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.

Student Misconduct Rule

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	1st January 2020	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	1st January 2025	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Board of Trustees	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	13th December 2019	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	18th May 2020	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

12 May 2020 – Position title for “University Librarian” updated to “Director, Library Services”.

11 February 2020 – Update to position title “Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Research and Innovation” retitled “Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Research, Enterprise and International”.

The revised Rule provides improved processes and efficiencies for those who administer the Rule and improved consistency in outcomes across the University. This is particularly evident in the imposition of sanctions, which can occur at three different levels (Authorised Officers under Category 1, Authorised Officers under Category 2 and Student Misconduct Committees). Other changes include: improvements to layout applied throughout the document, including legislative clauses and definitions moved to the end of the Rule; changes to preliminary assessment processes; increase, and new category, in Category 1 sanctions; introduction of minimum sanctions, on a sliding scale, for certain misconduct; clarification that there is no automatic right for a student to cross-examine witnesses in proceedings under this Rule although Authorised Officers (and Committees) have discretion as to when and how a witness may be cross-examined; new clauses that set out the effect of suspension, exclusion or expulsion sanctions; new definitions; direct reporting of research misconduct to Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation); changes to the application of Suspension Orders have been made to streamline this process, including the application of automatic Suspension Orders in cases of serious general misconduct. A Fail grade in a unit given as a result of misconduct will stand, irrespective of whether the student is successful in an application to have fees remitted if extenuating circumstances apply under the Student Fees Policy. The rule is supported by the Student Misconduct Rule webpage which provides a user-friendly guide to the Rule for staff and students, as well as information for students about academic integrity and general misconduct.

Clauses Amended:University Rule: All