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17.8 The Appeals Committee shall investigate the issue
in the following manner:
17.8.1 The Committee will meet within seven
working days of the date the appeal is
made to the Academic Registrar. It will
consider all written documentation
includina the written statements of the
student and staff member and the written
statement of any witnesses.
17.8.2 The Committee may call before it the
student and other parties considered
appropriate by the Committee.
17.8.3 committee decisions should be reached
through a majority vote or by agreement
between the members, all of whom have
equal voting rights.
17.9 Actions available to Assessment Appeal
Committee
The actions available to the Assessment Appeal
Committee shall include: 18.2
a) dismissing the case,
b) upholding the case, and c) or d) ore) as
applicable:
c) allowing the student to re-sit a formal
examination or submit further written work
d) reparation to the student for loss of any
academic credit or achievement
e) recommend to the Head of School (or Pro Vice-
Chancellor) to discuss aspects of the appeal
with the staff member concerned.
7 18. Exclusions Appeal
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A student who has been excluded by a Division for
unsatisfactory progress has a right to appeal against that
W decision. Such appeals must be lodged in writing with the
Academic Registrar within ten working days of the date of the
letter advising the student of the exclusion. Appeals will be 19.1
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heard according to the procedures detailed below.
18.1 Exclusions Appeal Committee
All appeals will be presented to the Exclusions
Appeals Committee.
18.1 .I The Committee will comprise:
a) the Vice-Chancellor's nominee from
within the Chancellery who will act as
Chair;
b) a representative of the Student Union 19.2
nominated by the President of the
Union; and
C) a member of the academic staff of the 19.3
Higher Education Divisions of the
University chosen by the Chair of
Academic Board. The person so chosen
shall not be from the Division
concerned. 19.4
The Academic Registrar (or nominee)
will attend and act as Secretary.
18.1.2 The student or a representative of the
Division may submit any other written 19.5
material to the Committee in support of
their case. Any additional evidence so
provided shall be copied to the other party
or parties in the appeal.
18.1.3 The student and a representative of the
Division separately must be given the
opportunity to appear during the course of
the hearing.
18.1.4 Students invited to attend a meeting of the
Committee, may be represented by an
advocate who may not be a member of the
Appeals Committee.
18.1.5 Upon a hearing under Section 16 the
Exclusions Appeals Committee may:
a) confirm the exclusion or condition in
respect of which the application was
made; or
b) uphold the appeal and re-admit the
student to the course from which the
student was excluded; the Committee
may, depending on the circumstances of
the case, impose conditions, upon the
enrolment of the applicant to the
University.
Exclusions Appeals Procedure
The Exclusions Appeals Committee will investigate
the issue in the following manner.
18.2.1 The Committee will meet within seven
working days of the date the formal appeal
is made to the Academic Registrar. It will
consider all written documentation
including the written statements of the
student and staff member and the written
statement of any witnesses.
18.2.2 The Committee may call before it the
student and other parties considered
appropriate by the committee.
18.2.3 Committee decisions should be reached by
a majority vote.
19. Procedures for other academic issues
Where a student has an issue other than about an
assessment grade or an exclusion there should be
an initial contact with the relevant staff member at
a level consistent to the complaint. In the case
where the issue involves a member of staff,
discussion should be held with the Head of School.
In the case where the issue involves the Head of
School, the School or Division, discussions should
be held with the Pro Vice-Chancellor. Wherever
possible issues should be dealt with informally.
If no resolution is reached the student shall make
a written submission to the Head of School briefly
outlining the case.
If the Head of School is the subject of or
associated with the matter, or where the matter
concerns the Department (School) itself, the
student may submit a case to the Pro Vice-
Chancellor of the Division.
The Head of School (or Pro Vice-Chancellor) will
meet, within seven working days, with the student
(or representatives of the group of students) in an
attempt to clarify and resolve the issue.
With the agreement of the student, the Head of
School (or Pro Vice-Chancellor) will meet
informally with the appropriate member(s) of staff
concerned with the issue and submit in writing to
the staff member(s) concerned and the Pro Vice-
Chancellor, details of the meeting and the
outcome.