Status and Details

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Student Misconduct Rule - Student Misconduct Procedural Guidelines

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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	15th March 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	15th March 2028	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	15th March 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	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Shubha Devadasen Associate Director, Secretariat 45701347	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

The Student Misconduct Rule and related procedures were reviewed to include a trauma informed approach to the management of serious general student misconduct. The main changes to these Procedural Guidelines include:
- additional sections to ensure that a trauma informed approach is being adopted for students who have experienced trauma, and who are now assisting the University in a misconduct matter.
- additional information on the decision-making process to assist decision makers on the options available to them when first considering matters of student misconduct.
- addition of clauses to clarify key issues such as the burden of proof, balance of probabilities and the Briginshaw test, to further assist decision makers.
- Addition of clauses to further clarify the roles of witnesses and advocates.
- the definition of what constitutes extenuating circumstances have been re-drafted, to allow greater flexibility of decision makers when determining whether special consideration should be applied to a matter that has a prescribed minimum sanction.
- Addition of a section on Research Misconduct to clarify the processes leading up to the formal referral of Research Misconduct under the Rule.

Clauses Amended:Guidelines: All

01/01/2024: Position name changed from Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost (SDVC & Provost) to Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (SDVC)