Penalties for late submission
Please note:
This policy applies only to research assignments. No extensions are granted, or late submissions accepted, for take-home exams.
No penalties are applied for late submission of research assignments where the Melbourne Law Masters Office is satisfied that the reason for late submission is documented medical grounds.
Extensions (where an extension has been sought and granted) and the research assignment is handed in within the period of time allowed by the extension:
As a general rule, no penalties are applied where an extension has been sought and granted. However, the Melbourne Law Masters Office may, depending upon the circumstances, impose marking penalties on research assignments where an extension was sought and granted as follows:
- Up to two weeks: No marking penalty
- Two to four weeks: Two mark penalty deducted from student's result for the assignment
- More than four weeks: Five mark penalty deducted from student's result for the assignment.
No extension sought and granted:
The Melbourne Law Masters Office reserves the right to assess an assignment at pass/fail if the assignment is submitted after the due date and no extension has been sought and granted. Subject to this right, as a general rule, the following policy applies where an assignment is submitted late and no extension has been sought and granted:
- One business day late: Two mark penalty deducted from student's result for the assignment
- Up to five business days late: Five mark penalty deducted from student's result for the assignment
- Up to 10 business days late: Assignment assessed pass/fail
- More than 10 business days late: Assignment not accepted
The Melbourne Law Masters Office emails students who have not submitted their assignment by the due date (and no extension has been sought and granted), requesting a response within five days. If the office has not heard from the student within five days, a fail grade is recorded when assessment for all students in the subject is being completed.
Extensions (where an extension has been sought and granted) and the research assignment is not handed in within the period of time allowed by the extension:
The Melbourne Law Masters Office reserves the right to assess an assignment at pass/fail if an extension has been sought and granted and the assignment is not submitted within the period of time allowed by the extension.
Subject to this right, as a general rule, the following policy applies where an extension has been sought and granted and the assignment is not submitted within the period of time allowed by the extension (the dates referred to below are the dates for the submission of the research assignment in accordance with the extension):
- One business day late: Two mark penalty deducted from student's result for the assignment
- Up to five business days late: Five mark penalty deducted from student's result for the assignment
- Up to 10 business days late: Assignment assessed pass/fail
- More than 10 business days late: Assignment not accepted