1. Minutes

The minutes of Meeting No. 15/95 have been circulated. For confirmation.

2. Matters arising from the Minutes not dealt with elsewhere in the Agenda

3. Vice-Chancellor's Report

3.1 Refurbishing of the Sir George Lush Room

The Acting Vice-Chancellor will report.

Item for noting.

3.2 Academic Registrar's Office

The General Manager will speak to this item. Item for noting.

3.3 Monash University's Annual Report to Parliament

The Acting Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

Item for noting.

3.4 VTAC Popularity Poll

The Acting Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item. A document is circulated with this agenda. Item for noting.

D143/95

3.5 Membership of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee

A document is attached. Item for consideration.

D144/95 p5-6

4. Urgent Matters

5. Research Matters

5.1 Proposed Changes to the Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans

A document is attached. Item for consideration.

D145/95 p7-8

6. International Matters

7. Special Items

8. Matters Raised by Deans

9. Reports of Administrative Divisions / Departments

9.1 Report on Research Services Division

A document is attached. Item for information.

D146/95 p9-27

9.2 Report of CASMAC

A document is attached. Item for information.

D147/95 p28-29

9.3 Schedule for Divisional Reports in 1996

It is suggested that a schedule for reports of administrative divisions and departments, similar to that used this year, apply for 1996.

Item for consideration.

10. General Business

10.1 Amendment to Statute 6.2 - Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress

At Academic Board Meeting 2/94, the report of the Exclusion Appeals Review Committee established by the Board in October 1993 was received and noted and its recommendations approved. The report and its recommendations were noted by Council on 11 April 1994, in advance of the drafting of appropriate legislation. The University Solicitor has now prepared draft legislation to implement the approved recommendations. As is normal practice, the draft legislation was tabled at Academic Board Meeting 8/95 held on 22 November 1995. The draft Statute was approved subject to scrutiny by the Committee of Deans to ensure that it related directly to the approved recommendations. The draft legislation is attached, along with the original report approved by the Academic Board. The Committee should note that the procedures recommended by the Review Committee were fully implemented for the round of Exclusion Appeals held at the beginning of 1995. Item for consideration and approval for submission to Council.

D148/95 p30-41

10.2 Report of Working Party to Develop Equity Places in Fee- courses

At Meeting 12/95 held on 5 September 1995, the Committee considered a preliminary document on this matter. As requested by the Committee a further report is now submitted. Item for discussion.

D149/95 p42-56

10.3 Draft Principal Dates 1996

A draft document is attached. Item for information.

D150/95 p57-78

11. Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on 30 January 1996 in The Sir George Lush Room, Ground Floor, University Offices 3.1, Clayton Campus.