Non Academic Concerns
Discrimination and Harassment
The University has very strict rules against discrimination and harassment of any kind and is committed to taking all reasonable steps to ensure that it provides a study and work environment for its students and staff that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. It does so in its role as an employer and as a provider of educational services and accommodation to its students.
The University is committed to compliance with the provisions of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) and the anti-discrimination provisions of Australian law. As such, the University will seek to ensure that its students, employees and agents do not engage in behaviour that unlawfully discriminates against other persons, either directly or indirectly, on the basis of any of the following attributes:
- race/ethnicity
- age
- sexual orientation
- lawful sexual activity
- gender
- marital status
- relationship status
- pregnancy
- breastfeeding
- parental status
- family responsibilities
- disability
- industrial activity
- political belief or affiliation
- political activity
- religous belief or affiliation
- religious activity
- irrelevant criminal record
- irrelevant medical record
- association with a person who has, or is believed to have, any of the above attributes
The University will also not tolerate any bullying or harassment in the form of conduct which offends, humiliates, intimidates, insults or ridicules another person nor will it tolerate sexual harassment in the form of:
- subjecting another person to an unsolicited act of physical contact of a sexual nature;
- making an unwelcome sexual advance or an unwelcome request for sexual favours to another person;
- making an unwelcome remark or statement with sexual connotations to another person or about another person in that person’s presence;
- making any unwelcome gesture, action or comment of a sexual nature; or
- engaging in conduct of a sexual nature in relation to another person that is offensive to that person
- in circumstances where a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would have anticipated that the other person would be offended, humiliated, intimidated, insulted or ridiculed
- victimisation of a person making an harassment or discrimination complaint or providing information in connection with possible disciplinary proceedings that might arise from such a complaint;
- inciting hatred etc. by a public act contrary to Section 19 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas);
- publishing or displaying any matter that promotes, expresses or depicts unlawful discrimination or other prohibited conduct (except where the purpose is to discourage unlawful discrimination or other prohibited conduct).
The University encourages any person who considers that they have been subject to conduct amounting to harassment or discrimination to discuss the matter with a Contact Officer in the first instance, who will explain possible courses of action for dealing with the issue. Contact Officers have been trained in how to assist students when such matters occur.
Information provided by a complainant will be kept confidential and will not be shared with any other person without the express consent of the complainant.
Personal difficulties
From time to time, you may have a personal problem or financial difficulties and these may impact upon your studies. If you have such problems, you should contact Student Support. You can find out about the services they offer and contact details by going to the Student Support and Equity webpage.
Student Administration
The administrators in AMC and the University work hard to ensure that the administrative aspects of your course are well managed and they are always ready to answer your questions and sort out any issue that might arise. The University Current Students web page (http://www.students.utas.edu.au/) provides links to a range of web pages that have been designed to assist you – the enrolments web page or the examinations web page, for example. Please try to resolve any issue you might have by following the links and information provided. However, if you have any concerns, or if you are unhappy with the way you have been dealt with, please email the Executive Officer for your National Centre:
- Executive Officer, Ports and Shipping - Darren Legard. (Note: VET students should contact the Coordinator, VET Administration Michelle Marsden in the first instance)
- Executive Officer, Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics - Mike Leyden
- Executive Officer, Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability - Scott Partridge
Accommodation
The University Accommodation Services webpage is a good starting point if you have any concerns about university accommodation or hospitality. The webpage provides links to the university staff members who are best placed to resolve the matter.
