Appeal to the Vice-Chancellor against Procedural Irregularity by a Faculty Appeals Committee
Appeal to the Vice-Chancellor Against Procedural Irregularity by a Faculty Appeals Committee45.(1) A student who believes that a faculty appeals committee or its chair has operated irregularly, in a procedural sense may appeal in writing to the Vice-Chancellor. (2) A student who wishes to appeal to the Vice-Chancellor must lodge that appeal within 12 University working days of notification of the outcome of an appeal to the faculty appeals committee, and must clearly identify the procedural irregularity which they believe the faculty appeals committee has committed. (3) The Vice-Chancellor or nominee will enquire into the procedure of the faculty appeals committee, in the light of the content of the written appeal. (4) If the Vice-Chancellor or nominee is satisfied that the faculty appeals committee concerned has not acted irregularly in any significant way in the conduct of the appeal, he or she will inform the student accordingly. (5) If the Vice-Chancellor or nominee finds that there was some procedural irregularity in the conduct of the appeal, he or she may— (a) require the faculty to arrange for a faculty appeals committee with a completely revised membership, including a chair appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, to hear the appeal again; or (b) if he or she believes that no useful purpose will be served by reference back to a revised faculty appeals committee, establish a University appeals committee to hear the appeal. Appointment of University Appeals Committee (6) An appeals committee established in terms of paragraph (5)(a) must be provided with exactly the same material as was provided to the original committee but must not be given the minutes of the original meeting. (7) An appeals committee established in terms of paragraph 5(b) will comprise at least three members appointed by the Vice-Chancellor or nominee, including a student, and will be provided with all documentation relating to the earlier appeal. 46. Except as otherwise specified in these Regulations, Regulations 36 to 43 apply to a faculty appeals committee established in terms of sub-Regulation 45(5)(a) and a University appeals committee established in terms of sub-Regulation 45(5)(b). Power of a University Appeals Committee to Determine an Academic Result 47.(1) A University appeals committee has the power to determine an academic result which is based on the advice of acknowledged external experts in the discipline concerned, given after receiving work submitted by other students in the unit (or in the case of a thesis or dissertation, in the discipline) together with information on the grades/marks awarded for that work. (2) A University appeals committee may vary the level of special consideration granted or a progress status. (3) A University appeals committee may amend the final mark in the case where a scaling or other adjustment system has been found to have been incorrectly applied. (4) A University appeals committee may determine an academic result in terms of sub-Regulation (1) in the case where there has been non-adherence to the Assessment Mechanism Statement. 48. A decision of a University Appeals Committee is final within the University. |