Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.

Disruption to Studies Policy

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Status	Current	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	12th July 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	12th July 2028	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Academic Senate	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	12th July 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	Not Applicable	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Jess Gleeson Director, Data Integrity, Quality and Operations j.gleeson@westernsydney.edu.au	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Simon Potts Senior Manager, Curriculum Data Quality s.potts@westernsydney.edu.au	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

The below changes were made as part of the 12-month implementation review of the Disruption to Studies Policy and Procedures:
• Introduction of new term (Disruption to Studies Event) to capture serious and unavoidable events and improve internal consistency.
• Clarify application of conditions which qualify as a Disruption to Studies Event including that it must be a temporary event of a discernible finite duration.
• Clarify that a student may only apply for a Disruption to Studies Provision once per subject for each Disruption to Studies Event.
• Clarify that Subject Coordinators are responsible for assessing whether it is appropriate to award a Disruption to Studies Provision and that there are some circumstances where there has been a Disruption to Studies Event that may not require a Disruption to Studies Provision.
• Terminology updates throughout and removal of duplicated content.
• Inclusion of reference to the Academic Appeals Procedures.

Clauses Amended:Policy: All
Guidelines: All