1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Academic Board. The person so
chosen shall be from a School
other than that in which the
student has been taught.
Representation of both genders
should be attempted wherever
practicable and achievable.
The Academic Registrar (or
nominee) will attend and act as
Secretary
17.5.2 The student may submit any other
written 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.
17.5.3 Progress Review Committees will
provide details of the reasons for
their decisions to the Exclusion
Appeals Committees to enable the
appeal to be heard more effectively.
This should include Divisions - ---
making available to appeals
committees more detailed reports/
marks and grades of student results
in continuous assessment tasks and
formal examinations in addition to
final results and grades.
17.5.4 The student and a representative of
the Division separately must be
given the opportunity to appear
during the course of the hearing.
17.5.5 The student must be given at least
five working days' notice in advance
of the date, time and place of the
appeal hearing.
17.5.6 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.
17.5.7 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 or modify conditions
won the enrolment of the - -
applicant to the University.
17.6 Exclusions Appeals Procedure
The Exclusions Appeals Committee will
investigate the issue in the following
manner.
17.6.1 The Committee will meet within
fifteen working days of the date the
written appeal is lodged with the
Academic Registrar. It will consider
all written documentation including
the written statements of the
student, the report of the Progress
Review Committee and the written
statement of any witnesses.
17.6.2 The Committee may call before it
the student and other parties
considered appropriate by the
committee.
17.6.3 The Committee must hear the
matter on its merits, taking into
account all the circumstances of the
student's case.
17.6.4 Committee decisions should be
reached by a majority vote.
17.7 The student shall be informed in writing of
the decision and reason for the decision of
the Exclusions Appeals Committee. Such
written advice shall be mailed to the
student's semester address shown in the
University's records, within five working
days of the Committee's decision being
made. Copies shall also be provided to the
staff member, the teaching and awarding
Division involved, and other committee
members as appropriate within five working
days of the Committee's decision.
17.8 No further appeal against any decision of
the Assessment Appeals Committee is
possible to any officer of or body within the
University.
18. Procedures for other academic issues
18.1 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 the Division,
discussions should be held with the Pro
Vice-Chancellor. Wherever possible issues
should be dealt with informally.
18.2 If no resolution is reached the student shall
make a written submission to the Head of
School briefly outlining the case.
18.3 If the Head of School is the subject of or
associated with the matter, or where the
matter concerns the School itself, the
student may submit a case to the Pro Vice-
Chancellor of the Division.