Committee of Deans Meeting 12/98

Meeting 12/98 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 22 September 1998 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, University Offices Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

Tony Calder
Secretary

97/0025

AGENDA

1. Attendance and apologies

An apology has been received from Professor P Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research & Development, Professor A Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Academic & Planning, Professor M Brisk, Dean - Faculty of Engineering, Professor L Waller, Acting Dean - Faculty of Law, Professor C Chapman, Dean - Victorian College of Pharmacy, and Professor J Rosenberg, Dean - Faculty of Information Technology.

In attendance as Acting Deans will be: Professor Tam Sridhar (Engineering), Professor Marcia Neave (Law) Professor Mark von Itzstein (Pharmacy) and Professor R Willis (Information Technology).

Professor J Warren, Pro Vice-Chancellor - Monash University Sunway Campus Malaysia will be in attendance.

Mr Peter Marshall, Assistant General Manager - Personnel Services will be in attendance for items 3.1 and 4.5.1.

2. Minutes

The minutes of meeting 11/98 have been circulated.

For confirmation.

3. Matters arising from the minutes not dealt with elsewhere in the agenda

3.1 Revisions to Personnel Policy - Probationary period for continuing employees - University Practice Policy

(The probationary period matter was previously discussed at meeting 10/98, 10^th August 1998, item 3.1 and meeting 11/98, 1^st September 1998, item 3.1)

Document D39/98 is attached.

Mr Peter Marshall, Assistant General Manager - Personnel Services will be in attendance for this item.

3.2 Non Payment of Fees : Australian and International Students

Document D40/98 is attached.

The Vice-Chancellor will introduce this item.

4. Vice-Chancellor's Group

4.1 Vice-Chancellor

4.1.1 Setting up a new Monash Campus Overseas

Document D41/98 is attached.

Professor J Warren, Pro Vice-Chancellor - Monash University Sunway Campus Malaysia, will provide a presentation on the topic Setting up a new Monash Campus Overseas.

4.2 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs)

4.3 International Program Update

Professor Maloney will introduce this item.

4.4 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning)

4.5 General Manager

4.5.1 Salary Packaging

Mr Peter Marshall, Assistant General Manager - Personnel Services will be in attendance for this item.

Document D42/98 is attached.

5. Matters raised by Deans

5.1 University Handbooks

This matter was previously raised at meeting 11/98, 1 September 1998, refer to item 5.1 of the Minutes.

Members are advised that Professor Lindsay is unable to attend this meeting and will therefore report on this matter to meeting 13/98 (13 October 1998).

6. Other business

7. Items for information

7.1 Schedule of 1999 Meeting Dates

Document D43/98 lists the 1999 meeting dates for the Committee of Deans.

For your information, additional meeting dates included on the document are:

Council approved at meeting 5/98 (10^th August)

Academic Board approved at meeting 6/98 (2^nd September)

Education Committee approved at meeting 5/98 (12^th August)

8. Next meeting

The next scheduled Committee of Deans meeting will be held on 13 October 1998 at 2.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room.

Distribution

(Hard copy):

Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Deans
General Manager