Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00996:reg:78
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00996
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 78
Character Range: 80564–82565

78      Oral examination

(1)    If the further examination is an oral examination, the student must be examined orally by the examiners on the substance of the student's thesis and the student's knowledge of the subject background.

(2)    However, the Delegated Authority may, in writing, direct that the oral examination be conducted by some, but not all, of the examiners.

(3)    If the Delegated Authority gives a direction under subsection (2), the Delegated Authority must, in writing, specify the examiners who are to conduct the examination.

(4)    For subsection (3), the Delegated Authority must specify at least 2 examiners unless the Delegated Authority considers that a single examiner should be specified for the particular examination.
[Note: If a single examiner is specified, an assessor must be appointed under section 79 (Assessor for oral examination).]

(5)    If the oral examination is to be conducted by some, but not all, of the examiners, the examiners who are to conduct the examination must:

(a)    find out from the examiners who are to be absent whether they have questions that they wish to have put to the student; and

(b)    at the examination, put the substance of the questions to the student, together with any other questions they consider relevant; and

(c)    after the examination, give the examiners who are absent a report on the student's performance at the oral examination, including the student's answers to their questions.

(6)    Each examiner must give the Registrar a written report on the oral examination.
[Note: If a form is approved under the Legislation Statute for this provision, the form must be used.]

(7)    The report may:

(a)    confirm the recommendation made by the examiner in the report under section 75 (Examiners' reports on thesis examination); or

(b)    make a different recommendation that could have been made in that report.

(8)    The Registrar must give a copy of the examiners' reports to the Delegated Authority.