Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00996:reg:79
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00996
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 79
Character Range: 82565–83502

79      Assessor for oral examination

(1)    This section applies if the oral examination is to be conducted by a single examiner.

(2)    The Delegated Authority must, in writing, appoint a person as an assessor for the oral examination.

(3)    The person appointed as assessor must be a senior member of the academic staff of the University, or another university, who has some knowledge of the subject area of the student's thesis, but is not necessarily an expert in that area.

(4)    The Registrar must give the assessor a copy of the student's thesis before the examination.

(5)    The assessor must attend but not participate in the examination, otherwise than to ensure that the examination is properly and fairly conducted.

(6)    The assessor may give the Registrar any written comments the assessor wishes to make about the examination.

(7)    The Registrar must give a copy of any comments to the Delegated Authority.