Appeal Guides

Making an appeal for your case

Macquarie has established processes for the management of appeals to ensure transparent, equitable and consistent decisions. We have summarised these appeal policies to help you understand your appeal options.

If you don't know where to start, check out our step-by-step Self Help Guide.

Academic Appeals

Academic Appeal asks the University to reconsider an eligible academic decision due to a procedural error occurring in the original application. The appeal process is designed to check whether you were given procedural fairness. View our Guide to Academic Appeals [PDF 265KB] for more information about these appeals.

Grade Appeals

In many cases disappointing grades will indicate the need to improve while in a smaller number of cases there may be an error. If there has been a clerical or procedural error, you may wish to appeal. You can only appeal your final grade, so you need to wait until final grades are released before lodging an appeal. View our Guide to Grade Appeals [PDF 252KB] to understand the steps you need to take to lodge an appeal.

Notice of Intent to Report (Attendance) Appeals

If you are an international student who is studying the Standard Foundation Program in MUIC, you must attend 100% of the scheduled contact hours each term. This is a condition of your student visa. If your attendance drops, you may be issued with a Notice of Intention to Report due to not meeting the attendance requirements. You can view our Guide to Attendance at MUIC [PDF 240KB] to understand your options and how to respond.

Notice of Academic Pause (MUIC progression) Appeals

If you are a MUIC student and you are not passing your subjects, you may be issued with a Notice of Academic Pause. View our Guide to Academic Progression at MUIC [PDF 453KB] for more information.

Special Consideration Appeals

An appeal against a Special Consideration decision may be possible if a procedural error has occurred. Our Guide to Academic Appeals [PDF 263KB] and specialised Guide to Special Consideration Appeals [PDF 281KB] provides more information about this process.