Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00997:reg:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00997
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10
Character Range: 11875–14145

10      Orders about the academic integrity principle etc.

(1)    Orders may prescribe matters:

(a)    with respect to the academic integrity principle; or

(b)    necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the academic integrity principle.

(2)    Without limiting subsection (1), orders may make provision with respect to all or any of the following matters:

(a)    furthering the object of this instrument;

(b)    the application or interpretation of the academic integrity principle;

(c)    conduct that is (or is not) a breach of the academic integrity principle;

(d)    conduct that is (or is not) academic misconduct or academic misconduct of a particular kind;

(e)    conduct that is (or is not) poor academic practice or poor academic practice of a particular kind;

(f)    best practice in respecting and observing the academic integrity principle.

(3)    Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), orders may prescribe conduct that is (or is not) to be regarded, for all or stated purposes, as:

(a)    scholarly practice; or

(b)    ethical, honest, responsible, respectful or fair scholarly practice; or

(c)    conduct engaged in relation to:

(i)    a course or program offered by or in connection with the University; or

(ii)    research conducted in or in connection with the University; or

(d)    cheating, plagiarism, impersonation, collusion, the sharing of material, contract cheating, the passing off of work of others, or any other kind of conduct mentioned in section 12(2) (What is academic misconduct?); or

(e)    conduct that is improper; or

(f)    the correct or appropriate acknowledgement of the work of others; or

(g)    an advantage that is unethical, dishonest, unfair or unjustified.

(4)    Without limiting subsections (1), (2) and (3), orders may make provision with respect to a matter by prescribing guidance (whether binding or non-binding) or examples.

(5)    To remove any doubt, a provision of an order must not be treated as inconsistent with this instrument only because the provision deals with a matter dealt with by this instrument if the provision can be obeyed without breaching this instrument.

Division 2.2—Particular kinds of breaches of academic integrity principle