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	6th November 2018	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	6th November 2021	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	5th November 2018	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	5th October 2021	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.
Enquiries Contact	Jess Gleeson Director, Data Integrity, Quality and Operations j.gleeson@westernsydney.edu.au Data Integrity, Quality and Operations	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

30 July 2021 – Inserted the note and hyperlink to the new Policy Suspension or Variation Instrument – COVID-19 Policy Response 2021 and referenced the expired Policy Suspension or Variation Instrument.

30 April 2021 – System Administrator Fix – Update the placeholder for the School Academic Committee from the redundant Divisions-based record to the Committee/Group based record.

15 May 2020 – Inserted note and hyperlink for the Suspension or Variation Instrument – Special Consideration Policy currently in place due to the COVID-19 crisis.

6 March 2019 – Deleted references to the redundant unit ‘Assessment and Graduation Unit’ and replaced with ‘Examinations’.

The implementation plan for the new Academic Appeals Procedures noted that a targeted review of policies with appeals provisions would be required to ensure alignment with the new published procedures. This minor change involves the inclusion of a reference to the Academic Appeals Procedures in clause 43 under the Guidelines section.

Clauses Amended:Guidelines: All

30/09/2021: Division Student Experience Office (SEO) replaced with Office of Student and University Planning (OS&UP)