Declaration and authority

• Application declaration
• Schools Recommendation Program declaration

Application declaration

Your application cannot be considered unless you or the person you have authorised to act on your behalf accept all conditions set out below.

On behalf of University of Tasmania, UAC collects information about you, including information you provide in this application to assist in the assessment of your application. This information may be used as described below.

1. I declare that I have read and understand the questions and that all the information submitted is true and complete.
2. I authorise UAC and University of Tasmania to:
   1. obtain available official records from any educational institution attended by me, including seeking confirmation of my enrolment and academic results from my current or most recent secondary school, Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (TASC), and/or the equivalent Department of Education, where such information is required to assess my application. I understand that UAC and University of Tasmania are not responsible if any institution does not provide these records; and
   2. share limited information about my application, including my course preferences and any offers made by University of Tasmania, with my current or most recent secondary school, where reasonably necessary to support admission decision‑making or student transition activities.
3. I understand that UAC and University of Tasmania may check my visa and residency status using Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO), and I authorise UAC and University of Tasmania to do so.
4. I authorise UAC and University of Tasmania to verify any information provided by me.
5. I authorise UAC to collect, receive, store, transfer and use any information provided by me, or any information obtained in connection with this application, and to disclose such information to University of Tasmania, Universities Australia, Universities Australia member institutions, the members of the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC), the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA), the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), state and territory governments and any other authority or tertiary educational institution either in Australia or overseas, where UAC reasonably considers it is necessary to make such disclosure.
6. I understand that UAC or University of Tasmania may disclose the personal information I have given in this application to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, or its successor, for the purpose of:
   
   1. use in connection with the Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI) and/or
   2. use in connection with the National Data Collection on University Applications and Offers and/or
   3. other collections as the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, or its successor, may lawfully require from time to time.
7. I understand that UAC and University of Tasmania have the right to vary or cancel an application or enrolment made on the basis of what UAC or University of Tasmania determines to be untrue or incomplete information from any source.
8. I understand that UAC, on behalf of University of Tasmania, makes offers based on the information provided by me and on advice received from UAC. If University of Tasmania subsequently finds that the information or advice was incorrect, it may withdraw the offer.
9. I understand that information and documents provided with and/or obtained in connection with this application may be used by UAC or University of Tasmania for training and research purposes and that I must notify UAC in writing within 7 days of applying if I do not wish this information to be used.
10. I understand that enrolment at University of Tasmania is conditional upon accepting the policies, terms and conditions of University of Tasmania including those pertaining to academic integrity.
11. I declare that I have read and understand the 'Policy statement on untrue or incomplete information submitted by applicants' [see below].
12. I declare that I have read and understand the section 'Collection of personal information' [see below].

Policy statement on untrue or incomplete information submitted by applicants

UAC will review, and take action against, anyone who submits an application that contains information that UAC or University of Tasmania determines to be untrue or incomplete. That application may also be cancelled.

UAC will also investigate, and may take action against, an applicant who, by any other means has or could have achieved an advantage over other applicants.

Examples of conduct by an applicant which will be investigated by UAC include, but are not limited to:

• submitting an incomplete or falsified academic transcript
• failing to declare previous study at secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level
• submitting an incorrect or otherwise misleading statement of employment experience
• claiming special consideration of educational disadvantage based on incorrect information
• having some other person complete a selection task on the applicant's behalf such as an interview, audition or a portfolio of work and/or
• claiming membership of a special selection group when not a member of that group.

The procedures for processing applications suspected of being in some way incomplete or untrue have been approved by the NSW Vice-Chancellors' Committee.

These procedures accept the right of applicants to be treated fairly and without prejudice, and in accordance with the principles of natural justice.

Collection of personal information

UAC collects personal information for the purpose of processing your application to University of Tasmania. UAC provides your personal information to University of Tasmania and they may contact you in relation to your application.

While your personal information is generally collected from you, UAC also collects information about you from other educational institutions that you have attended.

If you do not provide personal information where required in your application, UAC will not be able to process your application on behalf of University of Tasmania.

You are able to gain access to any personal information that is held about you by UAC. To obtain access, or if you have any questions, you should write to: The Managing Director, UAC, Locked Bag 112, Silverwater NSW 2128.

UAC also collects information about how you use the online applications we provide on behalf of the University of Tasmania.

For more information, read University of Tasmania's Privacy Policy or our partner UAC's Privacy Policy.

Schools Recommendation Program declaration

Your application cannot be considered unless you accept all conditions set out below.

UAC and the University of Tasmania collects information about you, including information you provide in this application, to assist in the assessment of your application. This information may be used as described below.

1. I declare that I have read and understand the questions and that all the information submitted is true and complete.
2. I declare that I have read and understand the UAC and University of Tasmania Privacy Policy.
3. I authorise UAC and the University of Tasmania to verify any information provided by me.
4. I authorise UAC and the University of Tasmania to provide all information and documents provided with and/or obtained in connection with this application for any purpose connected with my possible selection, admission and/or enrolment in any course at any of those institutions or their affiliates.
5. I authorise UAC and the University of Tasmania to collect, receive, store, transfer and use any information provided by me, or any information obtained in connection with this application, and to disclose such information to Universities Australia, Universities Australia member institutions, the members of the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC), the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA), the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), state and territory governments and any other authority or tertiary educational institution, either in Australia or overseas, where UAC and the University of Tasmania reasonably considers it is necessary to make such disclosure.
6. I understand that UAC and the University of Tasmania have the right to vary or cancel an application or enrolment made on the basis of what UAC or the University of Tasmania determines to be untrue or incomplete information from any source.
7. I understand that UAC and the University of Tasmania makes offers based on the information provided by me and on advice received from UAC. If the University of Tasmania subsequently finds that the information or advice was incorrect, it may withdraw the offer.
8. I understand that information and documents provided with and/or obtained in connection with this application may be used by UAC and the University of Tasmania for training and research purposes and that I must notify the University of Tasmania in writing within 7 days of applying if I do not wish this information to be used.