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.

Student Health Leave Procedure

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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	25th June 2025	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	25th June 2028	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Vice-Chancellor and President	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	25th June 2025	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	31st December 2025	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Alphia Possamai-Inesedy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Student Success (02)97726321	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Author	Ellen Brackenreg Executive Director, Equity, Safety and Wellbeing	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Nicole Church Director, Wellbeing Services	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

The Medical Assistance Policy was introduced to address behavioural issues involving students with health (mainly mental health) conditions where it was not appropriate to deal with them under student misconduct procedures. The Policy has undergone a substantial review to align with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and focus on a trauma informed approach, and has been renamed the Student Health Leave Policy. The procedures have been removed from the policy into this separate policy document.

Clauses Amended:Procedures: All

12/09/2025: Minor Text Amendment – clause 51 – delete duplicate clause.

15/07/2025: Disestablished position ‘Director, Governance Services’ replaced with ‘General Counsel and University Secretary’.

04/09/2025: Position name changed from Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise (PVC, R&E) to Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation (PVC, R&I)