Appeals Procedure for Australian Postgraduate Awards and University Postgraduate Awards

1.(1) An applicant may appeal against a decision of the Scholarships Committee on the grounds that the committee's procedures for the assessment of the application have not been observed.

(2) Appeals based on grounds other than those described in (1), including the quality of the application or the academic record of the applicant, will not be considered.

2. An applicant who wishes to lodge an appeal must write to the Dean of the Graduate Research School (the Dean) within ten University working days of receiving notification of the decision against which the appeal is made, giving full details of the procedures which the appellant considers not to have been observed.

3. Preliminary consideration of the appeal is given by the Dean who, if he or she deems it necessary, may consult others including the applicant.

4. The Dean will provide the appellant with a written determination on the appeal.

5.(1) A student who is not satisfied with the outcome of an appeal to the Dean and wishes to pursue the matter may appeal in writing to a Review Panel comprising:

(a) the Registrar or nominee, as convener;

(b) the Chair of the Academic Board or nominee;

(c) a former member of the Scholarships Committee.

(2) An appeal submitted in accordance with (1) must be lodged with the secretary of the Scholarships Committee no later than seven University working days after the date of the Dean's written determination referred to in 4.

6. The convener of the Review Panel will request the Dean to submit to the panel all papers relating to the appeal, together with a written statement outlining his or her views on the matter.

7. If the Review Panel finds evidence that due process has not been observed in reaching the original decision, it must direct that the application be reappraised.

8. The decision of the Review Panel is binding on all parties.