Student General Misconduct Procedure Penalty Schedule

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Schedule overview

• 1 Purpose
• 2 Scope
• 3 Schedule
  • 3.1 Associate Provost jurisdiction and penalty powers
  • 3.2 Student General Misconduct Committee jurisdiction and penalty powers
• 4 References
• 5 Schedule Information

1 Purpose

To establish the penalties which may be applied to proven cases of alleged General Misconduct in accordance with the Student General Misconduct Procedure.

2 Scope

This schedule applies to all Students and must be read in conjunction with the Student General Misconduct Procedure and is subordinate to it.

3 Schedule

3.1 Associate Provost jurisdiction and penalty powers

When the Associate Provost makes a finding of General Misconduct, one or more of the following orders will be made:

• reprimand and warn the Student; and/or
• request that the Student to pay compensation to the University equal to the cost of restoring an item to the University or replacing it; and/or
• remove the Student's access to computing and network facilities for a period of no longer than eight weeks; and/or
• refer unlawful matters to the Queensland Police Service; and/or
• Exclude the Student from all or specified parts of the University premises, including classes, for a time not longer than eight weeks; and/or
• impose any restrictions on the Student, in terms of contact with Students or Employees of the University or any conditions on Enrolment, including temporary restriction to enrol, that the Associate Provost decides are reasonable and necessary to protect those Students or Employees; and/or
• suspend the Enrolment of the Student under specified terms and conditions.

In making an order under the Associate Provost penalty powers, the Associate Provost must, having regard to what is just in all the circumstances, decide on a penalty that is proportionate to the General Misconduct.

3.2 Student General Misconduct Committee jurisdiction and penalty powers

If a finding of General Misconduct is made, the Chair of the Student General Misconduct Committee, acting on the advice of the Committee, may make one or more of the following orders:

• reprimand and warn the Student; and/or
• impose a fine of not more than $1000; and/or
• require the Student to pay compensation to the University equal to the cost of restoring an item to the University or replacing it; and/or
• remove the Student's access to computing and network facilities, permanently or for a specified time and on any specified terms and conditions; and/or
• Exclude the Student from all or specified parts of the University premises on any specified terms and conditions; and/or
• impose any restrictions on the Student, in terms of contact with Students or Employees of the University or any conditions on Enrolment that the Student General Misconduct Committee decides are reasonable and necessary to protect those Students or Employees; and/or
• suspend the Enrolment of the Student under specified terms and conditions; and/or
• terminate the Enrolment of the Student.

In making an order under the Student General Misconduct Committee penalty powers, the Chair, on the advice of the Committee, must, having regard to what is just in all circumstances, decide on a penalty that is proportionate to the General Misconduct.

4 References

Nil.

5 Schedule Information