Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01601:reg:27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01601
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 27
Character Range: 43446–45325

27      Exclusion appeal decision: procedural appeal: hearing and decision

(1)    This section applies if a student appeals to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor under section 26 (Exclusion decision: procedural appeal to Deputy Vice-Chancellor) against a decision of the Academic Progress Committee.

(2)    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor may decide the appeal solely on the basis of the notice of appeal and any material accompanying it. However, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor may make the inquiries, and have regard to anything else, that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor considers appropriate.

(3)    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor must:

(a)    confirm the Academic Progress Committee's decision; or

(b)    set aside the committee's decision, and:

(i)    confirm the original decision of the Delegated Authority; or

(ii)    refer the matter back to the committee to further consider its decision, taking into account the directions (if any) of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, and to make a new decision; or

(iii)    dismiss or uphold the original appeal to the committee and, in doing so, take any action that the committee could have taken.

(4)    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor must endeavour to make a decision on the appeal within 20 working days after the day the appeal is made.

(5)    If the Deputy Vice-Chancellor is unable to make a decision on the appeal within the 20-day period mentioned in subsection (4), the Deputy Vice-Chancellor must tell the student and give the student a date by which the appeal will be decided.

(6)    Within 7 working days after the day the Deputy Vice-Chancellor makes a decision on the appeal, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor must:

(a)    by written notice given to the student, tell the student about the decision made on the appeal; and

(b)    give the student a statement of reasons for the decision.

(7)    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor's decision is final.