Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

i) If the Manager, Computer Services and
lnforrnation ~echnology decides to enact
the Network Disciplinary Procedure she
must immediately inform, with reasons, the
student who it is alleged breached 'The
Code of Practice'.
ii) The Manager, Computer Services and
lnformation Technology, may only suspend
the network access rights of a student if
s/he considers it necessary in order to
protect the integrity of the network and
also intends to enact the Network
Disciplinary procedure in respect of that
student. In such a case, the matter must be
referred to the Student Network Discipline
Panel within five working days and the
student informed, with reasons, by the
Manager.
iii) A nominee selected by the Manager,
Computer Services and lnformation
Technology, for the purpose of counselling a
student may not enact the Network
Disciplinary Procedure. This shall not apply
in the event the Manager is absent and has
delegated an appropriate person to act for
himlher in respect for hidher responsibilities
under this Disciplinary Code.
2.4 In the event a system administrator detects a
major breach of 'The Code of Practice' which, in
their judgement, threatens the integrity of the
network, s/he may, if the administrator considers it
necessary, immed;ately suspend the network
access of a student suspected of the breach.
a) After suspending ackess, the responsible
administrator shall immediately inform, with
reasons, the student suspected of the breach
that their access to the network has been
suspended pending a review by the Manager,
Computer Services and lnformation Technology.
b) Within two working days of the suspension,
the responsible administrator shall provide a
detailed report of the matter to the Manager,
Comauter Services and lnformation Technology. -.
c) On receiving this report the Manager,
Com~uter Services and lnformation Technology -.
shall ieview the decision of the responsible
system administrator.
d) Following this review the Manager, Computer
Services and lnformation Technology shall;
i) immediately restore the student's network
access;
or
ii) at higher discretion confirm the suspension
and enact the Network Disciplinary
Procedure within 5 working days;
or
iii) counsel the student without proceeding
further, in which case the students network
access shall be immediately restored. The
Manager, Computer Services and
lnformation Technology shall ensure a
record of the counselling session is kept in
accordance with 2.l(a)
3. Network Disciplinary Procedure
3.1 The Manager, Computer Services and lnformation
Technology, shall not proceed with a case in
respect of a student who has allegedly breached
the Network Access and Code of Practice Policy
unless the student has been counselled in
accordance with the Counselling Procedure.
3.2 In enacting this procedure, the Manager,
Computer Services and lnforrnation Technology
shall, within 10 working days of an alleged breach
of 'The Code of Practice' and in writing, make a
case with supporting evidence to the Student
Network Discipline Panel which will determine the
matter.
3.3 The Student Network Discipline Panel shall
comprise:
The Pro Vice-Chancellor - lnformation
Services, who shall act as Chair
A member of academic staff, selected by the
Chair of Academic Board or Board of Technical
Studies, from a teaching division other than
that in which the student is taught
The President of the Student Union, or
nominee.
The decision of the panel shall be reached by
majority vote.
3.4 Upon receipt of documents from the Manager,
Comauter Services and lnformation Technoloav
enacting the Network Disciplinary ~rocedure,%e
Chair of the Student Network Disciplinary Panel
will notify the student, in writing, within three (3)
working days. The Chair will provide the student
with copies of the documents supplied to the
Panel by the Manager, Computer Services and
lnformation Technology and invite the student to
respond in writing within five (5) working days.
3.5 At a date fixed by the Panel, it will convene to
consider the material placed before it in relation to
the allegation. The Panel may invite the Manager,
Computer Services and lnforrnation Technology
and the student to appear before it, as well as any
other witnesses it may consider relevant to its
deliberations.
a) If the Panel invites the complainant and
respondent to appear before it, their
appearances must be scheduled such that they
attend separately and at different times.
b) If the Panel invites one party to appear it must
likewise issue an invitation to the other party.
3.6 A prior warning shall not be considered by the
Panel as an admission of guilt.
3.6 The actions of the panel shall be limited to:
Dismissing the allegation;
or
Upholding the allegation, in which case the
Panel shall determine an appropriate period of
suspension to network access. The Panel shall
determine this question insofar as the nature
and seriousness as the breach admits.