Discipline Committee

Terms of reference

Power to act with respect to the relevant provisions of the Disciplinary Statute, Library Statute, The Information and Communications Statute, The Examination Regulations, The Enrolment and Programme Regulations.

Note:

  1. Conflicts of Interest
    Committee members must declare any real or perceived conflicts of interest in line with the requirements of the University’s Conflicts of Interest Policy.
  2. Confidentiality
    Committee members have a responsibility to treat all information with appropriate confidentiality. This includes matters tabled or discussed at the Committee meetings, as well as any additional issues that are raised outside meetings.

Membership and Composition

The Discipline Committee to hear any charge or charges against a student is a body of five members composed of:

  • Three academic staff members of the Discipline Committee panel, including at least one member of Senate; and
  • Two student members of the Discipline Committee panel.

The Discipline Committee panel is appointed by the Vice-Chancellor and shall comprise:

  • Not less than two persons who shall be student members of the Senate; and
  • Not less than four members of the academic staff who are members of the Senate; and
  • Not less than one person who is a sub-professorial member of the academic staff, but who need not necessarily be a member of Senate

Discipline Committee reports to Council through
Senate.

Committee members and term of office

ChairHolds office until
Associate Professor Christina Stringer28 February 27
Deputy ChairsHolds office until
Professor Andrew Jull
28 February 2025
Professor Dean Sutcliffe28 February 2025
Not less than four academic staff members who are members of Senate
Holds office until
Professor Andrew Jull28 February 2025
Professor Leo Cheng28 February 2025
Professor Paul Rouse  28 February 2025
Professor Nicola Gavey28 February 2025
Professor Peter Devonshire28 February 2025
Professor Dean Sutcliffe28 February 2025
Professor Udaya Madawala28 February 2025
Professor Deirdre Le Fevre28 February 2025
Professor John Parsons            28 February 2026
Associate Professor Nicholas Gant
28 February 2025
Associate Professor Christina Stringer28 February 2025
Associate Professor Paul Augustinus28 February 2025
Associate Professor Caroline Yoon28 February 2025
Associate Professor Miriam Scadeng28 February 2025
Associate Professor Michelle  Wise28 February 2025
Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick  28 February 2025
Associate Professor Nicholas Rattenbury28 February 2026
Associate Professor Vincent Cogliati-Bantz28 February 2026
Associate Professor Fernando Beltren28 February 2026
Associate Professor Jason Stephens28 February 2026
Dr Timothy Fadgen28 February 2026
Dr Sam Trowsdale28 February 2026
Dr Rebecca Deed28 February 2026
Dr Raewyn Poulsen28 February 2026
Dr Katherine Doolin28 February 2026
Dr Dan Tisch28 February 2026
Dr Bram van Wiele28 February 2026
Mr Marcus Roberts28 February 2026
Mx Michelle Burstall28 February 2026
Not less than two student members
Holds office until
Alan Shaker
30 November 2024
Layba Zubair
30 November 2024
Sarah White30 November 2024
Ben Bonné30 November 2024
Jimah Ruland-Umata30 November 2024
Yueyang Chen30 November 2024

Information sheets

Schedule of meetings

Discipline Committee Meetings are convened when necessary.

Committee secretary