were received from Mr Rogers, Mr Guest, Mr Hall, Dr Kolm, Mr Shore and Professor Snape.

was granted to Mr Baker and Ms Pizzey for the 5 April meeting of Council.

Items 1, 3, 4, 5.2, 5.3, 7, 9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 10.3, 10.8, 12, 16, 17, 18, and 21 were discussed at the meeting, the remaining items were dealt with en bloc.

5. Matters Arising from the Minutes

5.1 Exclusion for University Progress Statute

Council made the appended Statute 6.2 - Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress (Amendment No. 7) Statute, which corrected certain unintentional but substantive drafting errors contained in the Statute that had been presented at the previous meeting.

Council made the appended Statute 2.14 - Victorian College of Pharmacy (Amendment No. 1) Statute and Victorian College of Pharmacy Regulations. In making the Regulations, it was agreed that a reference in sections 2.13 and 2.14 to student members nominated by the College Board, as opposed to being elected, should be clarified and preferably amended.

7. Australia Day Honours

Council was pleased to note the following awards in the Australia Day Honours List to persons with links to the University:

Emeritus Professor Ian Polmear AO, foundation Chairman of the Department of Materials Engineering and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor;

Professor Alan Powell AM, former head of the Impact Project in the Faculty of Economics Commerce and Management;

Professor Paul Zimmet AM, of the Department of Medicine at the Alfred Hospital; and

8. Portrait of the Vice-Chancellor

Council noted that the portrait of Professor Logan by Wes Walters had been hung in company of the other Vice-Cancellarian portraits in the foyer of Robert Blackwood Hall.

9. Report of the Vice-Chancellor

9.1 Visit to Universities and Research Institutes in China and Vietnam

The Vice-Chancellor reported on a visit with a group of seven Australian Vice-Chancellors to China and Vietnam during January 1993. The universities visited had conveyed a strong commitment to education and a desire to forge links with Australian universities. Monash had received three requests for co-operation, in a form yet to be determined, from the University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai Medical University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. These requests were being followed up. The Vice-Chancellor advised on ways in which Monash could foster higher education and training in Vietnam eg. a collection of books from Monash would be placed in the University of Ho Chi Minh City.

9.2 Title of `Comptroller'

Council noted the appended document outlining the duties and delegated responsibilities of the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Professor West and Professor Darvall in 1993. The Vice-Chancellor advised that Professor Darvall would be co-opted on a part-time basis to assist with specific matters eg. industry liaison. Professor Darvall would remain Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He would report further on the title and fractional basis on which Professor Darvall would be appointed.

9.4 Memorandum of Understanding with the University of New South Wales

Council noted and endorsed the appended Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Vice- Chancellor, Monash, and the Vice-Chancellor, University of New South Wales. Professor Logan advised that this affiliation was envisaged as a mechanism for developing initiatives of mutual benefit to both universities.

9.5 Academic Planning

The Vice-Chancellor spoke of the implications for Monash in the event of a change of Government at the forthcoming Commonwealth election. He said the University would be addressing these and a range of other academic planning issues in the course of the year, and undertook to report to Council as necessary.

9.6 Open Learning Regulations

9.7 Deanship of Faculty of Medicine

Council, having endorsed the recommendation of the Selection Advisory Committee for the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Projects) (see item 16 below), agreed to the Vice-Chancellor's recommendation that the position of Dean of the Faculty of Arts be advertised, if need be before the next meeting.

Council received and noted the appended report and approved the following recommendations therein:

10.3 Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Medicine) (Degree of Master of Biotechnology) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (1.3),

In making these regulations, Council referred a suggested minor amendment in section 9.2 to the University Solicitor for appropriate action;

10.5 Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Medicine) (Degree of Master of Surgery) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (1.5);

10.6 Statute 1.1 - Interpretation (Amendment No. 11) Statute (1.6);

10.7 Faculties (Amendment No. 112) Regulations (1.7);

10.10 Bachelor of Arts (Craft) Honours (2.1.2);

10.11 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Honours (2.1.3);

10.12 Bachelor of Arts (Ceramic Design) Honours (2.1.4);

10.13 Graduate Diploma of Arts (Welfare Studies) (2.2.1);

10.14 Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) (3.1);

10.16 Associate Diploma of Engineering (Industrial Management) (3.3);

10.17 Bachelor of Teaching (3.4);

10.18 Bachelor of Technology (Design) (4.1);

10.19 Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) (4.2);

10.21 Proposed Restructuring of Subjects in the Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Critical Care) - Faculty of Professional Studies (6);

