(3) any other previous case of student misconduct which the Vice-Chancellor believes is similar to the case he or she is considering, to assist with consistency in decision-making.

16.17.2 The Vice-Chancellor may rely on the findings of fact of a University Student Conduct Committee.

16.17.3 The Vice-Chancellor may accept any or all of a University Student Conduct Committee's recommendations, or take a different view as to whether there has been an act of misconduct or the appropriate penalty or penalties.

16.17.4 If the Vice-Chancellor is considering a penalty which is more severe than that recommended by the University Student Conduct Committee, the Vice-Chancellor shall, before imposing the penalty, notify the student in writing and provide the student with the opportunity to make representations concerning the appropriateness of the penalty.

16.17.5 The student must make any such representations within seven (7) days of receiving the details from the Vice-Chancellor.

16.17.6 The Registrar must, in writing and as soon as possible, notify the student of the Vice-Chancellor's decision, and

(1) if the Vice-Chancellor has accepted all the recommendations of a University Student Conduct Committee, need only tell the student that this was so; or

(2) advise the student of the Vice-Chancellor's reasons for the decision.

16.17.7 The Registrar may notify any other person of the decision and reasons in accordance with the Guidelines relating to Student Misconduct and Appeals (refer Schedule 4).

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