New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY BY-LAW 1999 - REG 79

79 Student may appeal against determination

(1) A student may, in accordance with subclause (2), appeal to the Appeals Committee against a determination being:

(a) a finding by the Vice-Chancellor or a Board that the student is guilty of misconduct, or

(b) the imposition of a penalty upon the student by the Vice-Chancellor under clause 63 (2) or by the Vice-Chancellor or a Board under clause 76 (1) (b), or

(c) an order made by the Vice-Chancellor or a Board under clause 76 (2).

(2) An appeal by a student against a determination made by the Vice-Chancellor or a Board:

(a) must be filed with the Registrar within the period of 14 days (or such longer period not exceeding one month as the Vice-Chancellor may allow) immediately following the date upon which the student was given notice of the determination, and

(b) must be in writing giving full particulars of the grounds of appeal, and

(c) may be made only on one or more of the following grounds:

(i) that the determination is unreasonable or cannot be supported, having regard to the evidence,

(ii) that the determination was made in breach of the rules of natural justice,

(iii) that particular evidence should not have been admitted or rejected,

(iv) that fresh relevant evidence has become available to the student, being evidence that was not available or not known to the student at the time of the hearing,

(v) that a provision of this Chapter was not complied with,

(vi) that the meaning or effect of any provision of this Chapter was misinterpreted,

(vii) that in any way whatever there was a miscarriage of justice,

(viii) that the penalty imposed on the student or order made against the student was excessive or inappropriate.