10.22 Appointment of Subdean - Faculty of Engineering (Clayton campus) (7);

10.23 Subject and Course Quotas for 1993 - Faculty of Engineering (8);

10.24 Location of Chair of Radiation Oncology (9);

10.25 Teaching of Existing Courses by Distance Education - Master of Family Medicine (10.1.1);

10.26 Teaching of Existing Courses by Distance Education - Master of Practising Accounting (10.2.1);

10.27 Teaching of Existing Courses by Distance Education - Bachelor of Business Accounting (10.2.2);

10.28 Cessation of Intake into the Bachelor of Business (Manufacturing Management) (11);

10.29 Chair in Computer Technology (12.1);

10.30 Chair in Business Systems (12.2);

10.31 Annual Reports to Council (13);

10.34 Heads/Deputy Heads of Departments 1993 - Faculty of Medicine (16);

10.35 Science Subject Quotas for 1993 - Faculty of Medicine (17);

10.36 Proposed Centre for the Study of Policing and Public Safety (18); and

10.37 Proposed Change of Name of the Department of Ceramic Design - Faculty of Professional Studies (19).

11. Report of the Biosafety Committee

11.1 Council received and noted the appended report of the proceedings of the Biosafety Committee held on 10 December 1992.

12. Report of the Executive Committee

12.1 International Student Fees

Council was informed that, in the course of the summer recess, the Executive Committee had made the Constitution of the University Union (Amendment No. 21) Regulations, following resolution of the matter that had led to the deferral of the legislation at the previous meeting. 13. Report of the Nominations Committee

Council received and noted the appended report on the proceedings of the meeting of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee held on 17 December 1992.

15. Annual Report of the Religious Centre Advisory Committee

Council received and noted the appended Annual Report of the Religious Centre Advisory Committee.

16. Report of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Projects) Selection Advisory Committee

Council received and noted the appended report of the Union Board Meeting No. 1/93 (Special Meeting) held on 5 February 1992. After quite some discussion and on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, Council agreed to re-affirm the action taken at its last meeting in regard to the Student Employment Service and the Student Welfare Office and the subsequent making of enabling legislation.

Council received and noted the appended paper and noted the acceptance of offers as set down in item 1. Council appointed the following selection committees as recommended therein:

Deputy Chair, Mr John Hutchinson, was invited to serve as the alternate for Mr Hatsell who would not be available.

Mrs Sheila Fenguson was invited to serve as the nominee of the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council.

18.2 Professor and Head, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gippsland

Dr Knights and Ms Sussex agreed to serve as Council nominees on this selection committee.

18.3 Professor and Head, Sub-Faculty of Nursing

Mr Kricker and Ms McManamny agreed to serve as Council nominees on this selection committee.

18.4 Professor and Head, Sub-Faculty of Art and Design

Associate Professor Strauss and Mr Whyte agreed to serve on this selection committee.

18.5 Chair of Microbiology Selection Committee

Dr Coogan agreed to replace Professor Stella Crossley as the Council nominee on the Chair of Microbiology Selection Committee.

19. Appointment of an Authorised Officer

`That David Walter Ward be appointed as an officer of the University' -
a) pursuant to section 77(4) of the Road Safety Act 1986 and Regulation 902(f) of the Road Safety (Procedures) Regulation 1988 for the purpose of taking proceedings generally for any breach of Regulations made under Part VIII of that Act;
b) pursuant to the Monash University Parking Permit Rules 1986 for the purpose of enforcing those rules; and
c) generally to enforce discipline within the University.

20. Carl Moppert Prize in Mathematics

If the Selection Committee so decides, the Prize can be shared between two or more students.

Council resolved as follows:

23. Reports on Outside Studies Programs and Overseas Leave

23.1 Dr R.J. Birrell, Department of Anthropology and Sociology;

23.2 Associate Professor D.P. Chandler, Department of History and CSEAS;

23.7 Dr B.M. Gatehouse, Department of Chemistry;

23.8 Dr M.R. Godley, Department of History;

23.9 Mr A. Kenwood, Department of Roman Languages;

23.10 Dr H. Kuhse, Centre for Human Bioethics;

23.11 Dr A. Markus, Department of History;

23.12 Dr A.M. Rice, Faculty of Education;

23.13 Dr M.J. Ryan, Department of Social Work;

23.14 Professor C. Selby Smith, Graduate School of Management;

23.15 Ms W. Stavrianos, Department of Fine Art;

23.16 Mr C.L. Ten, Department of Philosophy; and

23.17 Professor R.T. White, Faculty of Education.

Members noted that the next ordinary meeting of Council was scheduled to be held on Monday, 5 April, commencing at 5.00 pm in the Council Room at the Clayton campus.