Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01799:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01799
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 8016–9749

9          Initial assessment and recommendation by panel: doctorates other than Doctor of Medicine

(1)    This section applies if the Deputy Vice-Chancellor establishes a panel under this Part for an application made by a person to be admitted as a candidate for a higher doctorate.

(2)    The panel must assess whether the applicant's published work appears, prima facie, to be worthy of examination for the higher doctorate.

(3)    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor may, in writing, require or permit the panel to obtain stated information in relation to the application.

(4)    The panel must make its assessment having regard to the applicant's application and any information obtained under subsection (3).

(5)    Without limiting subsections (3) and (4), the panel must not seek referee reports for the applicant unless it is required or permitted to do so under subsection (3).

(6)    If the panel's assessment is that the applicant's published work appears, prima facie, to be worthy of examination for the higher doctorate, the panel must recommend to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor that the applicant be admitted as a candidate for the higher doctorate.

(7)    If the panel's assessment is that the applicant's published work does not appear, prima facie, to be worthy of examination for the higher doctorate, the panel must recommend to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor that the applicant not be admitted as a candidate for the higher doctorate.

(8)    If the panel recommends that the applicant not be admitted as a candidate for the higher doctorate, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor must, by written notice given to the applicant, tell the applicant that the applicant has not been admitted as a candidate for the higher doctorate.