were received from Professor Melbourne and Mr Whyte, both of whom had special leave, and from Mr Baker, Professor Bellamy, Mr Guest, Mr Hall, Mr Hatsell, and Mr Spring.

was granted to

Council noted that the current terms of Mr Baker, Dr Burden, Ms Chandler, Professor Chandler, Mr Grayson, Dr James, Mr May, Professor Snape, and Mr Weatherson were due to expire on 30 June, and that action had been taken or was in hand for the filling of the vacancies that would arise as a consequence. Council also noted that Mr Hatsell had submitted his resignation from the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council as of 22 July and would, as a consequence, cease to be a member of Council at that time, with the incoming Chairperson of the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council being coopted as a member of Council in succession to Mr Hatsell in accordance with the procedure agreed to at Meeting No. 1/93.

4. Conduct of Business

Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 were discussed at the meeting; the remaining items dealt with en bloc.

6. Matters Arising from the Minutes

6.1 State Superannuation Scheme Benefits

8. Queen's Birthday Honours

Council was pleased to note the following awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours List to persons with links to the University:
. Professor H.G. Burger AO,

Honorary Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research;
. Emeritus Professor N.E. Carson AO

, former professor and foundation Chairman of the Department of Community Medicine;
. Professor M.G. Clyne AO

, Department of Linguistics;
. Emeritus Professor D.A. Lowther AM

, former Professor of Biochemistry and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine; and
. Ms M.B. Gill OAM

, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education

9. Report of the Vice-Chancellor

9.1 Administrative Arrangements in the Vice-Chancellor's Office

After noting the matters referred to in the appended paper, Council ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in appointing Professor Darvall as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) on a half-time basis until the end of the year, and approved the position being advertised with a view to it being filled on a full-time basis as early as possible in 1994.

The Vice-Chancellor briefed Council on the details of an accident that had occurred in the Department of Chemistry on 2 June which had resulted in serious injury to the right hand of a senior postgraduate student. He said he was satisfied that emergency procedures taken at the time had been adequate, and that the initial and ongoing medical treatment of the student was the best available. The student was on sick leave with stipend, and would be in receipt of compensation from the Sports and Recreation Association's student insurance scheme, he said. The student had also been made aware of his rights. A committee of inquiry had been established under the chairmanship of the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor Logan said, and the University was cooperating with action initiated by the Occupational Health and Safety Authority.

9.3 Planning and Budget

The Vice-Chancellor informed Council that the Academic Board had, at its last meeting, discussed the academic parameters that would help shape the University's 1994 budget. Such matters would be under continuing consideration by the Board and the Committee of Deans, he said, which would form the basis of further reports to Council.

9.4 General Staff Restructuring Award

Council noted the appended paper.

9.5 Equal Opportunity in Staff Selection

The Vice-Chancellor briefed Council on a potentially embarrassing situation that had arisen for the University relating to medical education in Malaysia.

9.8 Students in Hong Kong

The Vice-Chancellor informed Council that, as a result of certain allegations against the agent that Monash and a number of other Australian universities had been associated with in Hong Kong, all connections with that agent had been discontinued. Monash was now dealing direct with the Hong Kong Polytechnic, he said, in regard to its off-shore courses in Business and Nursing.

9.9 Van Cleef Foundation

appended to the report, subject to the fraction of `0.5' being amended to '0.4' in the two instances that it occurred in clause 2.2 under subsection 7.2 on page 3 in order to conform with standard practice in the rest of the University.

Council noted the appended paper giving details of the inception of the Monash University Distinguished Alumni Awards and a number of programs mounted by the Alumni Relations and Fundraising Office. The Vice-Chancellor said he felt there was certainly scope for the alumni to play a more effective role within the University community. 9.12 30 Collins Street

Following recent media coverage, the Vice-Chancellor briefed Council on a joint venture being entered into with the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing which may, among other things, involve the construction of a 22-story building on the UIBE campus at no cost to Monash. Council noted the likelihood of more opportunities emerging in China of potential interest to the University.

10. Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Education

Professor Aspin addressed Council with reference to his appended paper on the theme of Coping with Change Successfully.

11. Report of the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council

12. Report of the Academic Board (Meeting No. 4/93)

(1.1);

(2);

(3);

(4);

(5);

(6);

(7);

(8); and

.

(1.1).

(1.1), subject to the deletion of `may' in the first line of clause 4.2.2, and clause 5.2.3 being renumbered 5.3 with the consequent renumbering of clauses 5.3 and 5.4 to 5.4 and 5.5 respectively;

(1.2);

(1.3), subject to the deletion of `to' in the first line of clause 2.2.13, and the insertion of `or the Syme Graduate Business School' following `Management' in the second line of clause 3.6.1;

(2);

(3);

(4);

(5);

(6);

(7); and

(8).

Council received and noted the appended report of the Biosafety Committee.

Council received and noted the appended report of the Buildings Committee.

Council noted that on, 16 June, the Executive Committee, by way of a postal ballot of its members conducted in accordance with the provisions of its constitution, had approved a recommendation from the Vice-Chancellor that it ratify decisions taken by the Academic Board between 8 May 1991 and the present, in the light of technical problems associated with the terms of office of some members of the Board during that period, as reported to Council at its previous meeting.

Council received and noted the appended report of the Finance Committee. Council also received and noted the appended report of the Trustees of the Monash University Foundation. 18. Report of the Naming Committee

Council also amended the wording of the recommendation it approved at Meeting No. 2/93 by including the words `and Medicine' following `Centre for Molecular Biology' that were inadvertently omitted from the proposed new title for Block B of the Medical School on the Clayton campus; the correct name being `Centre for Molecular Biology and Medicine - H & L Hecht Wing

'.

Council received the appended report of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee and approved the following recommendation therein:

20.1 Committee Composition

.

Council received and noted the appended report of the Patents Committee, including the accompanying 1992 annual report.

Council approved offers of appointment being made as recommended in the appended reports of selection committees in respect of the following positions:

; and

22.2 Chair of General Practice

. 23. Report of the Union Board

; and

23.2 Monash Bookshop Rental

. 24. Report on Chair Appointments

24.1 Chair of Computing, Software Development

Mrs McPhee and Dr Vaughan;

24.2 Chair of Public Sector Management

Ms Chandler and Dr Rodan; and

24.3 Chair of Structural Engineering

Ms Keys and Dr Ward.

25. Gender Representation on Decision-Making Bodies

In accordance with the advice of the University Solicitor's Office, Council made the following legislation, copies of which are appended:

; and

, subject to the substitution of `oral' for `verbal' in the first line of clause 1.1.4.

Council deferred the appointment of a nominee on the Advisory Board of the University's Institute of Reproduction and Development pending the receipt of advice from the Vice-Chancellor on the gender balance of the Board's current membership.

Council received and noted the appended reports from:

Members were reminded that the next meeting of Council was scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 9 August, in the Council Room on the Clayton Campus.