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Discipline Appeals Board – Student sought to admit fresh evidence regarding their personal circumstances – request set aside the Joint Submission of Penalty (“JSP”) accepted by the Tribunal – s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – Unauthorized aid or assistance – The fresh evidence was vague, unsubstantiated, available at the time of the original hearing, and could not be tested on cross-examination – The Panel declined to exercise its discretion to admit the fresh evidence – The Panel found that the Student’s appeal of penalty was a request to resile from the JSP – The Panel declined to exercise its discretion to vary sanction – The Tribunal’s Order was entitled to significant deference and was reasonable – There was no basis to set aside the JSP –appeal dismissed