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STUDENT APPEALS

Student appeals webpage:
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/vco/secretariat/appeals/
Student Appeals policy:
https://www.murdoch.edu.au/admin/policies/studentappeals.html

Students are encouraged to read the full policy on Student appeals and to note for example the process for submission, where to direct submissions, guidelines (eg page length) and the timeframes identified in the policy: [https://www.murdoch.edu.au/admin/policies/studentappeals.html]

For your information Section 10.2 of the STUDENT APPEALS Policy (AC/30/2009) states the following. 

The Result Of Examination of A Doctoral, Masters, or Honours Thesis and Resolution of Final Result

Valid Grounds:

• failure or neglect by the University to follow procedures for thesis examination or determination of final result or overall class of Honours (must be supported by specific examples);
• demonstrated prejudice or bias on the part of one or more of the examiners;
• one or more of the examiners lacked the qualifications or experience necessary for proper examination of the thesis as stipulated in the relevant Regulation or policy; or
• demonstrated prejudice or bias on the part of one or more members of the relevant sub-committee responsible for determining the final result for a thesis or overall class of Honours (this allegation must be supported by specific examples that can be confirmed).

Invalid Grounds:

• the amount of time, work or effort the student has expended;
• financial implications;
• poor supervision;
• a study overload;
• work and family commitments; or
• an administrative error or miscalculation.

Section 10.9 relates to scholarships:

The Non-Award of a Scholarship

Valid Grounds:

• the assessment and application methods breached due process; or
• demonstrated evidence that the selection criteria were not applied correctly.

Invalid Grounds:

• a student has met the general criteria but is not awarded a scholarship due to ranking/points; or
• the student has further information that was not presented in the application.