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Section 32
(1) The abovementioned rules applicable to decisions of first instance will apply mutatis mutandis
to the content and the delivery of the appellate decision (see sections 25 to 29 above). The
affected person must be informed in the appellate decision of the possibility of requesting a
judicial review.
(2) The disciplinary committee will be responsible for making sure the decision is delivered. The
disciplinary committee will also send a copy of the decision to the Dean and the Chair of the
Doctoral Council for information purposes.
Section 33 (1) The decision may only be executed when it is final and non-appealable.
Section 34 (1) The decision will become final and non-appealable when
(a) the persons entitled to appeal the decision declare that they do not wish to file an appeal
or withdraw the appeal;
(b) the deadline for appeal expires and no appeal is filed;
(c) the person authorised to make the appellate decision has upheld the decision of first
instance or has rejected the appeal.
(2) The appellate decision will become final and non-appealable when it is announced.
(3) A clause must be added to a final and non-appealable decision stating that it is final and may
be executed. The day it became final and non-appealable must also be shown in this clause.
(4) The final and non-appealable decision must be registered in the records and a copy of the
decision must be added to the student’s personal file.
(5) The chair of the disciplinary committee will also send a copy of the final and non-appealable
decision to the Dean and the Chair of the Doctoral Council.
PART 5. EXONERATION FROM THE DISCIPLINARY SANCTION
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Section 35 The student will be exonerated automatically (i.e. without a specific request and a
decision) and the negative consequences will no longer apply to the student
(a) in the case of reprimanding, three months have passed since the day the decision
became final and non-appealable;
(b) when the period specified for the reduction/withdrawal of benefits and facilities has
expired;
(c) when the period of suspension has expired.
Section 36 If the disciplinary sanction specified in Section 70 (2) (e) of the Act is applied against
the student, the student may ask to be exonerated. If such a request is made, it is accepted or
rejected by an ad-hoc committee consisting of the Dean or the Chair of the Doctoral Council, a
professor appointed by the Dean or the Chair of the Doctoral Council and a student representative
delegated by the Faculty Students’ Representative Council or the Doctoral Students’
Representative Council.
Section 37 In the case of expulsion, the disciplinary committee of the first instance may exonerate
the expelled student at the student’s request if three years have passed since the day the decision
of the first instance was passed.
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