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	19th June 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	19th June 2028	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	19th June 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	31st December 2023	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

At its 13 June 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the revised Student Misconduct Rule (resolution 13/06/2023:3). The Rule has been revised to improve the experience for reporting and responding to students, to ensure they have required protections in place for cases of serious misconduct, provide further clarity for decision makers and streamline and improve processes. The changes include clarification of when of Rule applies to misconduct where a student has graduated from the University; when matters dealt with under the Student Misconduct Rule - Inappropriate Behaviour Guidelines; the process for reporting research misconduct; when Authorised Officers can delegate aspects of the preliminary investigation process. Additional changes include adjustments to the clauses on minimum sanctions; addition of Provosts as Senior Authorised Officers for matters of General Misconduct; inclusion of option for students to nominate a single decision maker for matters of Category 2 General Misconduct; broadened definition of ‘Exceptional Circumstances’; improved linkage between sanctions applied under the Rule to provisions in the Assessment, Enrolment and Review of Grade Policies.

Clauses Amended:University Rule: Clauses 5-6, 8-9, 11-12, 14-36, 40, 43-45, 47-51, 53-59, 61-63, 65, 68-97, 100, 104, 107, 109, 111-112, 115-117, 119-120, 123, 126-127, 129-130, 132-133, 136-138, 142, 145-149, 157, 159-160, 163-165, 170-171, Schedule 1, Schedule 2

27/11/2023: Position name changed from Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Academic (DVC&VP(A)) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Education (DVC&VP, Education)

2/11/2023: Minor Text Amendment – The College position title changed from Executive Director, Academic Services to Deputy Chief Executive Officer

22/09/2023: Position name changed from Chief Student Experience Officer (CSEO) to Chief Marketing and Experience Officer (CMEO)

25/07/2023: Minor Text Amendment – Correct typographical error in clause 23a – update clause number reference from clause 29 to clause 30 in relation to the Student Misconduct Rule.

04/07/2023: Minor Text Amendment – updated Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 Tables to reflect position title change for ‘Director of Learning, Online Education Services’ to ‘Director of Academic Quality, Online Education Services’.

03/07/2023: System Administrator fix – closed the bracket in Schedule 1 table for ‘Provost (Senior Authorised Officer) column.

30/06/2023: Minor Textual Amendment – Correct typographical error in Schedule 1 table for Authorised Officer “Chief Student Experience Officer”: Add the text “and 2” for point a to read: “Investigate, hear and decide Category 1 and 2 General Misconduct”.

08/12/2023: Position name changed from Provost (Provost) to Campus Provost (Campus Provost)