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behaviour within the TAFE Division. This is to
ensure that the advancement of education is
maintained at the highest level, by promoting
communication between students and staff on
this issue.
The policy is based on natural justice
principles and as such is consistent with the
United Nations Charter of Human Rights, and
Acts of Parliament such as Victorian Equal
Opportunity Act, Commonwealth Sex
Discrimination and Racial Discrimination Acts.
f. Requirements of students
Every school in the TAFE Division has
developed rules and regulations concerning
such things as attendance, social
behaviour, and compliance with course
and college regulations for the programs
under its jurisdiction. Studcnts will be
informed of these requirements at the
time of their initial enrolment by the
enrolling school.
Any activity that is in breach of the
requirements of the school in which a student
is enrolled, and which have been circulated by
authorized heads of schools or departments,
will be considered as misbehaviour, and thus
be subject to disciplinary action.
2. Informal and formal procedures
This section contains the following:
Definition of misbehaviour which could
result in disciplinary action.
Procedure to follow to consider
misbehaviour.
Degrees of Punitive Action
2.1 General &.finition
Any activity within the TAFE Division
precincts that harms or threatens to
harm the well being and the
educational welfare of a person or
persons or is likely to bring the TAFE
Division into disrepute may be
considered as misbehaviour.
Furthermore, rnisbehaviour will be
defined as any activity which is in
breach of the requirements of the
school in which the student is
enrolled.
Any person or persons who are
considered to be in breach of the
above will be subject to the following
procedure:
2.2 l'rocedure - corrcilialion and resolution
Phase (1) Informal Procedure
(Stages One, Two and Three)
Stage - One
2.2.1 On the instance of an act being
reported or identified as
unacceptable, the teaching or
administrative staff member
will attempt to resolve the
matter on a one-to-one or oneto-many
basis.
Stage - Two
2.2.2 If the first action does not
resolve the matter then the
staff member concerned will
raise the matter with the
immediate supervisor who will
attempt an informal discussion
with both partics with the aim
of resolving the concern.
Stage - Three
2.2.3 If the second action (stage two)
is not successful, then the staff
member concerned will raise
the matter with the head of
department. If the staff
member involved in the first
and second stage is the head of
department the head of school
will act as the conciliator in the
third action (stage three).
Phase (2) Formal Procedure
Stage - Four
2.2.4 If the action at stage three fails
to achieve a resolution, then
the head of department or
head of school (see paragraph
2.2.3) will:
speak to the complainant
speak to the person or persons
against whom the complaint
has been made
raise the matter with the
Student Union
make a decision on punitive
action to the taken after all
parties have been heard
make a written report outlining
the complaint, the action
(Stages One, Two and Three)
and the decision taken
forward a copy of the report to
the following:
the complainant
the person or persons against
whom the complaint has been
lodged
the Student Union
the head of the school in which
the student is enrolled or
Director, TAFE Division if
appropriate.
2.3 Degrees of punitive action
2.3.1 Warning on the first instance.
2.3.2 Suspension for a set period of
time from class or all classes.
2.3.3 Exclusion from Swinburne.
3. Appeals
3.1 If the Complainant or the person or