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4. Admission

4.1 To qualify for admission to:

a. a diploma shall be such entry requirements as specified in the Admissions Policy or

b. a Bachelor degree, a person shall have successfully completed secondary education or equivalent as specified in the Admissions Policy or

c. a Graduate Certificate, a Graduate Diploma or a Masters by Coursework degree, a person shall have qualified for an Australian Bachelor degree or for an equivalent qualification as specified in the Admissions Policy or

d. a Masters by Research degree, a person shall have qualified for an Australian Bachelor degree in the same or appropriate discipline as the proposed degree, or for an equivalent qualification as specified in the Admissions Policy or

e. a Doctoral Degree by research, a person shall comply with requirements for admission set out in Rules 12.21-12.24 inclusive, except that, in appropriate circumstances, an applicant who does not qualify for registration under these Rules may be permitted to register as a candidate for a postgraduate course provided that evidence is submitted of such tertiary academic and professional attainment as may be approved or

f. a non-award course shall be such entry requirements as specified in the Admissions Policy.

4.2 An application for admission as a candidate shall be made on the prescribed form and be lodged as directed in the Admissions Policy by the specified date. Application for admission may be required to be made to an external Tertiary Admissions Centre.

4.3 Notwithstanding any provisions of these Rules, an applicant may be required to demonstrate fitness for candidature by carrying out such work and satisfactorily completing such examinations as may be prescribed.

4.4 Council may refuse admission to a qualified applicant should there not be appropriate and sufficient personnel or resources to enable the candidate to undertake the course, or should there be a limitation imposed on the number of candidates to be registered for that course, or should other restrictions or limitations be applied to that course.

4.5 A person admitted as a candidate shall register for the particular course for which admission was sought and shall be then subject to all relevant Rules and requirements.

4.6 Some courses may only be available on a full-time or part time basis, as specified in the Course Handbook.

4.7 Continuation of registration is contingent upon compliance with any approved conditions imposed at initial registration or thereafter.

4.8 Except with approval a candidate shall not be registered concurrently for more than one course in this University or other tertiary institution.

4.9 A person who, in the opinion of Council, has an unsatisfactory academic record in, or who is suspended, excluded or expelled from, any tertiary institution shall not be permitted to register for any course.

4.10 Except with approval in exceptional circumstances, a candidate is subject to the course time limits set out in Rules 6.26-6.30 inclusive.

4.11 Where false documentation is identified on application, the candidate shall not be admitted to the University.

4.12 Where a student is found to have been admitted on the basis of false documentation, that student shall be immediately suspended from the University by the Vice-Chancellor under the Rules for Student Discipline when a complaint is forwarded to him by the Vice-Principal (Administration). If the student wishes to appeal the facts of the matter, the appeal will be heard, under the Rules for Student Discipline, by the Investigation Committee (non-academic). If the Committee finds the allegation proven, they shall recommend to the Vice-Chancellor either that the student be expelled from the University or that the student be suspended for a limited period as stipulated in the Rules for Student Discipline.