Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00996:reg:34
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00996
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 34
Character Range: 30422–32893

34      Place where program must be undertaken

(1)    A student enrolled in a program for a research award must undertake the program at a campus of the University.

(2)    However, the Delegated Authority may, on the written application of the student and in writing, approve the student undertaking all or part of the program outside the University.

(3)    The Delegated Authority must not grant an approval under subsection (2) unless satisfied:

(a)    if all or part of the program is proposed to be undertaken outside the University at another university or other tertiary education institution—that all of the following requirements will be met:

(i)    any coursework proposed to be undertaken at the tertiary education institution as part of the program will be substantially comparable in quality to equivalent coursework offered by the University for the program (or comparable programs);

(ii)    the tertiary education institution will have satisfactory research facilities available to the student for the program;

(iii)    all reviews under section 55 (Reviews of progress) of the student's progress in the program will be satisfactorily completed; and

(b)    if all or part of the program is proposed to be undertaken outside the University otherwise than at another university or other tertiary education institution—that all of the following requirements will be met:

(i)    supervision arrangements will be available to the student for the program that will be substantially comparable in quality to supervision arrangements that will be available to the student for the program when the student is at the University;

(ii)    the student will have access to satisfactory resources to undertake the program;

(iii)    all reviews under section 55 of the student's progress in the program will be satisfactorily completed.

(4)    If the student applies under subsection (2) for approval for the student to undertake all or part of the program outside the University, the Delegated Authority must:

(a)    decide the application; and

(b)    tell the student in writing whether the approval has been granted.
[Note: A decision not to approve the student undertaking all or part of the program outside the University is reviewable under Division 7.1 (Reviews of reviewable decisions).]

(5)    If the Delegated Authority decides not to grant the approval, the Delegated Authority must also give the student a statement of reasons for the decision.