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A real-time consult with a registered Australian doctor. If the doctor signs off, you receive the medical certificate UQ 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. Medical statement. Verified online.
  • Real-time doctor consultation
  • AHPRA-registered doctors
  • Certificate in the format UQ requires
  • Verification link
  • Issued the day you're seen
  • All Australian institutions

One flat fee at UQ.

UQ special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

  • The medical statement UQ asks you to upload, 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 UQ checks. One call covers them.

What UQ 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 UQ can verify.

  5. 05

    Lodged on time

    Extensions within 24 hours of the due date and time; deferred exams no later than 5 calendar days after the original exam. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why UQ 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 UQ 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 UQ? Start here.

Your next step at UQ, 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 UQ 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 my.requests for extensions, mySI-net for deferred exams.

  6. 06

    I'm looking for an exam exemption

    UQ handles it through extension of assessment due date and deferred exam.

From unwell to lodged at UQ

UQ's process, in the order it happens.

  1. 01

    See a doctor while ill

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

  2. 02

    Assignment: my.requests

    Apply within 24 hours of the due date and time. One request per assessment item.

  3. 03

    Exam: mySI-net

    Apply for a deferred exam no later than 5 calendar days after the exam.

  4. 04

    Upload the certificate

    Attach it to the request, and keep the original for six months in case UQ verifies it.

UQ extension and deferred exam: what to upload and the deadline

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

UQ policies checked 23 October 2026

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Portal upload. Telehealth not mentioned. Verified online.
  1. 01

    Apply through

    Extensions through my.requests, deferred exams through mySI-net. Upload the certificate with the application; UQ has no form for the doctor.

  2. 02

    Deadline

    Extensions within 24 hours of the due date and time. Deferred exams within 5 calendar days of the exam.

  3. 03

    What it must state

    Practice letterhead, a provider number, the practitioner's contact details and the dates affected. No handwritten changes.

  4. 04

    Who can issue it

    A registered doctor, nurse or pharmacist who is not a relative. Onshore students need an Australian practitioner.

  5. 05

    Keep the original

    Keep it for six months after you apply. UQ can check the verification code at doccy.com.au/verify.

One consultation, three UQ outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Extension of assessment due date

An extension moves the due date of an assignment or take-home task. You apply through my.requests and attach a medical certificate covering the dates you were affected.

Deferred exam

A deferred exam lets you sit the paper in the deferred and supplementary exam period when illness stopped you sitting it at the scheduled time. Apply through mySI-net and attach evidence that covers the exam date.

Supplementary assessment

If you receive a grade of 3, or a non-graded N, in a course you deferred, you may be eligible for supplementary assessment. It is a separate step from the deferred exam application and is arranged with your faculty or school rather than through a new medical application.

After you lodge at UQ

When the decision arrives, and what a no means.

How long UQ takes

UQ emails you the outcome of an extension request. For a deferred exam, it emails your student account when the request's status changes. Neither page gives a decision time.

Keep working towards the original due date while an extension request is pending.

If UQ says no

If your extension isn't approved and you submit late, late penalties apply.

UQ can ask to see your original evidence. A deferred exam application may be refused or overturned if you can't produce it.

UQ special consideration FAQs

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

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How do I defer an exam at UQ?

Apply for a deferred exam through mySI-net and attach evidence covering the exam date. The application is due no later than 5 calendar days after the original exam. Late applications need separate approval, so lodge it as soon as you know you cannot sit.

What is the UQ extension deadline?

UQ asks you to apply on or before the assessment due date and time. A request counts as on time if UQ receives it within 24 hours of that due date and time. Extensions are not available for exams of any kind.

Does UQ accept online medical certificates?

UQ's published requirements do not mention telehealth or online certificates. They judge the document on its contents: letterhead, provider number, practitioner contact details, the dates affected and no handwritten amendments. A certificate that meets those requirements and can be verified is assessed like any other.

How do I apply for a UQ assignment extension?

Use the my.requests portal, select the assessment item, state your reason and attach your evidence. Apply for each affected item separately, and continue working on the assignment while the request is assessed.

Who can write a medical certificate for UQ?

A registered medical doctor or specialist, a registered nurse or a registered pharmacist. Onshore students need an Australian practitioner. The practitioner must be independent, so a certificate from a near relative is not accepted.

Unwell before a UQ assessment?

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

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