Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01799:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01799
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 3666–5365

7          Application to become candidate: doctorates other than Doctor of Medicine

(1)    A person may apply to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor to be admitted as a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Music or Doctor of Science.

(2)    The application must:

(a)    be in writing; and

(b)    state the higher doctorate for which admission as a candidate is sought; and

(c)    include complete details of the person's qualifications and, if relevant, professional experience.
[Note 1: If a form is approved under s 23 (Approved forms) for this provision, the form must be used.]
[Note 2: Giving false or misleading information, or producing a false or misleading document, may be a criminal offence against the Criminal Code.]

(3)    However, if the person applied at any time during the previous 5 years to be admitted as a candidate for a higher doctorate, the person may make an application under this section only if the Deputy Vice-Chancellor agrees that the application may be made in the exceptional circumstances of the case.

(4)    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor may, by written notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to provide any information or document that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor reasonably needs to consider the application.

(5)    If the Deputy Vice-Chancellor requires the applicant to provide information or a document, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor need not consider the application until the applicant complies with the requirement.

(6)    The Deputy Vice-Chancellor may, in writing, determine procedures to be followed by an applicant under this Part to be admitted as a candidate for a higher doctorate.