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D. The Appeals Committee will first ensure that all appeals conform to II.XVIII.H before proceeding with adjudication.
D. The Appeals Committee will first ensure that all appeals conform to II.XVIII.H before proceeding with adjudication.


E. The member who initially brought the case, the respondent, the Chair, or the Manager may appeal any AdCom decision. The Administrative Member Advisor shall inform the member of their rights to appeal.
E. The member who initially brought the case, the respondent, the Chair, or the Manager may appeal any decision. The Administrative Member Advisor shall inform the member of their rights to appeal.


F. All appeals must be filed no later than five (5) business days after the date the appellant was notified of the decision.
F. All appeals must be filed no later than five (5) business days after the date the appellant was notified of the decision.

Revision as of 17:08, 7 December 2016

A. The policy in this section applies to decisions that were made by the Administrative Committee (AdCom), the Conduct Committee (ConCom), the Clear and Present Danger Committee, or by staff.

B. If the decision was made with regard to the AdCode (section II of the Policy Directory) then the Chair shall be the Administrative Committee Chair, the Manager shall be the Operations Manager, the Advisor shall be the Administrative Member Advisor, and the Student Executive shall be the Vice President of Internal Affairs. If the decision was made with regard to the Conduct Code (section VII of the Policy Directory) then the Chair shall be the Conduct Committee Chair, the Manager shall be the Cooperative Experience Manager, the Advisor shall be the Conduct Member Advisor, and the Student Executive shall be the Vice President of Experience and Training.

C. The Appeals Committee shall consist of:

a. The Advisor
b. The Chair
c. The Student Executive
d. The Executive Director

D. The Appeals Committee will first ensure that all appeals conform to II.XVIII.H before proceeding with adjudication.

E. The member who initially brought the case, the respondent, the Chair, or the Manager may appeal any decision. The Administrative Member Advisor shall inform the member of their rights to appeal.

F. All appeals must be filed no later than five (5) business days after the date the appellant was notified of the decision.

G. The appellant must submit a document outlining the reasons for their appeal and the decision that they wish the Appeals Committee to take. The Chair of the Appeals Committee shall appoint someone to represent the decision that the Enforcement Committee made and submit a report summarizing the case and the Enforcement Committee’s reasoning.

H. Appeals may be made for the following reasons:

a. New evidence that could not be presented at the time of the original meeting.
b. Procedural error that unfairly and materially affected the outcome of the case.
c. Gross misapplication of policy by the original body.

I. The Chair of the Appeals Committee shall designate a specific amount of time for opening statements, questions, closing statements, and deliberation. The time allotted to both parties must be the same.

J. All decisions made by the Appeals Committee are final and cannot be appealed.

K. In between terms all appeals shall be heard by Cabinet.