University Council Meeting 2/92
Meeting No. 2/92 of the Monash University Council will be held on Monday,
6 April 1992, in the Council Room, University Offices, at the Clayton
campus, commencing at 5.00 pm.
A post-meeting dinner will be held at 7.00 for 7.30 pm in the Private
Dining 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.
MDW:dfa M.D. Watson
30 March 1992 Secretary
A G E N D A
1. INTRODUCTORY AND FORMAL BUSINESS
* 1.1 Apologies
Apologies have been received from Mr Hatsell, who has special leave, and
from Dr James.
1.2 Special Leave
No requests for special leave have been received to date.
* 1.3 Minute of Appreciation
| PRIVATE Council is asked to endorse the attached draft minute
of appreciation of Mr J.A. Hancock's contribution to the University
between 1985 and 1991. |
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* 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.
Authorised observers will be admitted to the meeting following
confirmation of the minutes and consideration of any items deemed
confidential.
* 1.5 Minutes
The minutes of Meeting No. 1/92, held on 24 February, have been
circulated.
1.6 Matters Arising from the Minutes
* 1.6.1 Matriculation Regulations
| PRIVATE Council is asked to make the attached
Matriculation Regulations that have been amended as explained in the
covering explanatory memorandum to take account of the query raised at
the previous meeting. |
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1.7 Use of the University Seal
| PRIVATE A list of documents to which the University Seal has been
affixed since last reported is attached for approval by Council. |
18 Members Only |
2. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
Professor Logan has given notice that he intends to report to Council on
the following matters:
* 2.1 Academic Developments in Malaysia
* 2.2 Monash University College Gippsland
| PRIVATE Following endorsement by the Committee of Deans, Academic
Board, and the Gippsland Advisory Council, the Vice-Chancellor will ask
Council to endorse the attached paper setting out the broad terms
for the integration of Monash University College Gippsland with the rest
of the University. |
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* 2.3 Appointment of a Discipline Appeal Committee
The Vice-Chancellor will recommend the appointment of a Council committee
to hear and determine an appeal lodged by a student against the severity of
a penalty imposed on him by the Discipline Committee on 4 February.
3. FACULTY REPORT
| PRIVATE The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor R. Porter,
will speak to the attached report on the mission of his faculty. |
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4. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
4.1 Monash University College Gippsland Advisory Council
| PRIVATE The minutes of a meeting of the Monash University College
Gippsland Advisory Council held on 17 March are attached,
together with the following appendix: |
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| PRIVATE A - Off-Shore Courses. |
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4.2 Academic Board
| PRIVATE A report of a meeting of the Academic Board held on 11 March
is attached, together with the following appendices: |
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| PRIVATE A - Restructuring the Music Courses to Offer a BMus in
Addition to a BA with Music Majors; |
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| B - Reports of the Comptroller and the Deans of the Faculties of
Education, Science, and Engineering; |
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| C - Centre for Population and Urban Studies; and |
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| D - Proposal for Establishment of William Flintoft Professorial
Fellowship. |
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4.2.1 Recommendations
Council is asked to approve the recommendations arising from matters
dealt with in the following items of the report:
2.1.1 Degree of Bachelor of Music;
3. Annual Reports to Council;
4. Proposal to Establish a Centre for Population and Urban Studies;
5. Proposal to Establish the William Flintoft Professorial Fellowship;
and
6. Membership of the Board of the David Syme Faculty of Business.
4.2.2 Legislation
Council is asked to make the attached legislation arising from the
recommendation in the following item of the report and, in the case of the
Statute, authorise the affixing of the University Seal thereon and its
submission to the Governor in Council for approval:
| PRIVATE 1.1Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Education)(Degree of
Bachelor of Teaching) Regulations; |
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| 1.2Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Medicine)(Graduate Diploma in
Family Medicine) Regulations; |
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| 1.3Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Medicine)(Degree of Child
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy) Regulations; and |
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| 1.4Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No. 2) Statute. |
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4.3 Reports of Standing Committees
4.3.1 Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee
The Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee is scheduled to
meet on 6 April. Any recommendations arising from that meeting will be
tabled for Council's consideration.
| PRIVATE 4.3.2Biosafety Committee The minutes of a meeting of
the Biosafety Committee held on 20 February are attached for the
information of Council. |
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* 4.3.3 Bookshop Board
| PRIVATE The minutes of a meeting of the Bookshop Board held on 2
March are attached for the information of Council. |
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4.3.4 Equal Opportunity Committee
| PRIVATE The minutes of a meeting of the Equal Opportunity Committee
held on 18 March are attached, together with the following
appendices: A - Sex-Based Harrassment Grievance Procedures; and B -
Affirmative Action Program - Higher Education Yearly Report, 1991.
