S.02-16.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Office of the Associate Vice President, ?
Policy, Equity and Legal
MEMORANDUM
To: President Michael Stevenson ?
From: Judith Osborne
Subject: Interpretation Policy
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Date: February 13, 2002
Most University policies contain a clause setting out a process for dealing with questions
arising about the interpretation and application of the policy.
In policies that are negotiated between the University and the Faculty Association, for
example, these issues are resolved by agreement between the President of the University
and the President of the Faculty Association. Non-negotiated policies usually refer issues
of interpretation and application to the President of the University.
There are some policies, the Research Ethics Policy for example, that are silent on
questions of interpretation. I am proposing that this omission be remedied by enacting an
Interpretation Policy that refers issues of interpretation of this category of policies to the
President. I would also propose that Senate and the Board of Governors be informed of
these interpretations if they approved the policy in question.
A draft policy that incorporates these proposals is attached and I recommend that it be
forwarded to Senate and the Board of Governors for approval.
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MOTION:
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and so
"that Senate approve and recommend
approval to the Board of Governors
the attached Interpretation Policy
as set forth. in S.02-16"
Dr. Ichae1 Stevenson
President
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Vice-Chancellor
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DRAFT
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Policies and Procedures
SUBJECT: INTERPRETATION POLICY
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POLICY:
This policy provides a mechanism for resolving questions of interpretation and
application of University policies where the policy does not contain an explicit
interpretation mechanism.
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Where a University policy is silent as to the final authority for resolving questions of
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the policy's interpretation or application, these issues shall be referred to the President,
whose decision is final. ?
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2.
If Senate or the Board of Governors approved the policy at issue, they shall be notified
of the interpretation.
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