Interpretation
2 Interpretation
2.1 In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:
applicant means any person who is seeking enrolment in, or to audit, a program in, or a course offered by, the University;
Medical Appeals Panel means the persons appointed by the Vice-Chancellor under rule 8;
medical examination includes an examination by a medical, psychological or allied health practitioner;
medical leave means leave of absence from the University taken by a student under subrule 4.10, or imposed by the Registrar under subrule 5.1 or the Medical Appeals Panel under subrule 11.1 on a student who has a serious health condition;
notifiable disease means a health condition notifiable under the Public Health Act 1997 (ACT) or any similar legislation;
Registrar, in relation to a function or matter, means the Registrar with portfolio responsibility for the function or matter concerned or a nominee of the Registrar appointed under rule 19;
serious health condition includes:
a medical condition, including any notifiable disease that makes the person unfit to attend the University or to pursue or study a program or course, that:
is likely to physically endanger the person or any other person; or
causes or results in behaviour that might cause the person to harass to a significant extent any member of the University; or
causes or results in behaviour that might cause severe emotional disturbance to any member of the University; or
causes or results in behaviour that might cause the person to disrupt the provision of academic or general services to any member of the University; or
is of such a nature that would prevent the person from successfully completing a program or course that the person is applying for or in which the person is currently enrolled; or
a disability that, because of the requirements of a relevant program or course, is likely to physically endanger the person or any other person; or
an illness or psychiatric condition that causes or results in behaviour that might cause:
the person to harass to a significant extent any member of the University; or
severe emotional disturbance to any member of the University; or
the person to disrupt the provision of academic or general services to any member of the University;
staff means any person employed by the University at any time under a contract of employment;
student means any person who is a candidate for an award or who is or was enrolled in a program or a course offered by the University, or who is or was given permission by the University to audit such a course or program;
Students' Association means the Australian National University Students' Association Inc. or the Australian National University Postgraduate and Research Students' Association Inc.;
Vice-Chancellor includes a nominee of the Vice-Chancellor appointed under rule 19.
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