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

A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the medical certificate Griffith asks you to upload.

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

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Real-time call. As Griffith expects. Verified online.
  • Real-time doctor consultation
  • AHPRA-registered doctors
  • Certificate in the format Griffith requires
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at Griffith.

Griffith special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

  • The medical statement Griffith asks you to upload, dated, signed and verifiable
  • A medical support letter
  • A real-time call with an AHPRA-registered doctor, as Griffith 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 Griffith checks. One call covers them.

What Griffith 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 Griffith can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    Extensions by the due date of the assessment item; deferred assessment and special consideration no later than three calendar days after the assessment date. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why Griffith 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 Griffith 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 Griffith? Start here.

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

  1. 01

    My exam is today or tomorrow

    See a doctor before it starts and tell them the exam date.

  2. 02

    I've already missed my exam

    Tell Griffith 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

    I apply through a portal

    Upload the certificate through myGriffith Student Centre.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    Griffith handles it through assessment application.

From unwell to lodged at Griffith

Griffith'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 myGriffith Student Centre

    Extensions by the due date of the assessment item; deferred assessment and special consideration no later than three calendar days after the assessment date.

  3. 03

    Attach your evidence

    The certificate after a real-time doctor call.

  4. 04

    Keep the verification link

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

Griffith special consideration: what to upload and the deadline

Griffith takes the medical certificate on its own, uploaded with your application.

Griffith policies checked 23 October 2026

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Portal upload. Real-time consult. Verified online.
  1. 01

    Apply through

    Applications go through myGriffith Student Centre.

  2. 02

    The deadline

    Extensions by the due date of the assessment item; deferred assessment and special consideration no later than three calendar days after the assessment date. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.

  3. 03

    Telehealth

    Griffith requires a medical certificate obtained during a medical consultation, such as after speaking directly with a doctor, and it maintains a list of online doctor services it accepts when the certificate follows a telehealth or video consultation. A certificate produced without a consultation does not meet the requirement.

  4. 04

    What the certificate must state

    That it was issued during a medical consultation in which you spoke directly with a doctor. The date the practitioner saw you and the period your studies were affected.

  5. 05

    Rules that catch students out

    Extensions of up to three calendar days on a written assignment, laboratory report, log of learning activities or holistic assessment need no documentation. Longer extensions, group work and other assessment types need evidence. Once you've had more than one short extension without evidence in a course, Griffith asks for documentation for the rest of the trimester.

One consultation, three Griffith outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Assignment extension

An extension moves the due date of an essay, report, presentation or other item due on a set date. It does not cover exams or tests.

Deferred assessment

A deferred assessment lets you sit an exam, test, quiz or performance at a later date because illness stopped you attending when scheduled. Apply through myGriffith no later than three calendar days after the assessment date, and attach evidence covering that date.

Special consideration

Special consideration applies when you attempted the assessment but illness or another circumstance outside your control seriously affected your performance. Apply no later than three calendar days after the due date or exam date.

After you lodge at Griffith

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long Griffith takes

Griffith's page gives no decision time. For an eligible extension longer than three calendar days, you get an interim approval of three calendar days while your Course Convenor reviews the rest.

You can check the status of your application online in myGriffith.

If Griffith says no

Any application can be declined. Start by contacting the decision-maker named in the outcome, who can explain the decision and correct any misunderstanding.

If that doesn't settle it, request a review with Griffith's Review of Decision Form. Some decisions then have an appeal step.

Griffith special consideration FAQs

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

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Does Griffith accept online medical certificates?

Only in specific conditions. Griffith requires a certificate obtained during a medical consultation in which you spoke directly with a doctor, and it keeps a list of online doctor services it accepts for telehealth or video consultations. Check that list before booking, because a certificate from an unlisted service can be refused.

How do I apply for a deferred exam at Griffith?

Use the Assessment Application page in myGriffith and lodge the deferred assessment request no later than three calendar days after the assessment date. Attach evidence that covers the scheduled date.

Do I need a medical certificate for a Griffith extension?

Not for a short one on an individual written assignment, laboratory report, log of learning activities or holistic assessment. Up to three calendar days needs no documentation. For a longer extension, attach a certificate and expect the Course Convenor to review the full period.

What is the Griffith deferred assessment deadline?

Three calendar days after the assessment was due to be attended. Special consideration has the same three calendar day window, counted from the due date or exam date. Weekends count, so lodge as soon as you can.

Will a medical certificate guarantee my Griffith application?

No. Griffith states that providing a certificate does not mean the request is automatically approved, and decisions take account of all the evidence about your circumstances. A certificate that names the dates and the impact gives the assessor what they need to decide.

Unwell before a Griffith assessment?

Sorted within the day. A real-time consult with a registered doctor, then the certificate Griffith asks you to upload.

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