Sick before an exam at UTAS? 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 UTAS application.

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As soon as possible after the completion of the examination

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

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

One flat fee at UTAS.

UTAS special consideration

$65.00AUD / consultation

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

The medical statement UTAS 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 UTAS checks. One call covers them.

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

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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.
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Who signed it
Registration and practice details printed, with a link UTAS can verify.
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Lodged on time
As soon as possible after the completion of the examination. If the doctor signs off, the certificate is issued the day you're seen.

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Why UTAS students choose Doccy for special consideration.

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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 UTAS 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 UTAS? Start here.

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

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My exam is today or tomorrow
See a doctor before it starts. As soon as possible after the completion of the examination.
02
I've already missed my exam
Tell UTAS 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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UTAS has its own application form
You complete it; the doctor's certificate goes with it.
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I'm looking for an exam exemption
UTAS handles it through special consideration.

From unwell to lodged at UTAS

UTAS's process, in the order it happens.

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See a doctor while unwell
A real-time special consideration consult. Tell the doctor the exam or due date; the certificate covers those dates.
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Apply through Submitted directly to the relevant school
As soon as possible after the completion of the examination.
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Attach your evidence
The medical certificate after a real-time doctor call.
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Keep the verification link
UTAS may contact the practice to confirm the consultation. The link on each document answers that.

UTAS special consideration form and deadline

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

UTAS policies checked 16 September 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
Application for Special Consideration in the Marking of Exams. You complete your section and attach the certificate.
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The deadline
As soon as possible after the completion of the examination. See a doctor the day you are unwell, not after the deadline.
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Telehealth
UTAS's Ask Us guidance on exam special consideration does not address consultation modality. It asks for appropriate supporting documentation with the form and notes that a medical certificate on its own does not guarantee a deferred exam is approved.
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What the certificate must state
The date you were seen and the period you were affected. That the condition affected your ability to sit or perform in the examination.
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Rules that catch students out
A certificate is supporting documentation, not a decision. UTAS states that having a medical certificate does not guarantee a deferred examination will be approved; the outcome rests with the lecturer and school. Forms go directly to the relevant school with the documentation attached, rather than through a central online portal.

One consultation, three UTAS outcomes

Three outcomes, one application, the same evidence.

Special consideration in the marking of exams

This applies where you sat the examination but illness or other circumstances disadvantaged your performance. The form asks your lecturer to take the circumstances into account when marking.

Deferred examination

Where illness stopped you sitting the exam at all, a deferred examination is the right application rather than special consideration in marking. The application goes to U Connect within three working days of the missed exam.

Assessment extension

For coursework rather than exams, an extension moves the submission date. It is handled by your unit coordinator or school rather than through the exams forms page, and a dated certificate covering the due date supports the request.

UTAS special consideration FAQs

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

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Does UTAS accept online medical certificates?

UTAS's published exam forms material does not address consultation modality. It asks for appropriate supporting documentation with the form. Since the University neither permits nor excludes telehealth, a certificate backed by a real consultation is the safer choice.

What is the UTAS special consideration deadline?

UTAS asks for forms to be submitted as soon as possible after the completion of the examination, rather than publishing a fixed number of days. In practice that means before marking is finalised, so lodge it without waiting for your result.

What is the Application for Special Consideration in the Marking of Exams?

It is the UTAS form used when you sat an examination while disadvantaged by illness or other circumstances. It asks the lecturer to take those circumstances into account when marking. It is submitted to the relevant school with supporting documentation.

Will a medical certificate get me a deferred exam at UTAS?

Not automatically. UTAS states that having a medical certificate does not guarantee that a deferred examination will be approved, and that the decision is at the discretion of the lecturer and school. The certificate is evidence, not an entitlement.

Where do I submit a UTAS special consideration form?

Directly to the relevant school, with the supporting documentation attached, rather than through a central online portal. The forms themselves are published on the UTAS exam and results forms page.