30Candidate's right of appeal

30 Candidate's right of appeal

28 (1)30.1 A candidate may appeal against a resolution of the Committee that the candidate not be recommended for the award of the degree.

(2)30.2 An appeal must be in writing and be lodged with the Director, Student Administration and Support Services within the period of 3 months commencing on the day on which the candidate was notified of the Committee's resolution.

(3)30.3 If the Committee resolves that a candidate not be recommended for the award of the degree, the Director, Student Administration and Support Services must:

(a) notify the candidate of the resolution;

(b) give the candidate:

(i) a copy of the reports of the examiners of the thesis and of the results of the examinations following course work, and any other assessment, prepared so that the identity of the candidate's examiners is not disclosed to the candidate. The reports of the examiners will be edited so that the identity of the examiners is not disclosed to the candidate; and

(ii) an account of the substance and effect of any observations relating to the candidate submitted to the Committee by the prescribed authority, prepared so that the identity of the candidate's examiners is not disclosed to the candidate;

(c) inform the candidate to the effect that, subject to these Rules, the candidate is entitled to appeal against the resolution; and

(d) advise the candidate of the procedure for lodging an appeal.

[Not necessary and similar things said in previous rules.]