Status and Details

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Graduate Research Candidature Policy

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Status	Current	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	21st June 2022	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	23rd May 2027	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Academic Board	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	21st June 2022	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	Not Applicable	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Responsible Manager - Policy	Rebecca Lubansky Senior Manager, Graduate and Global Research +61 3 9479 1460	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Graduate Research School	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

30/6/2025 - Updated to reference the National Student Ombudsman in clause 166.

29/04/2025 - Revisions to this Policy, including a minor amendment to clauses 32 and 33 to remove the reference to the achievement of required grades in any compulsory coursework subjects and replace with ‘successfully complete’, were approved by Academic Board on 9 April 2025 (AB25/16).

23/05/2024 – Minor amendments to Sections 1, 4 and 8 approved by the Senior Manager, Graduate and Global Research, converted to new template and reset review date for 3 years.

21/06/2022 - Revisions to this Policy were approved by Academic Board on 8 June 2022 (AB22/30)

Clauses Amended:Policy: All

19/12/2024: Division name changed from Recruitment & International Operations (R&IO) to Recruitment & International Operations (RIO)