Appeal to Faculty Appeals Committee

Submission of Appeal Form

31.(1) A student who is not satisfied with the outcome of an appeal to a dean or a faculty higher degrees committee and still wishes to pursue the appeal because they believe that the process of assessment was unfair in their case must submit a written request to the faculty administrative officer that the appeal form previously submitted to the dean or higher degrees committee be forwarded to the appeals committee of the faculty responsible for the course in which they are enrolled.

(2) In the case of a student enrolled in a combined course for two degrees—

(a)(i) where the appeal is against academic assessment, the application of scaling or other adjustment systems or non-adherence to the Assessment Mechanism Statement for the unit, the appeal must be made to the dean of the faculty responsible for the degree course of which the disputed unit is a part;

(ii) where a unit may be considered part of both courses, both deans must consult and agree on which dean is to handle the appeal.

(b) in the case of an appeal against the award of a progress status, or against the result of an application for special consideration, the appeal must be made to the dean responsible for the degree course which comprises the greater part of the student's enrolment in the current academic year.

(3) The student may attach new information to the written request only if it relates to the reason(s) for the appeal which were put forward in the appeal to the dean or higher degrees committee.

(4) The student may include a relevant written submission from another person who may be a Guild Education Officer, the Head of the School of Indigenous Studies, or any other person, including a legal practitioner, who in the student's opinion is likely to be able to assist the committee in its enquiry.

Time Limit

32.The request to forward the appeal form to the faculty appeals committee must be lodged with the faculty administrative officer no later than twelve University working days after the date of notification of the outcome of the appeal to the dean or higher degrees committee as appropriate.