{"id":"F2014L01663","name":"Appeals Statute 2014","slug":"appeals-statute-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128805,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01663-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appeals Statute 2014","content":"THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY\n\nAustralian National University Act 1991\n\nAPPEALS STATUTE 2014\n\nThe Council of The Australian National University makes the following Statute under section 50 of the Australian National University Act 1991.\n\nDated: 5 December 2014.\n\nProfessor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA\n\nCHANCELLOR\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1 Name of Statute\n\n1.1 This Statute is the Appeals Statute 2014.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n2.1 This Statute commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Rules\n\n3.1 The Vice Chancellor may make one set of Rules pursuant to this Statute with respect to appeals of decisions made under the:\n\n(a) Academic Misconduct Rules;\n\n(b) Discipline Rules;\n\n(c) Information Infrastructure and Services Rules; or\n\n(d) Medical Leave Rules.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2229},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The statute maintains its original narrow purpose of providing statutory authority for appeal rules relating to four specific categories of university decisions (academic misconduct, discipline, IT/services, and medical leave). There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this simple enabling function."},"complexity_factors":["Only three operative sections (Name, Commencement, Rules)","No definitions or interpretation provisions","Single, unconditional delegation of rule-making power","Minimal cross-referencing (only four specific existing rule sets)","No procedural requirements or constraints on the rule-making power"],"plain_english_summary":"This statute gives the Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University (ANU) the power to create **appeal rules** for students and staff who want to challenge certain university decisions.\n\nThe statute acts as the **legal foundation** that authorises the Vice-Chancellor to write detailed procedures for appealing decisions made under four specific sets of university rules:\n* **Academic Misconduct Rules** (e.g., findings of plagiarism or cheating)\n* **Discipline Rules** (e.g., penalties for behavioural misconduct)\n* **Information Infrastructure and Services Rules** (e.g., decisions about IT access or usage)\n* **Medical Leave Rules** (e.g., decisions about health-related study breaks)\n\nThe statute itself is brief and procedural—it does not explain how to actually lodge an appeal or what the grounds are. Instead, it simply creates the **legal authority** for those details to be set out in separate documents called 'Rules'."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/appeals-statute-2014","history":"/api/acts/appeals-statute-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/appeals-statute-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/appeals-statute-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/appeals-statute-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/appeals-statute-2014/documents"}}