NSW Student placement and teaching/teacher conflict of interest law

[thomas3040]

Is there any area of law around whether a final year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student (called person A in this example) can be taught and assessed by a former colleague (person B)?

For example both started in the same cohort 6 years ago and done all classes together until in 4th year personal emergency reasons meant one (person A) had to take a year off. Person B graduated and was hired by the univeristy Equine department and therefore meant they would be taking all the following year final year students on their final Rotations and assessments for this industry in particular (Equine, which is its own veterinary industry, others including small animal, large animal, etc).
So now person B is teaching and assessing person A as an academic staff member, whilst every other student has never had classes with person B who is now a doctor.

Funnily enough person A was failed on the Equine rotation which rarely happens and most feedback to the Dean of the faculty came from non other than their former colleague which may seem to be vengeful hate stemming from past disputes.

Does person B have any case?


Searching Univeristy policies and laws is not drawing any answers and looking at case law seems almost impossible since how many times has that ever happened before.

 

[Tim W]

Does person B have any case?

I doubt it.

Does person B have any evidence beyond mere opinion and their feelings?

 

[thomas3040]

It would be difficult to prove or even if considered evidence, such as the work done during this rotation, which was all verbally communicated by person B to the student.
I.e. they told the student all the patient details, drugs, amounts and calculations which later the senior vet found to be wrong. Too much penicillin was given and although not problematic or life-threatening, was a red flag and the student got in trouble and failed DUE TO the Vets orders).
I'm vaguely familiar with basic laws in the tort of negligence and it seems unfair that the student would get in trouble yet the Vet is so protected.... i.e. the concept of vicarious liability through the employer (Equine department).