Apologies were received from Associate Professor Costar, Mr Kricker, Professor Melbourne, Senator Patterson, Dr Vaughan and from Dr Coogan, Mr Spring and Mr Whyte, each of whom had special leave for this meeting.

(File 88/1415)

2. Special Leave

Special leave was granted to Senator Patterson for Meeting No. 1/94 on 21 February 1994.

3. Minutes

4.1 Starring of Items

Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.2, 6, 7, 8.1.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.12, 9.2, 14, 15.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 22, 23.1, 23.2, 23.3.2, 23.4, 23.5, 23.6, 25 and 26 were discussed at the meeting. The agenda was re-arranged to include tabled papers for consideration at items 7, 8, 22, 23, 25 and 26.

4.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items

Council resolved on the motion of the Chancellor:

that all items on the agenda not starred be adopted without discussion, and the action recommended be taken or the information therein noted.

4.3 Confidential Items

Council discussed and resolved starred and confidential items as reported in these minutes, viz 23.1.1, 23.2, 23.4, 23.5 and 23.6.

4.4 Admission of Observers

Authorised observers were admitted and Mr J. Curtis and Ms C. Henderson attended the meeting.

5.1 Selection of Applicants into the Graduate Diploma in Education

That the advice concerning criteria for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Education as detailed in the document presented be noted.

(File 87/0615) 5.2 Quality Portfolio 1993

The Quality Portfolio provided information about Monash, including its mission statement, objectives in teaching and research, and future priorities. Volume One provided an overview, volume two provided a detailed analysis of the University. In the course of discussion, Professor Chubb clarified specific sections of the document and commended the document to members. The Vice-Chancellor advised the relevance of the Portfolio as a basis for discussion at the previously foreshadowed seminar on future directions of the University, to be held in 1994, in which Council members would be invited to participate.

That the Quality Portfolio 1993 be noted.

(Files 93/1374 and 93/1930)

6. Use of the University Seal

RESOLUTION CL8/93/3

That, in accordance with section 4(1) Division 1 of the Monash University Act, the use of the Common Seal for the purpose specified in the document dated 2 December 1993 be approved.

(File 89/2074)

7. Report of the Vice-Chancellor

RESOLUTION CL8/93/4

(a) That the petitions from academic staff of Monash University concerning employment conditions of academic staff in Australian universities be received and noted.

That the University's 1994 budget be adopted.

(File 93/0585)

That "in principle" endorsement be given to the continuing discussions with relevant authorities in Malaysia, and that the Vice-Chancellor submit a proposal to Council for a twinning arrangement with a clinical medical college in Malaysia at an appropriate time.

(File 93/1323)

That the recommendation of the Public Sector Management Institute for the establishment of an annual public lecture, to be known as the Sir John Monash Annual Lecture on Public Management, as detailed in the document presented, be approved.

7.6 Report on Monash Initiatives in Vietnam

The Vice-Chancellor reported on a visit by a Monash delegation to Hanoi in November 1993. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) had been signed by Professor Logan and the Director of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). As a result of discussions and the MOU, Monash would be involved as a consultant in the restructuring of the higher education sector in Vietnam.

RESOLUTION CL8/93/9

That the report on Monash initiatives in Vietnam be noted.

(File 93/1768)

(a) That the Vice-Chancellor's report on planning for a collaborative project in Indonesia be noted.

(File 93/1341)

(b) That the Vice-Chancellor's report on the arrangements for a Foundation Year to be offered in 1994 in Malaysia be noted.

(File 92/1039)

7.8 Annual Report of the Monash University Gallery 1992

RESOLUTION CL8/93/11

That the Annual Report of the Monash University Gallery 1992 be received and noted.

(File 87/0340)

(File 88/1944)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/13

That the proposed restructure of the Faculty of Business and Economics, including the establishment of a Graduate School of Business and Government as outlined in the tabled paper, be approved.

(Files 92/1360 and 93/0575)

(File 92/1360)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/15 That the Selection Committee for Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development), as proposed in the tabled paper, be approved.

(File 90/1119)

(File 92/1305)

That the Vice-Chancellor's report on the Berwick Campus be noted.

(File 92/0934)

8.1.1 Membership of the Advisory Council

Council, in reference to the proposed membership of the Advisory Council, noted that an additional name was to be added to these included in the previously circulated Report.

RESOLUTION CL8/93/18

That the appointment of Mrs Jan Bissett, Mr Dale McLaughlan, Dr John Nation and Mr Christopher Fraser to the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council be approved.

(File 91/0649)

8.1.2 Variation of On Premises Licence

RESOLUTION CL8/93/19

That a variation to the On Premises Licence held by Monash University Gippsland Campus, as detailed in the document presented, be approved, and that the designated nominee be authorised to apply for the variation to the existing On Premises Licence on behalf of the Advisory Council.

(File 93/1731)

8.2 Proceedings

RESOLUTION CL8/93/20

That the proceedings of the Gippsland Advisory Council, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 91/0649)

Council received the Report noting, in reference to item 9.1.1 Committee of Associate Deans (Research) Statute, that minor editorial amendments to sections 6.1.2 and 6.1.3 would be implemented. Council also received advice on the operation of the Readership/Associate Professorship Committee which clarified a query on the appointment of academic staff to promotable positions as outlined in item 9.1.12.

That the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) Statute be made.

(File 93/1747)

That changes to subjects and enrolment provisions be approved, and the Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Science) (Degree of Bachelor of Science) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations be made.