Council is asked to approve the recommendation arising at item 2.3 of
the minutes: .Sex-Based Harrassment Grievance Procedures. |
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4.3.5 Finance Committee
| PRIVATE The minutes of a meeting of the Finance Committee held on 24
March are attached, together with the following appendices: |
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| PRIVATE A - Proposed Cooperative Research Centre for Polymer Blends
Limited; |
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| B - Monash Merchandising - Business Plan Implementation; |
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| C - The Outlook for the Sir John Monash Business Centre Pty Limited; |
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| D - Budget Performance Report - Year Ended 31 December 1991; and |
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1991 Audited Financial Statements as follows -
| PRIVATE E - Montech Pty Limited Group; |
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| F - Infertility Medical Centre Pty Limited Group; |
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| G - Monash ANZ Centre For International Briefing Pty Limited; |
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| H - Pelletray Pty Limited; |
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| I - Playbox Theatre Centre of Monash University; |
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| J - Monash University Bookshop; |
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| K - Monash Association of Students; and |
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| L - 1990 Audited Accounts of "M" Superannuation Scheme and
Disability Pensions Funds. |
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Council is asked to approve the recommendations arising from matters
dealt with in the following items of the minutes:
17. Proposed Cooperative Research Centre for Polymer Blends Limited; and
21a. Monash Merchandising - Business Plan Implementation.
4.3.6 Naming Committee
| PRIVATE The minutes of a meeting of the Naming Committee held on 6
February are attached. Council is asked to approve the
recommendation at item 2.1 of the minutes: .Re-naming the Union
Private Dining Room. |
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4.3.7 Patents Committee
| PRIVATE The minutes of a meeting of the Patents Committee held on 24
February are attached for the information of Council. |
318 MEMBERS ONLY |
4.4 Reports of Ad Hoc Committees
* 4.4.1 Librarianship, Archives and Records Chair Selection
Committee
| PRIVATE Council is asked to approve the recommendation in the
attached report of the Committee for Appointment to the Chair in the
Graduate Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records. |
325 MEMBERS ONLY |
4.4.2 Chair of Chemical Engineering Selection Committee
The Selection Committee for Appointment to a Chair of Chemical
Engineering is scheduled to meet on 1 April. Any recommendation arising from
that meeting will be tabled for Council's consideration.
4.5 Reports of Other Committees
4.5.1 Union Board
| PRIVATE The minutes of a meeting of the Union Board held on 5 March
are attached for the information of Council. |
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5. GENERAL BUSINESS
5.1 Recent Appointments
| PRIVATE Information is attached on recent academic and
general appointments to the University staff. |
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* 5.2 Chair Appointments
| PRIVATE The attached paper has been submitted by the
Personnel Officer (Chair Appointments: |
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Council is asked to:
- note the acceptance of offers as set down in items 1.1 to 1.4;
- appoint the selection committees for a Professor/Director of Cancer
Services at Box Hill Hospital and an Associate Dean (Research and
Development) in the Faculty of Engineering as set down in items 2.1 and
2.2; and
- appoint alternate members for the two Council representatives on the
Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee as requested in item
3, nominations for which will be brought to the meeting by the Vice-
Chancellor.
5.3 Personnel Services Report
| PRIVATE The attached report on the activities of Human
Resources Services, Career Planning and Development, and Industrial
Relations during the first three months of the year is submitted for the
information of Council. |
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5.4 Appointment Over the Age of Sixty-Five
Council is asked to approve the appointment of Emeritus Professor Donald
Richmond Horne, who is over the age of sixty-five, as a Professorial Fellow
in the National Centre for Australian Studies on a 0.3 fractional basis.
5.5 Legislation
On the advice of the University Solicitor and the Registrar, Council is
asked to make the following legislation, copies of which are attached
and, in the case of the Statute, authorise the affixing thereon of the
University Seal and its submission to the Governor in Council for approval:
| PRIVATE 5.5.1Statute 2.8 - Student Loan Fund; |
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| 5.5.2Student Loan (Administrative Committees) Regulations; |
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| 5.5.3Student Loan Fund Regulations; |
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| 5.5.4DEET Loan Fund Regulations; |
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| 5.5.5Student Assistance Fund Regulations; and |
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| 5.5.6Morgen Assistance Fund Regulations. |
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5.6 Appointments to Committees and Other Bodies
* 5.6.1 Victorian Institute of Forensic Pathology Council
Professor Robert Porter's term as Council's nominee on the Victorian
Institute of Forensic Pathology Council is due to expire on 3 May. The
Vice-Chancellor will bring a nomination to Council after speaking to
Professor Porter on his return from leave.
5.6.2 Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
Council is asked to endorse the nominations of Professor P. Nagley and
Professor J.W. Goding of the Faculty of Medicine, and Associate Professor V.
Krishnapillai and Dr R.F.C. Brown of the Faculty of Science as members of
the Medical and Scientific Committee of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria.
5.6.3 Hospital Advisory Committees
| PRIVATE Council is asked to endorse the attached listing of
University and Faculty representatives on the Advisory Committees and
Electoral College of affiliated teaching hospitals. |
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5.6.4 Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee
The Vice-Chancellor recommends that the membership constitution of the
Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee be changed to provide for
the Chairman to be `a senior member of staff' as opposed to `a
Deputy Vice-Chancellor'.
5.7 Reports on Outside Studies Programmes and Overseas Leave
Reports on outside studies programmes and overseas leave are attached
from the following members of the University staff:
| PRIVATE 5.7.1 Dr L.M. Aitkin, Department of Physiology; |
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| 5.7.2 Associate Professor A.E. Dingle, Department of Economic
History; |
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| 5.7.3 Dr R.G. King, Department of Pharmacology; |
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| 5.7.4 Associate Professor H.P. Lee, Faculty of Law; and |
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| 5.7.5 Mr G. Tucker, School of Banking and Finance. |
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Next Meeting
Members are reminded that the next ordinary meeting of Council is
scheduled to be held on Monday, 18 May, commencing at 5.00 pm.
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