CDU's evidence, from a doctor who actually assesses you.
CDU asks for relevant supporting evidence such as a medical certificate, a letter from an employer, a statutory declaration or an accident report, and does not address telehealth or the modality of the consultation.
Start a CDU consult opens on 19 September. We are finishing the doctor-completed forms for every university. Bookmark this page and come back then.
From 12.90 AUD, one-off. Issued on the day you are seen. Certificates carry a verification code.
CDU at a glance
Every certificate links to a verification page showing the consultation record.
What CDU asks for
CDU has no practitioner section. The certificate carries the doctor's opinion, so what it states is what decides the outcome.
What the same evidence is for
Students search for these by name. CDU treats them as one process with different outcomes.
An extension gives you more time on an assessment task affected by short-term circumstances outside your control. CDU asks you to speak with your lecturer first, then lodge the HE Assessment Extension Special Consideration request within three working days after the due date, with evidence attached.
This is CDU's equity measure where short-term or unforeseen circumstances affected your performance in an examination. Requests go in writing via eForms to the Examinations and Timetabling Team within five calendar days after the scheduled exam. The certificate must cover the exam date.
Where illness stops you sitting the exam at all rather than affecting your performance in it, the outcome sought is a deferred sit. The same supporting evidence applies, and it needs to show you were unfit on the scheduled exam day.
Read the source
The pages students land on when they search this topic, as CDU publishes them. Read these before you apply: they are the rules your evidence is judged against.
CDU special consideration pageHow to apply at CDU
See a doctor while you are unwell and tell them the assessment or exam date affected.
Get a medical certificate stating the date you were seen and the period you were affected.
For an assessment extension, speak with your lecturer first, then lodge the HE Assessment Extension Special Consideration request.
For an examination, submit the request in writing via eForms to the Examinations and Timetabling Team.
Attach the evidence and lodge in time: three working days after the assessment due date, or five calendar days after the scheduled exam.
Watch for a written outcome within three working days, and be ready to supply anything further CDU asks for.
What your certificate carries
Every Doccy certificate links to a verification page. This is what CDU will see when it follows the QR code.
Consultation record
Multi-step telehealth process with voice pre-screening, doctor review, and ongoing patient communication.
The doctor reviews your details and the pre-screening notes, writes the impact statement in their own words, and can message you with questions before issuing.
CDU questions
Answers reflect CDU's published policy on 16 Sept 2026. CDU decides what it accepts.
Lodge the request via CDU eForms with supporting evidence attached. For an examination, it goes to the Examinations and Timetabling Team within five calendar days after the scheduled exam. For an assessment extension, speak with your lecturer first and lodge within three working days of the due date.
CDU's guidance does not address telehealth or modality. It asks for relevant supporting evidence such as a medical certificate. If your circumstances are unusual, ask the Examinations and Timetabling Team before you rely on a particular certificate.
Five calendar days after the scheduled examination for exam-related requests. Assessment extension requests go in within three working days after the due date. Lodging late means explaining the delay as well.
CDU states that students receive an outcome in writing within three working days of submission. You may be asked to clarify information or provide additional evidence before the decision is made.
A medical certificate, a letter from an employer, a statutory declaration or a copy of an accident report, depending on the circumstances. The evidence must be relevant to the short-term or unforeseen circumstances you are relying on.
Other Northern Territory universities
All universitiesVoice pre-screening, AHPRA-registered doctor review, and a certificate that states the dates and impact CDU asks for.
Start a CDU consult opens on 19 September. We are finishing the doctor-completed forms for every university. Bookmark this page and come back then.
Doccy is a telehealth service. Universities decide what evidence they accept. We issue what the doctor's assessment supports.
