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Sick before an exam at Bond? Get special consideration sorted.

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the Student Medical Certificate Bond asks for.

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Before the exam starts or within two business days after the scheduled exam

If the doctor signs off, issued the day you're seen

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Real-time call. As Bond expects. Verified online.
  • Real-time doctor consultation
  • AHPRA-registered doctors
  • Form and certificate included
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at Bond.

Bond special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

The evidence Bond asks a doctor for, from one real-time call. For an exam, an assignment or an extension.

  • Bond's Student Medical Certificate, completed by the doctor
  • A medical support letter
  • A real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor, as Bond expects
  • A two-minute form and a preconsult call, so the doctor's call is short
  • Issued the day you're seen, if the doctor signs off

Issued only if the doctor finds it clinically appropriate. If the doctor completes your consult and decides a certificate isn't appropriate, the fee still applies. We refund it only when we can't deliver the consultation.

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Five things Bond checks. One call covers them.

What Bond looks for in your evidence, and how the consult answers it.

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Video or phone. AHPRA signed. Same-day consult.
  1. 01

    A video or phone consult

    Every Doccy consult is a real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor.

  2. 02

    That you couldn't sit or finish it

    The doctor records the assessment and the date it falls on.

  3. 03

    When you were seen, and for how long

    Dated the day of your call, covering the days the doctor confirms.

  4. 04

    Who signed it

    Registration and practice details printed, with a link Bond can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    Before the exam starts or within two business days after the scheduled exam. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Bond students choose Doccy for special consideration.

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From bed, today. AHPRA signed. 24/7 access.
  1. 01

    Seen from bed, the same day

    No waiting room. A doctor calls you, and if they sign off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

  2. 02

    The history is taken before the doctor calls

    A two-minute form and a preconsult call collect your dates and symptoms, so the doctor's call is short.

  3. 03

    Evidence Bond can check

    Signed by an AHPRA-registered doctor, with a verification link on every certificate.

  4. 04

    One price, shown before you start

    One flat fee for the consult and everything it issues. Nothing added at checkout.

Too unwell for an exam or assignment at Bond? Start here.

Your next step at Bond, and what to tell the doctor.

  1. 01

    My exam is today or tomorrow

    See a doctor before it starts. Before the exam starts or within two business days after the scheduled exam.

  2. 02

    I've already missed my exam

    Tell Bond now, then see a doctor today.

  3. 03

    I'm too unwell to finish an assignment

    Tell the doctor the due date and when you fell ill.

  4. 04

    I became unwell during the exam

    Tell the invigilator at the time, then see a doctor the same day.

  5. 05

    Bond needs its own form

    The doctor completes the Student Medical Certificate on the call. Have your assessment details ready.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    Bond handles it through deferred assessment and special consideration.

From unwell to lodged at Bond

Bond's process, in the order it happens.

  1. 01

    See a doctor while unwell

    A real-time special consideration consult. Tell the doctor the exam or due date; the certificate covers those dates.

  2. 02

    Apply through MyBond

    Before the exam starts or within two business days after the scheduled exam.

  3. 03

    Attach your evidence

    The Student Medical Certificate, from the doctor.

  4. 04

    Keep the verification link

    Bond may contact the practice to confirm the consultation. The link on each document answers that.

Bond special consideration form and deadline

The doctor issues Bond's Student Medical Certificate on the call. You lodge it with your application.

Bond policies checked 23 October 2026

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Doctor form. Real-time consult. Verified online.
  1. 01

    The form

    Bond University Student Medical Certificate. The doctor completes it on the call.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    Before the exam starts or within two business days after the scheduled exam. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    Bond states that certificates from online providers will only be accepted if the certificate clearly indicates that a consultation has been provided. The documentation must come from an AHPRA-registered Australian healthcare practitioner, and certificates from pharmacists are not accepted.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    For a deferred exam, Section A: that your condition is severe enough to prevent you sitting, with the dates. For an extension, withdrawal or reduced load, Section B instead: the impact on lectures, assignments, practicals, private study and exams.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    The certificate is not to be backdated. It is dated on the day you are seen, so book the consultation before or on the exam day. It must be completed by an AHPRA-registered Australian healthcare practitioner. Bond does not accept certificates from pharmacists.

One consultation, three Bond outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Deferred assessment

A deferred assessment lets you sit a mid-semester or final exam, or another timed assessment, at a later date. Complete the Deferred Assessment Application Form through MyBond and attach the Bond University Student Medical Certificate.

Special consideration

Special consideration applies when you attempted the assessment but illness affected your performance. Bond uses the same Student Medical Certificate wherever it needs evidence of a medical condition, so take it to the consultation.

Assignment extension

An extension moves the due date of coursework you can still complete. The practitioner completes Section B, rating how your condition affects assignments and other study over set dates.

Bond special consideration FAQs

Deadlines, portals and evidence rules at Bond, from its published policy. How special consideration works at every university

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Does Bond accept online medical certificates?

Only with a condition. Bond accepts a certificate from an online provider if it clearly indicates that a consultation has been provided. It must come from an AHPRA-registered Australian healthcare practitioner, and Bond does not accept certificates from pharmacists.

What is the Bond deferred exam deadline?

Before the exam starts, or within two business days after the scheduled exam. With three semesters a year the turnaround is tight, so lodge the application through MyBond as soon as you know you cannot sit.

Can I get a backdated certificate for Bond?

No. The Bond University Student Medical Certificate states that it is not to be backdated. A practitioner can record that your illness began earlier once they have assessed you, but the certificate is dated on the day of the consultation.

How do I apply for a deferred assessment at Bond?

Complete the Deferred Assessment Application Form available through MyBond, attach the Student Medical Certificate and any other supporting documentation, and lodge it with Student Assist inside the two business day window.

Do I need a medical certificate for a compassionate deferral?

No. Bond specifically says not to request or submit a medical certificate when you are deferring on compassionate rather than medical grounds. Speak to Student Assist about the evidence that application takes.

Unwell before a Bond assessment?

Sorted within the day. A real-time consult with a registered doctor, then the Student Medical Certificate Bond asks for.

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Australian registered doctors. Real-time consultation. Verification link provided.

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