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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.

Misconduct - Student Academic Misconduct Policy

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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 December 2009	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	1st August 2011	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	30th November 2009	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	6th June 2011	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.
Author	Martin Derby	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

* More emphasis on educative approach and

promotion of ethical scholarship;

* Facilitating resolution at Unit

Coordinator level for relatively minor

infringements (deletion of separate Head of

Program step);

* Processes for dealing with alleged

misconduct in an examination now aligned

with processes for misconduct in other

assessment tasks;

* Removal of "intent" (deliberate or

inadvertent) as test of seriousness;

* Consolidated appeals processes, with right

of appeal against all determinations, except

those of the Academic Senate Academic

Standards and Integrity Committee, which are

final;

* More explicit emphasis on importance of

record keeping.

Clauses Amended

Policy: All

Procedure: All

Guidelines: All