Appeals Board

Terms of Reference

• To hear and determine any appeal against:
  • decisions in respect of which a right of appeal to the Appeals Board is provided under the Student Conduct Statute 2021, the Academic Statute 2011, or the Degrees and Other Awards Statute 2011.
  • any other decision of the University affecting the student against which the Appeals Board grants leave to appeal under the provisions of the Appeals Statute 2011.

Constitution

• A panel selected by the Registrar and Secretary to Council.
• Each Board shall comprise at least three members including at least one lay member of Council and, wherever possible, one student member of Council. The Registrar and Secretary to Council shall appoint one of the Appeals Board members as Convenor on a per-appeal basis. The intention is for the Convenor to be, where possible, a lawyer. Where a lawyer is not available from the pool of Council members that are available to sit on the Appeals Board, or the relevant Council member is unable to act as Convenor for any reason, the Registrar and Secretary to the Council may elect to engage:
  1. A lawyer who is not a Council member to be the Convenor; or
  2. An academic member of staff who is not a Council member to be the Convenor, where that staff member has a suitable background in and understanding of the principles of administrative law.
• Where circumstances make it necessary or appropriate, other Council members may be appointed to the Appeals Board when dealing with specific cases.
• In appointing members, the Registrar and Secretary to Council shall be guided by any directions of the Council in that regard and by the availability of members to deal with the appeal in a timely way.
• Full details of procedures and powers of the Appeals Board are set down in the Appeals Statute 2011.