Policy: Rescinding and surrendering of Awards

Purpose

To outline the circumstances in which the University may rescind an Award or when a graduate may surrender their Award.

Overview

The University can revoke Awards in cases where a graduate is deemed not to meet the requirements of an Award. A graduate can surrender an Award where they have not gained and will not gain any advantage from the Award or its surrender.

Scope

This policy applies across the University.

Policy statement

Rescinding of Award

The University complies with the AQF Qualifications Issuance Policy.
Where an Award is required to be rescinded on the basis of student misrepresentation, action, or behaviour, the rescinding is pursued under the Discipline Rules.
The University rescinds Awards in the following further cases, where:

a graduate has not met the requirements of the Award conferred; or
an administrative error has occurred, the graduate has met the requirements of an alternate Award, and requests to have that Award conferred in place of the original Award.

Surrendering of Award

An ANU graduate can:

voluntarily surrender an Award, but can not do so to gain advantage into another award at ANU or another institution;
surrender an Award where they have not gained and will not gain any advantage from the Award or its surrender.

Information	Printable version (PDF)
Title	Rescinding and surrendering of awards
Document Type	Policy
Document Number	ANUP_005006
Version
Purpose	To outline the circumstances in which the University may rescind an Award or when a graduate may surrender their Award.
Audience	Students
Category	Academic
Topic/ SubTopic	Students

Effective Date	21 May 2020
Next Review Date	21 May 2025

Responsible Officer:	Registrar, Student Administration
Approved By:	Academic Board
Contact Area	Division of Student Administration and Academic Services
Authority:	Australian Qualifications Framework
Delegations	0
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