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5 Assessment, Examination and Results

 DelegationDelegate
5.1.1Authority to determine the assessment and examination requirements for a unit of study.College Learning and Teaching Committee
5.1.2

Authority to determine the outcome of applications for special consideration due to illness, or other exceptional circumstances outside the student's control.

Academic Results Review Meeting
5.1.3Authority to set the date of a replacement assessment not undertaken in a formal exam period.Unit Coordinator
5.1.4Authority to set the date of a replacement assessment undertaken in a formal exam period.Executive Dean
5.1.5Authority to determine the outcome of applications for special arrangements for formal examinations.

Executive Dean

 DelegationDelegate
5.2.1

Authority to approve examination papers.

Course Coordinator
5.2.2Authority to approve items which may be brought into an examination room.Unit Coordinator 
5.2.3Authority to approve who may enter an examination room, in addition to the candidate and supervisor.Executive Director Student Services
5.2.4Authority to approve deferred exams on the basis of academic criteria.Executive Director Student Services
5.2.5Authority to determine whether an examination that has been interrupted due to an emergency evacuation should be resumed or re-sat by affected students.Executive Director Student Services
 DelegationDelegate
5.3.1

Authority to extend the period of time for the conversion of a withheld or deferred grade to a final grade.

Executive Director Student Services
5.3.2Authority to convert a withheld or deferred grade to a final grade.Associate Dean Learning and Teaching Performance
DelegationDelegate
5.4.1

Authority to ratify coursework unit results.

Associate Dean Learning and Teaching Performance
5.4.2Authority to determine and publish dates for release of results.Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education
 DelegationDelegate
5.5.1

Authority to grant access by a scholar to embargoed content of a thesis.

Dean Graduate Research
5.5.2Authority to restrict access to a thesis for a period not exceeding 2 years from the date of the award of the degree.Higher Degree by Research Candidate/Author
5.5.3Authority to restrict access to a thesis for a limited period of time in excess of 2 years.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.4Authority to permit a candidate who has made exceptional progress in their candidature to submit a thesis for examination earlier than the minimum degree period.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.5Authority to determine an application to submit a thesis in a language other than English.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.6Authority to prescribe the required format of a thesis for examination.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.7

Authority to certify that a higher degree by research thesis meets University requirements and is suitable for submission.

Dean Graduate Research

5.5.8Authority to appoint Higher Degree by Research thesis examiners.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.9Authority to determine types of conflict of interest in the examination of a Higher Degree by Research thesis.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.10Authority to appoint a Chair of Examiners to act as an independent Chair throughout the examination process of a Higher Degree by Research thesis.Head of Academic Unit
5.5.11Authority to proceed with a viva voce as part of a Higher Degree by Research thesis examination.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.12Authority to accept the Chair of Examiner’s recommendation on the outcome of a Higher Degree by Research thesis examination.Dean Graduate Research
5.5.13Authority to determine whether the candidate has satisfied the requirements for the award of the degree and recommend to Academic Senate that the Higher Degree be awarded.Dean Graduate Research