were received from Mr Grayson, who had special leave, and from Mr Guest, Dr James, Ms Keys, Dr Kolm, Miss Pizzey, Mr Shore, and Dr Vaughan.

was granted to Dr Burden, Professor Melbourne, and Mr Ramler for the 21 September meeting, and to Associate Professor Costar for the remaining three meetings of the year.

Messrs T.M. Stiles and B.J. Weatherson were welcomed to their first meeting of Council as elected representatives of the undergraduate and diploma students.

4. Conduct of Business

Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, and 22 were discussed at the meeting. Remaining items were dealt with en bloc.

The Minutes of Meeting No. 4/92 held on 3 August were confirmed, subject to the insertion of `notably the David Syme Management Education Centre,' between `several matters,' and 'approved' in the second line of item 16 - Report of the Finance Committee.

6. Matters Arising from the Minutes

6.1 David Syme Management Education Centre

Council approved the appended list of documents to which the University Seal had been affixed.

The Chancellor reported that, following consultation with the Vice- Chancellor, it had been agreed to commission Mr Wes Walters to paint Professor Logan's portrait.

The Vice-Chancellor tabled, spoke to, and responded to questions on the following items of his appended report:

9.1 The Competency Movement

Council discussed a paper from the Vice-Chancellor identifying some of the implications for the University arising from the competency movement.

9.2 Quality

Council noted the Vice-Chancellor's comments.

9.3 Off-Shore Graduations

The Vice-Chancellor informed Council that Monash was in the process of finalising a strong bid for leadership of a national open learning initiative following an invitation for tenders from the Commonwealth Government. Monash's television-oriented bid was, Professor Logan said, complementary to a print-based bid being submitted by the University of Queensland. He said it was quite possible that the two institutions may be asked to mount a joint initiative.

Council approved action being taken as recommended in the appended paper to facilitate the appointment of alternate members of the Board of the Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies.

Council acceded to a request from the Vice-Chancellor that he be authorised to commit up to $100,000 for three to four years in support of Monash-related activities at the Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies in London. Such action, it was noted, would assist the Centre - associated with the University of London - to remain financially viable. Professor Logan explained that the Centre was highly relevant to the interests of the Monash Key Centre for Australian Studies, and played a useful liaison role with emerging centres for Australian Studies in Europe.

The Vice-Chancellor informed Council that, although negotiations were proceeding, he had nothing further to report in regard to the development of a Monash campus in Malaysia.

The Vice-Chancellor informed Council that there was little of substance to report in regard to the choice of a site for the new Monash campus in the south-eastern growth corridor. He said a second report from the joint site- planning committee, strongly supporting the Casey Airport site at Berwick, was with the Minister.

9.9 Strategic Research Foundation

Council noted the appended copies of correspondence from the Vice-Chancellor in regard to the operation of the Strategic Research Foundation and supported his view that no funds should be committed beyond the term of the present Victorian Government and that a complete audit be undertaken of its activities.

The appended revised guidelines to govern the format and content of new course proposals submitted to Council were approved further to the discussion and action agreed to at the previous meeting.

The Vice-Chancellor's recommendation for the composition of the selection committee for the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) was approved, subject to the substitution of Mr P.L. Baker for Mr R.P. Cresp and the addition of Professors W.H. Melbourne and P.L. Waller.

Council approved the Vice-Chancellor's recommendation that the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Professor P.LeP. Darvall, and Associate Professor J. Strauss be appointed as University delegates to the 15th Association of Commonwealth Universities Congress to be held in Swansea in August 1993.

Professor Ian Rae addressed Council on the life and affairs of the Faculty of Science, elaborating on the information contained in the appended documentation. He undertook to arrange for the pages following 18, inadvertently missing from his statement, to be circulated with the minutes of the meeting.

11. Report of the Monash University College Gippsland Advisory Council

Council received and noted the appended report.

