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.

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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	1st January 2026	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	12th July 2028	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 Authority - Admin Changes	General Counsel and University Secretary	The noted authority approved administrative changes to this version of the document.
Approval Date	16th December 2025	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	1st January 2026	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Jess Gleeson Registrar j.gleeson@westernsydney.edu.au	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Simon Potts Deputy Registrar s.potts@westernsydney.edu.au	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

5 January 2026: This document is expired with immediate effect. It has been replaced and subsumed by the revised Special Consideration Policy published on 1 January 2026.

Administrative amendments under Delegation HH15 to reflect title changes resulting from the Schools Review and Reset structures: Clause 21 - Deleted reference to Deputy Dean and replaced with Associate Dean, Education and Students. Deleted reference to Director, Academic Program (DAP). Clause 21a, 22 - Deleted reference to Academic Program Advisor (APA) and replaced with Academic Success and Program Support Officer. Clause 24 - Deleted reference to DAP. Deleted reference to APA and replaced with Academic Success and Program Support Officer.

Clauses Amended:Procedures: 21, 21a, 22, 24