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

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the medical certificate to attach to your Flinders application.

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No later than three business days after the exam

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

Real-time doctor consultation
AHPRA-registered doctors
Certificate in the format Flinders requires
Verification link
Issued the day you're seen
All Australian institutions

One flat fee at Flinders.

Flinders special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

The medical statement Flinders asks for, dated, signed and verifiable
A medical support letter
A real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor
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 Flinders checks. One call covers them.

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

Student at her desk on the phone to a doctor, laptop and tea beside her — Video or phone. AHPRA signed. Same-day consult.

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A video or phone consult
Every Doccy consult is a real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor.
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That you couldn't sit or finish it
The doctor records the assessment and the date it falls on.
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When you were seen, and for how long
Dated the day of your call, covering the days the doctor confirms.
04
Who signed it
Registration and practice details printed, with a link Flinders can verify.
05
Lodged on time
No later than three business days after the exam. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Flinders students choose Doccy for special consideration.

Student wrapped up at home, holding a cup of tea — From bed, today. AHPRA signed. 24/7 access.

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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.
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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.
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Evidence Flinders can check
Signed by an AHPRA-registered doctor, with a verification link on every certificate.
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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 Flinders? Start here.

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

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My exam is today or tomorrow
See a doctor before it starts. No later than three business days after the exam.
02
I've already missed my exam
Tell Flinders now, then see a doctor today.
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I'm too unwell to finish an assignment
Tell the doctor the due date and when you fell ill.
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I became unwell during the exam
Tell the invigilator at the time, then see a doctor the same day.
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Flinders has its own application form
You complete it; the doctor's certificate goes with it.
06
I'm looking for an exam exemption
Flinders handles it through deferred assessment.

From unwell to lodged at Flinders

Flinders's process, in the order it happens.

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.
02
Apply through The College responsible for the topic; extensions via FLO
No later than three business days after the exam.
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Attach your evidence
The medical certificate after a real-time doctor call.
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Keep the verification link
Flinders may contact the practice to confirm the consultation. The link on each document answers that.

Flinders special consideration form and deadline

You complete Flinders's form. The doctor's certificate goes with it.

Flinders policies checked 23 October 2026

Student resting in bed with tissues and a cup of tea beside him — Student form. Telehealth not mentioned. Verified online.

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The form
Deferred assessment application form. You complete your section and attach the certificate.
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The deadline
No later than three business days after the exam. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.
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Telehealth
Flinders' deferred assessment page states the deadline and directs students to the University's Assessment Policy and Procedures for the evidence rules. Neither the page nor the procedures address telehealth or the modality of the consultation.
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What the certificate must state
The date you were seen and the period you were unfit. That you were unable to sit the exam or complete the assessment on the relevant date.
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Rules that catch students out
There is no Flinders practitioner form. You complete the Deferred assessment application form and attach a medical certificate, so the certificate has to do the work on its own. The certificate must cover the exam date itself. A certificate that starts the day after the exam does not support a deferred assessment.

One consultation, two Flinders outcomes

Two outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Deferred assessment

A deferred assessment lets you sit a supervised exam, OSCE or oral interview later when illness stops you attending the scheduled one. Lodge the Deferred assessment application form with the College no later than three business days after the exam, with a medical certificate covering the exam date.

Assignment extension

Extensions on coursework are requested from your Topic Coordinator in FLO, before the due date. Three business days or less needs only a category description.

After you lodge at Flinders

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long Flinders takes

Student Administration Services tells you the outcome no later than five University business days after it receives your completed application. If it needs to investigate or verify, it tells you about the delay and why.

Your Topic Coordinator then sets the time and place of the deferred assessment. Centrally run deferred exams are held before the next teaching period starts.

If Flinders says no

You can request a review of a decision not to grant an extension or deferred assessment. Request it in writing within 20 University business days of being told the decision.

If the review does not resolve it, you can appeal within 20 University business days of the review outcome.

Flinders special consideration FAQs

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

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How do I apply for a Flinders deferred assessment?

Complete the Deferred assessment application form and send it to the College responsible for the topic, with a medical certificate covering the exam date. Applications must be submitted no later than three business days after the exam.

Does Flinders accept online medical certificates?

Flinders' deferred assessment page does not address telehealth or modality. It refers students to the University's Assessment Policy and Procedures for the evidence rules. Contact Flinders Connect if you want the position confirmed before you apply.

What is the Flinders deferred assessment deadline?

Three business days after the exam. That is a short window, so get the certificate on the day you are unwell rather than after you recover.

How do I get a Flinders assignment extension?

Request it from your Topic Coordinator in FLO before the due date. For more than three business days, attach a dated certificate covering the days the illness stopped you working on the task.

Does Flinders have a doctor's form to fill in?

No. Flinders does not publish a practitioner form for deferred assessment. You attach a medical certificate to the student application, so it needs to state the dates you were unfit and cover the exam or due date on its own.