Related Links
The following links relate to complaints and grievance handling at The University of New England.
If you wish to get a remark, appeal a grade or an assessment on a practicum or an Honours thesis, this sets down the processes for making an appeal and escalating that appeal.
This lists the rules, investigation and appeals procedures, and potential penalties for students who use other people's work in assessment tasks without proper credit for those people's work.
Advanced Standing/Credit Transfer
UNE receives a great deal of applications for advanced standing - this is our policy on UNE's grant of advanced standing either as an individual student or as another institution seeking to articulate a course with one of UNE's. Note that this is the policy - the actual rules for advanced standing are in your faculty and/or course rules.
If you have a grievance about how someone has behaved towards you, our Grievance Mediation process can help you have this addressed.
Gender Representation on UNE Bodies
UNE feels strongly that all bodies should have appropriate gender representation - this is our policy on how we achieve this.
Sexual Harassment
UNE feels strongly that sexual harassment is totally unacceptable - this is our policy on how we handle any allegation of harassment.
UNE feels strongly that racism is totally unacceptable - this is our policy on how we handle any allegation of racism and how we aim to offer an environment that proactively works against racism.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
UNE feels strongly that that it should be a model Equal Opportunity Employer - this is our policy how we how we aim to be a good EEO employer and how we aim to get better representation of minority groups among UNE staff.
Students with Disabilities at UNE
UNE offers a range of services to help students with disabilities and special needs - this is our policy on what services we can offer and how you can obtain them.
Staff Grievance and Dispute Settling
If you are a member of UNE staff there are specific processes for addressing and settling grievances about a colleague or your supervisor - this tells you the processes as agreed in the two UNE employment awards.
Occupational Health and Safety
UNE feels strongly that that it should offer a safe working environment - this is our policy how we how we aim to achieve this and how you can raise any concerns.
This is special information for students who have complaints or concerns who are research students.
This is special information for students who have complaints or concerns who are international students either in residence at UNE or studying from overseas.
This lists the rules, investigation and appeals procedures, and potential penalties for student misconduct.
UNE has its own Ombudsman who investigates allegations of maladministration - this gives guidance on what the Ombudsman will investigate and how you can have an investigation started.
Advocacy Agencies & Unions
students@une represents and safeguards the academic and social welfare of all UNE students.
National Tertiary Education Union
This is the national union for the Tertiary Education Sector. Community and Public Sector Union This Union is centred around the Public Sector and its link to the Community across Australia. This board promotes anti-discrimination and equal opportunity principles and policies throughout NSW. NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption This body investigates allegations of corruption. Other functions are to protect citizen's from corruption and ensure the correct behaviour of those in the public service. The NSW Ombudsman investigates concerns relating to maladministration relating to organisations in NSW. This body governs and protects citizen's rights to privacy across the following sectors; Government, Business, Small Business, Health Providers and/or Activities. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissioner This is a Government body which aims to protect Human Rights and promote Equal Opportunity throughout Australia. Administrative Appeals Tribunal The Administrative Appeals Tribunal provides independent review of administrative decisions of both Government and some other Non-government bodies.