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Confidential material
AUT Commercialisation can advise students and staff on issues of confidentiality and mediate with commercial partners as necessary to ensure that commercial needs for confidentiality are balanced with the academic imperatives of the research.
The thesis/dissertation is treated as confidential and restricted to the supervisor(s), examiner(s), University Postgraduate Centre staff and student. Examiners are asked to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to being sent the material to be examined.
The embargo period will not normally exceed three years.
Where issues of confidentiality arise after approval of the research by the faculty postgraduate committee, an Application for Restricted Access Form (D18 or PG18) must be submitted to the faculty postgraduate committee for approval.
To apply for restricted access to a piece of masters research use Form PG18: Restricted Access to a Master’s Thesis/Dissertation/Exegesis.
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To apply for restricted access to a piece of doctoral research use Form D18: Restricted Access to a Thesis. 104kB
Applying for an embargo
What is an embargo?
Where research undertaken for a thesis/dissertation may have commercial sensitivity, or where the student believes their interests, or those of the research subjects, would be at risk if the thesis/dissertation were publicly available, the student may apply for an embargo of public availability.The thesis/dissertation is treated as confidential and restricted to the supervisor(s), examiner(s), University Postgraduate Centre staff and student. Examiners are asked to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to being sent the material to be examined.
The embargo period will not normally exceed three years.
When should I apply for an embargo?
Applications for total confidentiality would normally be made prior to the commencement of the research on the initial Thesis/Dissertation Research Proposal form (D1 or PG1) in consultation with the primary supervisor.Where issues of confidentiality arise after approval of the research by the faculty postgraduate committee, an Application for Restricted Access Form (D18 or PG18) must be submitted to the faculty postgraduate committee for approval.
To apply for restricted access to a piece of masters research use Form PG18: Restricted Access to a Master’s Thesis/Dissertation/Exegesis.
106kBTo apply for restricted access to a piece of doctoral research use Form D18: Restricted Access to a Thesis.
104kBApplying for an embargo
Doctoral and Master of Philosophy candidates
Doctoral and Master of Philosophy applications should be completed by the candidate, in consultation with the supervisor and forwarded to the faculty postgraduate office for faculty consideration. The faculty will then forward to the University Postgraduate Centre (along with the Faculty Postgraduate Board’s recommendation) for consideration by the University Postgraduate Board. The University Postgraduate Centre will advise the student and/or supervisor of the outcome.Masters students
Masters applications should be completed by the student, in consultation with the supervisor and forwarded to the faculty postgraduate office for faculty consideration. The faculty postgraduate office will advise the student and/or supervisor of the outcome.Last updated: 19 Jul 2010 10:52am