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To: UniLodge and La Trobe University
Abolish Lockout Fees at La Trobe University
The Residential Department of the La Trobe University Student Union (LTSU) demands:
1. That the university and UniLodge abolish the $45 lockout fees for students.
2. That In the event that a key card is required to be replaced, the fee should be no more than $10.
3. That lockouts that require a spare key card shall not be charged.
4. That all students charged the $45 should be refund according to the new lockout fees policy, outlined above.
1. That the university and UniLodge abolish the $45 lockout fees for students.
2. That In the event that a key card is required to be replaced, the fee should be no more than $10.
3. That lockouts that require a spare key card shall not be charged.
4. That all students charged the $45 should be refund according to the new lockout fees policy, outlined above.
Why is this important?
All residential students at La Trobe University, as it stands, must pay $45 if they are locked out of their room. A student could be locked out of their room due to misplacing their key card, leaving the key card in their room or because of a key card breakage. In all instances the $45 lockout fee is unjustified.
A large majority of students living on campus are either receiving government welfare payments, working part-time or working in casual, insecure work. Lockout fees in relation to the average income of students is simply unaffordable.
Lockout fees are also unnecessary. When a key card is lost, lockout fees cover more than just the cost of replacing them and when a key card is stuck inside a locked room, lockout fees are charged even though there is no cost incurred.
The current lockout fees are unnecessary and unaffordable and fall behind the standards of other universities, such as the Australian National University and Monash University.
Students who cannot afford the lockout fees are penalised more, and these students are often the most vulnerable. Disadvantaged students are more disadvantaged. The current lockout fees pose an unnecessary challenge to the welfare of the most vulnerable students living on campus.
The University and UniLodge must act to ensure that students are being disadvantaged for arbitrary reasons and increase the already high pressures of working and studying. This change, unlike lockout fees, is a necessity for the protection of students’ welfare and promotion of academic equality.
LTSU Residential Officer
Hamish Grundy
[email protected]
LTSU Residential Officer
Georgia Ibrom
[email protected]
A large majority of students living on campus are either receiving government welfare payments, working part-time or working in casual, insecure work. Lockout fees in relation to the average income of students is simply unaffordable.
Lockout fees are also unnecessary. When a key card is lost, lockout fees cover more than just the cost of replacing them and when a key card is stuck inside a locked room, lockout fees are charged even though there is no cost incurred.
The current lockout fees are unnecessary and unaffordable and fall behind the standards of other universities, such as the Australian National University and Monash University.
Students who cannot afford the lockout fees are penalised more, and these students are often the most vulnerable. Disadvantaged students are more disadvantaged. The current lockout fees pose an unnecessary challenge to the welfare of the most vulnerable students living on campus.
The University and UniLodge must act to ensure that students are being disadvantaged for arbitrary reasons and increase the already high pressures of working and studying. This change, unlike lockout fees, is a necessity for the protection of students’ welfare and promotion of academic equality.
LTSU Residential Officer
Hamish Grundy
[email protected]
LTSU Residential Officer
Georgia Ibrom
[email protected]