Step 1: Understand the grounds for appeal

You can appeal provided you:

1. attended an Academic Progress Committee (APC) hearing and/or submitted evidence (such as a My Academic Progress Response)
2. meet one of the appeal grounds:
   1. you believe there was a procedural irregularity, and/or
   2. you have new evidence that wasn't available at the time of the hearing.

The appeal will be considered only if the procedural irregularity or new evidence had the potential to alter the decision of the APC.

Didn’t attend your hearing?

If you've been excluded but didn’t submit evidence or attend an APC hearing, you don’t have the right to appeal, but you can apply to the Dean of the managing faculty for reconsideration.

Step 2: Check the deadline

You’ll need to submit your appeal within 20 University working days of the date you received the Notice of Decision to Exclude from the Academic Progress Committee.

If you submit your appeal after the deadline, make sure you attach relevant supporting documentation that helps explain why you’re applying late.

Step 3: Prepare your supporting documents

You’ll need to prepare your own statement explaining why you think there was a procedural irregularity, or why you weren’t able to provide the new evidence earlier. In the appeal form, you’ll be asked to explain how one or both of the grounds of the appeal (procedural irregularity or new evidence) apply to your circumstances. You can provide your explanation directly in the form, or attach it as a separate document.

If your appeal is on the grounds of new evidence, you’ll also need to include the evidence itself. The evidence will depend on your situation, but could be a letter from a medical professional or a police report for example.

Do not, under any circumstances, submit fraudulent documents

Penalties for submitting a forged, altered or falsified document can include exclusion from the University, a fine of up to AUD $1,000 and a permanent record in Monash systems.

To find out more about your responsibilities (and what you should do if you don’t have the required supporting documents), see our Documentation integrity page.

Adding information after you've appealed

If any relevant documents aren’t available when you submit the appeal form, we may be able to include them in the appeal later on – just make sure you mention this in the appeal form.

Step 4: Reach out to your student association

Before you apply, it’s a good idea to reach out to your student association for advocacy and confidential advice. You can speak to student rights officers (or equivalent) at your campus – they can help you prepare your documents and complete the appeal form.

Step 5: Submit the appeal form

To appeal against the decision to exclude you from your course, submit the form along with your supporting documentation.

Start your appeal

Step 1: Check your eligibility for reconsideration

You can ask the Dean to reconsider the decision to exclude you from your course if:

• you didn’t attend the APC hearing
• you didn’t complete a My Academic Progress Response or provide any other evidence to the APC, and
• there were exceptional circumstances that were beyond your control that resulted in you being unable to submit a response or evidence.

Step 2: Check the deadline

You’ll need to submit the application no later than 20 working days from the date of your faculty's Notice of Decision to Exclude by replying to the email.

Step 3: Prepare your supporting documents

In your application, you need to explain how your exceptional circumstances resulted in you being unable to submit a response or evidence or attend the hearing. Depending on your situation, you may want to include supporting documents. For example:

• medical certificate, letter from a medical professional (even if your doctor has filled in your special consideration form)
• letter from a social worker, lawyer, psychologist
• death notice or certificate and evidence of relationship
• police report
• statutory declarations from students or relevant people
• notification from:
  • defence services
  • Juries Commissioner's Office
  • emergency service organisations such as the Country Fire Authority
  • Monash Sport's elite athlete support program.

Do not, under any circumstances, submit fraudulent documents

Penalties for submitting a forged, altered or falsified document can include exclusion from the University, a fine of up to AUD $1,000 and a permanent record in Monash systems.

To find out more about your responsibilities (and what you should do if you don’t have the required supporting documents), see our Documentation integrity page.

Step 4: Reach out to your student association

Before you apply, it’s a good idea to reach out to your student association for advocacy and confidential advice. You can speak to student rights officers (or equivalent) at your campus – they can help you prepare your documents and complete the appeal form.

Step 5: Submit the appeal form

Complete an Application to the Dean (pdf, 1.46 mb), and submit it to the APC Executive Officer of your faculty along with your supporting documents (you can reply to the email you received with the Notice of Decision to Exclude).