Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.

Special Consideration Policy

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	27th June 2017	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	27th June 2020	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Academic Senate	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	27th June 2017	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	5th November 2018	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Jess Gleeson Director, Data Integrity, Quality and Operations j.gleeson@westernsydney.edu.au	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author	Gillian Brown 46203098	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Jess Gleeson Director, Data Integrity, Quality and Operations j.gleeson@westernsydney.edu.au	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

During a review of the Examinations Policy in 2014 it was agreed that the procedures for Deferred Exams, currently published as part of the Special Consideration Policy, should be published as separate procedures linked to the Examinations Policy which contains the relevant policy provisions. Proposed Deferred Exam Procedures were discussed at the 16 February meeting of APAG, published on the Policy DDS Bulletin Board and sent to SACs for feedback. These were approved at the 21 April meeting of Academic Senate and are being published. These amendments to the Special Consideration Policy remove references to Deferred Exams, which are now covered by the new Deferred Exam Procedures. It should also be noted that at the beginning of 2014 a project to review the Special Consideration Policy also began and the replacement Disruption to Studies Policy and Disruption to Studies Procedures have recently been approved by Senate for publication and implementation later in 2017.

Clauses Amended:Policy: All Procedure-Guideline: All