University Council Meeting 4/91

Meeting No. 4/91 of the Monash University Council will be held on Monday, 1 July 1991, in the Council Room, University Offices, at the Clayton campus, commencing at 5.00 pm.

A post-meeting dinner will be held at 7.30 for 8.00 pm in the Banquet Room of the Union. Members wishing to attend are asked to notify the Secretary before 12 noon on the day of the meeting.

Enquiries about any of the business listed below, or on Council matters in general, may be directed to the Secretary in Room G05, University Offices, or on telephone no. 565 4000, extension 2010.

ICG:dfa I.C. Gregory

19 June 1991 Secretary

A G E N D A

* 1.1 Apologies

An apology has been received from Dr J.E. Kolm.

1.2 Special Leave

No requests for special leave have been received to date.

* 1.3 Membership

In accordance with the provisions of the Monash University (Chisholm and Gippsland) Act 1990, the terms of all serving non-ex officio members of the interim Council expired on 30 June to be replaced by this reconstituted Council, provided for in the Act, to take over the University's governance from 1 July. A list of the membership of the new Council will follow. It should be noted that due to the mid-year examination break, it was not possible to finalise the election of two undergraduate student representative to Council. As a result, the Chancellor has invited the previous undergraduate students of the Council to be present and proposes to allow this group of observers to have speaking rights but not voting rights subject to the endorsement of Council. Council is asked to note the membership and confirm the action proposed by the Chancellor in respect of the undergraduate students.

The election statutes approved at the last meeting of Council, which are awaiting the approval of the Governor in Council, provide that in determining periods of office, the candidate receiving the largest number of votes would be appointed for the longest term where there is more than one position vacant and varying periods of office. The statutes do not contain a provision for the situation where the number of nominations received equal the number of positions to be filled. The Registrar will propose a procedure to deal with this situation. This has occurred in the elections for the three members of Council from the non academic staff of the University.

* 1.4 Order of Business and Approval of Non-Starred Items

The Chancellor will move `that all items on the agenda not starred be adopted without discussion, and the action recommended be taken or the information therein noted.'

Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed or any item to be given priority, may so request at this point. New members should note that where an item is not starred, the item will be noted, or the recommendation contained in the agenda will be approved by the Council by the Chancellor moving the above motion. If members wish to disagree with any recommendation in the agenda, (in regard to an item not starred) or wish to seek additional information, they may do so at this stage of the meeting by asking for the item to be starred.

Authorised observers will be admitted to the meeting following confirmation of the minutes and consideration of items classified as confidential.

* 1.5 Minutes

The minutes of Meeting No. 3/91, held on 20 May, have been circulated. Council is asked to confirm the minutes subject to the following amendment:

4.7.1 Statute 2.12 - Monash Postgraduate Association (Amendment No. 2) Statute

Council approved the amendments to the statute except for sub-section 3.9 as contained in item 3.5 of the attached draft amendments. This sub-section was discussed by Council and Mrs B. Murray, the Postgraduate Student representative, requested that further consideration of this sub-section be deferred until the explanatory paper is made available to Council.

1.6 Matters Arising from the Minutes

1.7 Gifts and Grants

1.8 Donations to the Library

1.9 Use of the University Seal

* 2.3 Higher Education Statement for Victoria

* 2.4 University Enrolment Statistics and Over-enrolment

* 2.5 DEET Profiles Visit

* 2.6 1992 Budget Process

3.1 Monash University College Gippsland Advisory Council

3.2 Academic Board - Meeting No. 5/91

3.2.1 Recommendations

Council is asked to approve the recommendations arising from matters dealt with in the following items of the report:

2.1 Bachelor of Business (Honours);

2.2 Graduate Diploma in Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing, Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care Nursing;

3.1 Chair of Respiratory Medicine;

3.2 Professor/Director of Hospital and Community Psychiatry, Alfred Hospital;

3.3 Chair of Chemical Engineering;

4. Courses and Degrees (David Syme Faculty of Business);

5. Appointment of Associate Deans;

5.1 Faculty of Economics Commerce and Management;

5.2 Faculty of Engineering;

6. Appointment of Sub-Dean in the Faculty of Engineering;

7. Petition to Council;

7.1 Recommendations of sub-committee of Committee of Deans;

7.2 Position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research);

8. Change of Course Name in the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology;

9. Award of the Degree of Doctor of Medicine;

9.1 Dr G. Deakin; and

9.2 Dr H. Mitchell.

3.2.2 Legislation

3.4.1 Bookshop Board

3.4.2 Buildings Committee

3.4.3 Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee

3.4.4 Patents Committee

3.4.5 Staff Committee

3.5 Reports of Other Committees

4.1 Legislation

Council is asked to action the following legislation:

4.2 Conferring of Degrees

4.3.1 Sir Keith Aickin Chair of Company Law

Council is informed that Dr S. Ricketson has accepted the Sir Keith Aickin Chair of Company Law.

4.3.2 Personal Chair in Law

Council is informed that Dr R.G. Fox has accepted a Personal Chair in Law.

4.3.3 Personal Chair in German

Council is informed that Dr D.G.J. Roberts has accepted a Personal Chair in German.

4.4 Chair Appointments - Selection Committees

4.5 Monash Postgraduate Association Constitution - Amendments

4.6 Appointments Made by the Vice-Chancellor

Council is asked to ratify the action of the Vice-Chancellor in making the following appointments:

4.6.1 Department of Social Work

Mr R. Carew

as Acting Head of the Department of Social Work until February 1992 and the payment of a responsibilities allowance at the rate of Senior Lecturer together with the usual loading during his appointment.

4.6.2 Faculty of Arts - Classical Studies

At Council Meeting 9/90, a line was inadvertently omitted from a paper received from the Faculty of Arts and the following should have been included:

Head Deputy Head

Associate Professor C.G. Betts Dr P.J. Bicknell

13.5.91 - 31.12.91 13.5.91 - 31.12.91

4.7 Employment of a Person Beyond 65 Years of Age

4.8 Reports on Outside Studies Programmes and Overseas Leave

Reports are attached from the following members of the University staff:

5. ITEMS FOR REPORT

* 5.1 Next Meeting

The next meeting of Council is scheduled to be held on Monday, 12 August.