Some forms of academic misconduct are covered in Section 4, Conduct in Examinations . With respect to academic misconduct, a distinction will be made between a deliberate act and an inadvertent act occurring through unfamiliarity with academic conventions.
Deliberate plagiarism is regarded as a serious act of academic misconduct.
The student and the lecturer may each elect to invite a member of the University to be present at this interview. If, as a result of this interview, the lecturer concludes that no academic misconduct was involved, no further action should be taken and no record of the interview should be placed in the student's file. The Registrar shall report the results of the enquiry to the relevant Pro Vice Chancellor. Whyalla shall establish a formal inquiry. Whyalla, two members of academic staff, one to be a nominee of the Pro Vice Chancellor, the Registrar or nominee, and the Students Association President or nominee.