S.L. 327.557 Art. 7Suitability to Practise Panel.

(1) The University shall have a Suitability to Practise

Panel that shall be tasked with investigating, deliberating and acting on the Rector’s behalf in relation to complaints made under these regulations and referred to it by the Rector as provided in regulation 8.

(2) The Panel shall be composed as follows:

(a) a Pro-Rector shall be appointed by the Rector as Chairman;

(b) either the Dean or Deputy Dean of the student’s Home Faculty who shall be appointed by the Rector as a member, provided that where the Dean or Deputy Dean, as the case may be, is directly involved in the occurrence relating to the alleged impairment of suitability to practise, the Rector shall appoint a senior academic from the Faculty concerned in his stead;

(c) the Head of the Department being most directly connected to the student’s course from within the student’s Home Faculty who shall be appointed by the Rector as a member, provided that such academic shall not be in any manner involved in the occurrence relating to the alleged impairment of suitability to practise;

(d) one member shall be appointed by Senate from among the academic staff of the University, which appointment shall be valid for a period of two years;

(e) one member shall be a student representative appointed by Senate from among the Senate student representatives, which appointment shall be valid for a period of two years or until such time as such member’s term on Senate expires, whichever is the earlier, provided that where such member, as so appointed, is enrolled in the same course as that of the student being the subject of a complaint, the Rector shall, with respect to the proceedings of the Panel in relation of such Student, appoint another student from among the Senate student representatives to act as a member in such case; and

(f) the Registrar shall act as Secretary to the Panel.

(3) The Panel shall strive to convene its meetings with all members in attendance. This notwithstanding, it shall be lawful for the Panel to hold up to one meeting in the absence of a single member, provided that all efforts shall be made for all members to be present at the meeting during which the Panel finalises its report containing its recommendations to the Rector.

(4) Where a member of the Panel is unable, for whatever reason, to continue to attend meetings of the Panel, it shall be within the power of the Rector to appoint a substitute thereof on written advice from the Chairman, provided that a given Complaint shall always be dealt with by the same members.