---
title: "Assess a reasonable adjustment for a student"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/education-law/assess-a-reasonable-adjustment-for-a-student"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A59-PU20261022-2"
practice_area: "Education Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Assess a reasonable adjustment for a student

> 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…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Education Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/education-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| 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 / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace each factor to the request and the consultation notes, and check that reasonableness and hardship have not been collapsed into one step.

- What the AI does: 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 does: 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).
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Check each factor against the consultation note, not against a staff summary.
2. Confirm consultation is recorded before any adjustment is described as decided.
3. Confirm unjustifiable hardship is not treated as a reason to skip the reasonableness test.
4. Confirm the table does not itself state a decision that will be copied into the letter to the student.

## Notes

- 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.

## Sources

- [Disability Standards for Education 2005](https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2005L00767) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Victorian Department of Education: Students with Disability policy](https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/students-disability/policy) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/education-law/assess-a-reasonable-adjustment-for-a-student/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*