Plagiarism is a serious offence. The University of Ballarat's Statute 6.1 (Student Discipline) and Regulation 6.1.1 (Plagiarism) make it clear that plagiarism is a breach of student discipline and may incur a range of penalties.

The following is a summary of possible penalties under Regulation 6.1.1:

In cases of collusion, normally all students involved will be penalised equally. An exception can be made if a student demonstrates that the work is their own entirely, and that they took reasonable care to safeguard against the work being copied by others.

In any case of plagiarism, the University will keep a record of the offence.

The University's policy on student plagiarism can be accessed at http://www.ballarat.edu.au/vco/legal/Policies/Plagiarism_Policy.pdf