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e submitted within seven days of the test. Students are advised to make an appointment with theStudent Health and Counselling Service on the day of the test or as close to the test day as possible.ExaminationsAegrotat or compassionate considerationIf injury, or exceptional circumstances beyond your control, prevent you from sitting an examination orseriously impair your examination preparation or performance, you may be eligible to apply for aegrotator compassionate consideration. Please refer:http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/for/currentstudents/academiclife/aegrotatinfo.cfmSpecial consideration may be given for examinations in the following cases:1. Aegrotat consideration for your own temporary illness or injury. Temporary illness or injury whichprevents you from sitting an examination, or which seriously impairs either your examinationpreparation or your examination performance, can be taken into account if suitable evidence isavailable.2. Compassionate consideration for unexpected misfortune. Exceptional circumstances beyond yourcontrol which prevent you from sitting an examination, or which seriously impair either yourexamination preparation or your examination performance, can be taken into account if suitableevidence is available.For aegrotat consideration, you must see a registered medical doctor and preferably the UniversityHealth Centre on the day of the examination if possible, while you are still unwell. If your examinationpreparation is seriously impaired, see a registered medical doctor within the fortnight before theexamination. For compassionate consideration, the circumstances should be discussed with theUniversity Health Centre preferably on the day of the examination.Application forms are available from the Student Health and Counselling Service.Further advice or information can be obtained from the Examinations Office, ClockTower Building,telephone 373 7599 ext 87557.An aegrotat or compassionate grade may be approved if the evidence of your illness or misfortune is inorder and if your coursework in the paper was well above the minimum pass standard.This information is provided as guidance only. Students, however, are referred to the current UniversityCalendar and to the Examinations Office for assistance.Missed examinationsStudents who discover that they have missed an examination through their own mistake must contactthe Examinations Section in Student Administration immediately.88 | 2010 Faculty of Law Handbook