sec.72

sec.72 Special consideration for adverse circumstances

This section applies if a person who has taken an external assessment for a senior subject believes the person’s performance in the assessment was adversely affected by any of the following circumstances (each an adverse circumstance )— a medical condition of the person; an illness of the person; a physical or psychological trauma to the person; a circumstance beyond the person’s control; an irregularity associated with the assessment. The person may, within 7 days after taking the external assessment, give the authority a notice about the adverse circumstance that states the nature of the circumstance and the impact of the circumstance on the person. If the authority receives a notice under subsection (2) , it must have regard to the adverse circumstance when deciding the person’s result for the external assessment. (sec.72-ssec.1) This section applies if a person who has taken an external assessment for a senior subject believes the person’s performance in the assessment was adversely affected by any of the following circumstances (each an adverse circumstance )— a medical condition of the person; an illness of the person; a physical or psychological trauma to the person; a circumstance beyond the person’s control; an irregularity associated with the assessment. (sec.72-ssec.2) The person may, within 7 days after taking the external assessment, give the authority a notice about the adverse circumstance that states the nature of the circumstance and the impact of the circumstance on the person. (sec.72-ssec.3) If the authority receives a notice under subsection (2) , it must have regard to the adverse circumstance when deciding the person’s result for the external assessment.

• (a) a medical condition of the person;
• (b) an illness of the person;
• (c) a physical or psychological trauma to the person;
• (d) a circumstance beyond the person’s control;
• (e) an irregularity associated with the assessment.