12. Report of the Academic Board

12.1 Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Arts) (Degree of Bachelor of Letters) Regulations, subject to:
. the substitution of `the chairmen' for `the chairman' in the second line of clause 2.2; and
. it being clarified that the `Schedule E' referred to in clause 9.1 was Schedule E to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Regulations;

12.2 Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Arts) (Degree of Bachelor of Arts) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations, subject to the insertion of `paragraph' between `of' and `9.3.2' in the first line of clause 9.3.9;

12.4 Monash-Hicks Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Indonesian History (Amendment No. 1) Regulations;

12.5 Degree of Master of Arts by Coursework and Minor Thesis (Religious Studies);

12.6 Graduate Diploma in Arts (Dance Studies);

12.7 Graduate Diploma in Arts (History);

12.8 Master of Practising Accounting;

12.9 Changes to the Listing of Undergraduate Management Studies offered in the Bachelor of Commerce Degree;

12.10 Proposal to Establish a Chair of Clinical Nursing and Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing at the Monash Medical Centre;

12.11 Submission of New Course Proposals to Council;

12.12 Chair of Mechanical Engineering;

12.13 Testamurs;

12.14 Languages Policy for University Entry;

12.15 Change of Name of Department of Classical Studies;

12.16 Gippsland Centre for Koorie Studies;

12.18 Grading of Master of Bioethics and Master of Environmental Science Theses in the Faculty of Arts;

12.19 Deputy Headship - Department of Pharmacology;

12.20 Associate Director - Institute of Reproduction and Development;

12.21 Award of DSc Degrees; and

12.22 Alexander Theatre Hire Charges.

In view of some uncertainty about what it was being asked to approve in respect of item 12.10 - Proposal to Establish a Chair of Clinical Nursing at the Proposed Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing at Monash Medical Centre, Council clarified the intent of its action as:
. approving the establishment of a Chair of Clinical Nursing,
. with the appointee having responsibility for the development of a Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing,
. at the Monash Medical Centre. Council also noted the action taken by the Academic Board in recommending the establishment of a Board of Nursing Studies to:
(a) look at the relationship between the development of the Centre at the Monash Medical Centre and Nursing generally within the University; and (b) look for arrangements and opportunities for participation and cooperation between Nursing within the University and the development at Monash Medical Centre. Action was deferred in regard to this recommendation, however, pending the receipt of further advice from the Board on the constitution of the proposed Board of Nursing Studies.

13. Report of the Buildings Committee

Council received and noted the appended report.

14. Report of the Executive Committee

Council noted that on 24 July following a postal ballot of its members, the Executive Committee had approved the recommendation contained in the appended report of the Committee for Appointment to the Chair of Pulp and Paper Technology.

15. Report of the Working Party on University Union Student Associations

The Registrar informed the meeting that he would reconvene the working party to consider unresolved issues once the outcome of the forthcoming referendum on the Union constitution was known. He said this was expected to be around early October.

Council received the appended reports and approved the recommendations therein that appointments be offered in respect of the following positions:

16.1 Chair of Rural Health;

16.2 Associate Dean (Research and Development)

Faculty of Engineering; and

16.3 Chair of Medicine (Alfred Hospital).

17. Report of the Union Board

Council received and noted the appended report.

18. Report of the Joint Finance Committee for Student Finances

Council received and noted the appended report.

19. Conferring of Degrees In Absentia

20. Report on Chair Appointments

21. Report on Recent Academic Appointments

Council noted the appended report.

22. Reports on Outside Studies Programmes and Overseas Leave

Council received and noted the appended reports from:

22.1 Professor M.L. King, Department of Econometrics; and

22.2 Mrs A.S. Sievers, Faculty of Law.

23. Meeting Dates for 1993

Monday, 22 February

Monday, 05 April

Monday, 17 May

Monday, 28 June

Monday, 09 August

Monday, 20 September

Monday, 01 November

Monday, 13 December

24. Next Meeting

It was noted that the next ordinary meeting of Council was scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 21 September.