24Disciplinary sanctions due to criminal or civil action

24 Disciplinary sanctions due to criminal or civil action

(1)  In this clause –

criminal or civil action, in respect of a student, means criminal or civil action that the chief executive officer has reason to believe directly or indirectly involves –

(a) TasTAFE; or

(b) TasTAFE property; or

(c) another student at TasTAFE; or

(d) a person employed or engaged for the purposes of TasTAFE; or

(e) the spouse, or the partner within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , of a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (d) ; or

(f) a child within the meaning of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 , of a person referred to in paragraph (c) , (d) or (e) .

(2)  The chief executive officer may impose one or more of the following disciplinary sanctions in respect of a student, if an incident is reported to the chief executive officer that has resulted in, or may result in, a criminal or civil action being instituted against the student:

(a) suspension of the student's privileges;

(b) deferral of the issue of an award to the student;

(c) suspension of the student for a period not exceeding one year;

(d) refusal to re-enrol the student.

(3)  A disciplinary sanction may only be imposed under subclause (2) within the relevant period.

(4)  For the purposes of subclause (3) , the relevant period is –

(a) if no criminal or civil action is commenced within 12 months after the day on which the incident is reported to the chief executive officer, 24 months after the day of that report; or