1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

pursue such a program, may be given access by that
organisation to restricted information which the
candidate or the organisation does not wish to disclose
freely. In such cases the Committee must receive, in
writing, from the organisation, notice of such
materials and the reason why, in its opinion,
disclosure would be undesirable.
Where such material is involved and provided the
Committee's prior approval is obtained, the candidate
may submit a thesis in two volumes, one containing
the general thesis, the second containing only the
restricted data or information. The Committee may
restrict access to the second volume for a specified
period.
Where the thesis has only one volume, the
Committee, on receipt of a request in writing from
the candidate and supported by a statement in writing
from the Head of School, may order that, for a period
of up to three years from the date of that order, the
copies of the thesis forwarded to the Swinburne
Library and the School shall be made available only to
researchers or readers specifically authorised in
writing by the Committee.
13. Copyright
Copyright in the thesis is the property of Swinburne
University of Technology. Those rights, or any part
of them, may be assigned by Council, on the advice of
the Committee, to the candidate.
14. Change in Policy
This policy may be amended from time to time by
Council on the advice of the Academic Board. In the
event of an amendment being made subsequent to the
beginning of a student's candidature, that candidate
may elect to continue under the policy which was in
effect at the time candidature began.