I know a guy planning to lie and say he lived in Griffith for 5 yrs and apply for rural sub quota. If he's caught, do they just fine? Has this happened to anyone you know?
Gee, if someone is going to resort to such unethical behavior to be admitted to optometry school, I'd rather not have them as my optometrist.
Not only would they be lying, but others would be complicit to this fraud too. They do, after all, have reference letters or testimonials to attempt to validate or verify these facts, yes?
If and when caught for this act, precisely what happens depends on multiple factors and considerations. However, safe to say, universities (a term that, when I use it here, encompasses admissions bodies, faculties, chancelleries, governing bodies, and the like) have no recourse but to suspend or terminate a person's candidature or revoke degrees. If applying for a school and the falsehood is brought to light, a person may have their application considered or not considered. He or she may be barred from ever being admitted or ever applying again.
Under
Statutory Declarations Act 1959 (Cth), specifically S 11, it is an offence to intentionally make a false statement in a statutory declaration. It is therefore possible that, if the fraud is exposed, a person claiming that he or she lived in Griffith for 5 y. may be prosecuted under this Act.
Would it really be reasonable to run the gamut of possibilities?
I know of people who have lied to try to get into medical or dental school. I know of people who have been prosecuted under the aforementioned Act as well.