheduled assessment date, then you are declaring that you are fit to do so. Special consideration applications will not be accepted if you sat or accessed an assessment task on the published assessment date.
You are responsible for deciding in advance of an assessment start time whether you are unwell or facing significant circumstances which will impact their performance in the assessment. If you become unwell or have other exceptional circumstances that stop you completing your assessment task (ie exam) you can apply for Special Consideration but you need to let TTIHE know when you stop.
Special Consideration requests will be accepted only in cases where a candidate:
• Becomes unwell during the exam,
• Encounters significant technical difficulties, or
• Experiences an unexpected event beyond their control, resulting in an impact of two or more consecutive days during the exam week.
Eligibility for special consideration | | “I have been unwell for most of the study | If your medical condition arose more than two weeks before the exam, you should consider subject | | --- | --- | | period. My condition has affected my ability to | deferral to a later study period. You will not be eligible for late deferral or special consideration. | | study effectively throughout the study period.” | You should

FAQs

Who can apply for Special Consideration under this form?

Candidates may apply if they cannot attend the exam, become unwell during the exam and do not complete it, or face significant technical difficulties or an unexpected event beyond their control with an impact across two or more consecutive days in exam week.

How and when must the Special Consideration application be submitted?

Submit the application on this form via email. Apply within 72 hours after the exam, and follow the time and requirement conditions referenced in the Assessment Policy sections 6.11 and 6.31.

What happens if you sit or access an assessment on the published assessment date?

By sitting or accessing an online assessment on the scheduled assessment date, a candidate declares they are fit. Special consideration applications will not be accepted if the task was sat or accessed on that published assessment date.

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