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Student Misconduct Rule - Student Misconduct Procedural Guidelines

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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	29th May 2020	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	29th May 2021	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	29th May 2020	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	6th October 2021	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

10 September 2021 – Document updated to reflect the position title change for the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor to Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost.

30 April 2021 – System Administrator Fix – Update the placeholder for the Student Misconduct Committee from the redundant Divisions-based record to the Committee/Group based record.

The Office of Governance Services have developed Procedural Guidelines for the Student Misconduct Rule to cover a number of matters that School staff, authorised officers and decision makers frequently request advice and guidance on, including the hearing process and clarifying how the questioning of witnesses should be managed, as well as support persons and advocates, guidance on the standard proof of evidence, guidance on minimum sanctions and what constitutes extenuating circumstances when dealing with a matter that has a minimum sanction automatically applied, and a general guide on the level of sanctions that would be applied for proven cases of student misconduct.

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