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rights of members
- The provisions of this Code are without prejudice to the legal rights of Members.
- No sanction shall be imposed on a Student Member of the University by or in the name of the University except in accordance with this Code, or in accordance with the Guidelines for the Conduct of Examinations.
- In the context of this Code, no person may be charged twice with the same offence in relation to the same incident.
- At hearings of the Discipline Committee or the Academic Council from which disciplinary action could result, an accused person has the right to speak in his or her own defence and to call witnesses including character witnesses. Persons reporting incidents may also call witnesses. Witnesses may be questioned by Members of the Committee, and accused persons as well as persons reporting incidents may submit questions to be put by the Chair. An accused person may also have representation of his or her choice at any hearing; the extent of this representation shall be subject to limitation as to numbers by the committee.
- No Member of the Discipline Committee or of Academic Council shall adjudicate in a case in which he or she is to prosecute or be a witness.
