Assess a reasonable adjustment for a student
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the request, the consultation notes and the provider's records, list the adjustment asked for, the student's or associate's views, the effect on learning outcomes, participation and independence, the effect on other students and staff, and the costs and benefits. Mark whether consultation happened before any adjustment, and whether a less disruptive adjustment was considered. Do not decide that an adjustment is reasonable, and do not write the decision.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether an adjustment is reasonable under section 3.4 of the Disability Standards for Education 2005, whether consultation met section 3.5, whether a less disruptive adjustment should be preferred under section 3.6, whether it can be made in a reasonable time, and, only after reasonableness is decided, whether section 10.2 unjustifiable hardship arises. The lawyer writes the decision. Inherent academic requirements may be maintained under section 3.4(3).
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the request, the consultation notes and the provider's records, list the adjustment asked for, the student's or associate's views, the effect on learning outcomes, participation and independence, the effect on other students and staff, and the costs and benefits. Mark whether consultation happened before any adjustment, and whether a less disruptive adjustment was considered. Do not decide that an adjustment is reasonable, and do not write the decision. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each factor against the consultation note, not against a staff summary.
- Confirm consultation is recorded before any adjustment is described as decided.
- Confirm unjustifiable hardship is not treated as a reason to skip the reasonableness test.
- Confirm the table does not itself state a decision that will be copied into the letter to the student.
Sources
- Disability Standards for Education 2005 · 2026-10-22
- Victorian Department of Education: Students with Disability policy · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.
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