University Appeals Committee

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 the University Appeals Committee pursuant to the following regulations. 

• Four members of the Academic Board, appointed by the Chair of the Academic Board, one as Chair and the other as Deputy Chair
• Four members who are Faculty Committee Chairs, with at least one from each Faculty, nominated by their Faculty
• Co-opted members, appointed by the Chair of the Academic Board on a needs basis