Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00984:reg:21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00984
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 21
Character Range: 15372–17497

21      Remote participation in review

(1)    The Chair of the Appeals Committee may, in writing, permit or require a person to participate in the review remotely by a method of communication, and in accordance with any arrangements, specified by the Chair.
            Examples of methods of communication for remote participation
            1 teleconference
            2 videoconference

(2)    However, the Chair may require the person to participate in the review remotely only if the Chair considers that the requirement is necessary or desirable for all or any of the following reasons:

          (a)    to avoid or reduce the risk of harm to the health, safety or wellbeing of any person;

          (b)    to allow the review to be conducted in a fair and orderly way;

          (c)    to avoid or reduce any other risk of harm to the University or its students, staff or property.

(3)    If the student, or a person nominated by the student to accompany the student, (the relevant person) participates in the review remotely under a permission or requirement under this section, the Chair must endeavour to ensure that, as far as practicable, the relevant person is able to participate in the review to the same extent as the person would have been able to participate if the person had attended the hearing of the review in person.

(4)    If the student participates in the review remotely under a permission or requirement under this section, the student is taken to have appeared in person at the review.

(5)    If a person nominated by the student participates in the review remotely under a permission or requirement under this section, the person is taken to be accompanying the student, whether or not the student attends the hearing of the review in person.

(6)    This section does not limit any other power of the Chair to permit or require a person, other than the student or a person nominated by the student, to participate in the review remotely by teleconference, videoconference or any other method of communication.

(7)    In this section:

       review includes any part of the review.