Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00997:reg:34
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00997
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 34
Character Range: 41991–43765

34      Changes in inquiry officer

Where Vice-Chancellor is inquiry officer

(1)    If the Vice-Chancellor is the inquiry officer for the inquiry, the Vice-Chancellor may, at any time during the inquiry or at the completion of the inquiry and in writing, refer the student's conduct to the Registrar for referral of the conduct to a delegate (or subdelegate), or a different delegate (or subdelegate), of the Vice-Chancellor or to an appropriate member of staff.

(2)    If the Vice-Chancellor refers the student's conduct to the Registrar under subsection (1):

(a)    the person who was the inquiry officer ceases to be the inquiry officer for the inquiry; and

(b)    the Registrar must refer the student's conduct to a delegate (or subdelegate), or a different delegate (or subdelegate), of the Vice-Chancellor or to an appropriate member of staff, as the case requires.

Where member of staff is inquiry officer

(3)    If a member of staff is the inquiry officer for the inquiry, the member of staff may, at any time during the inquiry or at the completion of the inquiry and in writing, refer the student's conduct to the Registrar for referral of the conduct to the Vice-Chancellor or to another member of staff.

(4)    To remove any doubt, the reference in subsection (3) to a member of staff does not include a reference to a member of staff who is the delegate (or subdelegate) of the Vice-Chancellor.

(5)    If the member of staff refers the student's conduct to the Registrar under subsection (3):

(a)    the member of staff ceases to be the inquiry officer for the inquiry; and

(b)    the Registrar must refer the student's conduct to the Vice-Chancellor (or a delegate (or subdelegate) of the Vice-Chancellor) or to another appropriate member of staff.