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Regulations for the Central Appeals Committee at the University of Tromsø
Adopted by the University Board on 24.11.05 (case S 62/05) in accordance with Norwegian Universities’ Act (01.04.05), sections 5-1.
I. The University of Tromsø shall have a Central Appeals Committee which will handle appeals over specific decisions and other matters arising from students, as defined in clause III.
II. The Central Appeals Committee shall comprise five members and personal deputies appointed by the University Director. The chairman and his/her deputy shall meet the statutory requirements for presiding judges. They shall not be employed at the University of Tromsø. Two of the members shall be academic staff employed at the university, and two shall be students. Student representatives are appointed for a term of one year. The other members are appointed for three-year terms.
Members of the University Board are ineligible to serve on the Central Appeals Committee. Committee members who have been involved with the case work or decision of the matter under appeal may not participate in the handling of the appeal by the Central Appeals Committee.
A member and their personal deputy(s) continue to sit until a replacement is appointed, regardless of whether the term has expired. A member also continues to serve until matters under consideration are resolved.
III. The following matters come under the Central Appeals Committee’s jurisdiction:
a.
| Appeals against specific decisions applying to students and applicants at the University of Tromsø. |
b.
| Appeals against procedural errors in connection with examinations, as defined in the Norwegian Universities’ Act, section 5-2. |
| c. | Cases pursuant to the Norwegian Universities’ Act, sub sections 4-7 annulment of examinations or tests, 4-8 exclusions and expulsions, 4-9 exclusions based on criminal activity and 4-10 exclusions following a security assessment. |
IV. Decisions are made while the committee is in session. The committee determines whether there is reason to summon the plaintiff and the opposing party to meet the committee or to obtain statements from other bodies or organisations.
V. The Central Appeals Committee has a quorum when the chairman or his/her deputy and two other committee members are present. Decisions by the appeals committee are final.
VI. The Department of Research and Academic Affairs acts as secretariat for the Central Appeals Committee.
VII. These regulations take effect from 01.01.06.
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