University Appeals Committee

Their role

The University Appeals Committee (UAC) is responsible for:

hearing and determining appeals against decisions of Faculty Committees (FC), the Higher Degrees by Research (HDR) Academic Progress Committee or Thesis Examination Committee regarding academic progress and performance
hearing and determining appeals against decisions of an FC not to accept an application for readmission after exclusion
hearing and determining appeals against decisions of a single member or full Academic Integrity Committee or Student Research Integrity Committee regarding breaches of academic and research integrity
hearing and determining appeals against decisions of a single member or full Student Misconduct Committee regarding breaches of conduct amounting to general misconduct
hearing and determining late appeal applications to the UAC
reporting and making recommendations to the Academic Board regarding trends and issues arising from appeal hearings.

Students may lodge appeals with this Committee pursuant to the following regulations.

Two members of the Academic Board (appointed by the Chair of the Academic Board, one who shall be Chair and one who shall be Deputy Chair)
Four members, including at least one member from each Faculty who are the Faculty Committee Chairs, or appropriate nominees, appointed by their Faculty
Co-opted members, appointed by the Chair of the Academic Board on a needs basis.

Chair
Associate Professor Ambika Zutshi

Deputy Chair
Associate Professor Janet McLeod

University Appeals Committee Secretariat
Lisa Hunter
Jessica Watson
+61 03 5227 8532
Email the Secretariat

Manager Student Complaints and Appeals
Genevieve Kavenagh
+61 3 924 68460