(File 92/0623)

That Faculty of Engineering (Undergraduate degree) Regulations 1993 be made.

(File 91/1404)

That Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No. 1) Statute be made.

(File 93/0883)

That the change to membership provisions for the Board of the Faculty of Medicine be approved, and Faculties (Amendment No. 118) Regulations be made.

(File 93/1631)

That the changes to membership of the Board of the Faculty of Law be approved, and Faculties (Amendment No. 119) Regulations be made.

(File 93/1631)

That the new Applied Psychology subjects be approved, and Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Science) (Degree of Bachelor of Science) (Amendment No. 11) Regulations be made.

(File 93/0623)

That Professor P Nagley be appointed as Associate Dean (Science Affairs) in the Faculty of Medicine to 30 June 1995.

(File 88/2931)

That Professor S Crossley and Professor I Nicholls be appointed as Associate Deans in the Faculty of Science to 31 December 1994.

(File 92/0401)

That Dr J P Cull be appointed as Deputy Head of the Department of Earth Sciences from 1 September 1993 to 31 January 1994.

(File 91/1496)

That lecturers and senior lecturers be appointed as detailed in the document presented.

(File 93/1180)

That Readers and Associate Professors be appointed as detailed in the document presented.

(File 93/0553)

Council noted a minor amendment for incorporation into section 2 of part 3, Recommendations for Trial 1994, as presented in Appendix L of the Report.

(File 93/1400)

(File 93/0928) 9.2 Proceedings

(File 88/0957)

(File 93/1866)

(File 93/1784)

(File 93/1866)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/36 That the proceedings of the Biosafety Committee, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 93/1338)

12. Report of the Bookshop Board (29 November 1993)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/37

That the proceedings of the Bookshop Board, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 87/0822)

13. Report of the Buildings Committee (25 November 1993)

That the proceedings of the Buildings Committee, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 88/2206)

Arthur Colvin Lindesay Clark
Bruce William Holloway
Noel William Murray
Ross McDonald Parish
Bruce Oswald West
Jiri Vaclav Neustupny

(File 91/1637)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/40

That the proposed policy and procedures, as set out in Attachment A of the document presented, be approved for incorporation into the Finance Handbook.

(File 93/0585)

15.1.2 Audited Financial Statements 1992, Monash Superannuation Schemes

RESOLUTION CL8/93/41

That the Financial Statements, as set out in Attachment B of the document presented, be approved.

(File 88/1558)

(File 90/0815)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/42

That the proceedings of the Finance Committee, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 89/1490)

16.1.1 Monash University Fees

Council noted the advice of the General Manager who agreed to refer section 8.8.1 of the Prescription of Fees Regulations 1993 to the University Solicitor for clarification on the scope of the statement as presented.

RESOLUTION CL8/93/43

That the Prescription of Fees Regulations 1993, as detailed in Attachment A to the document presented, be made.

(File 92/1358)

That University policy on tuition fees, as detailed in Attachment A to the document presented, be noted and the Finance Committee's recommendation concerning communication with DEET be referred to the Vice-Chancellor for consideration and appropriate action.

(File 92/1358)

16.1.3 Annual Review of Rates for Various Charges and Allowances

RESOLUTION CL8/93/45

That rates and charges, as detailed in Attachment B of the document presented, be approved.

(File 94/0014)

16.2 Proceedings

RESOLUTION CL8/93/46

That the proceedings of the Finance Committee, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 89/1490)

17. Report of the Patents Committee (1 November 1993)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/47

That the proceedings of the Patents Committee, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 91/0461)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/48

That it be noted that the Union Board:

(a) has recommended an amendment to the Union Constitution, submitted for Council's approval under agenda item 24.2, Legislation;

(b) has adopted a new policy on child care, as detailed in the document presented, and that Union funding of child care may be substantially reorganised from 1995;

(c) supports in principle the Mature Age and Part-time Students Association (MAPS) becoming a statutory body within the University, and recommends that MAPS be granted a Statute;

(d) has endorsed the notion of a student union.

(File 88/1244)

18.2 Proceedings

RESOLUTION CL8/93/49 That the proceedings of the Union Board, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 88/1244)

That the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) be conferred in absentia upon Henya Anha Silverstein, and the degree of Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) be conferred in absentia upon Bella Anne Church.

(File 92/0631)

(File 91/1496)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/54

That the offers of appointments to adjunct and honorary professors, as detailed in the document presented, be approved. 23.1.2 Proceedings

RESOLUTION CL8/93/55

That the proceedings of the Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 91/1048)

That an offer of appointment for the Chair of Anatomy, as detailed in the document presented, be approved.

(File 92/1451)

23.3 Chair Appointments

23.3.1 Acceptance of Offer

RESOLUTION CL8/93/57

That acceptance by Associate Professor P. Grundy of an offer of appointment to a Chair of Structural Engineering be noted.

(File 92/1434)

23.3.2 Appointment of Chair Selection Committees

RESOLUTION CL8/93/58

(a) That the appointment of Council nominees, as detailed in the tabled paper, be approved for the following Selection Committees:

(i) Chair of Japanese Studies
(ii) Chair of Physical Geography and Environmental Science
(iii) Professor and Head, School of Business - Gippsland
(iv) Chair of Asian Law
(v) Chair of Paediatrics

23.4 Report of the Selection Committee for the Chair of Meteorology and Director, Cooperative Research Centre for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology

RESOLUTION CL8/93/59

That an offer of appointment for the Chair of Meteorology and Director, Cooperative Research Centre for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology, as detailed in the document presented, be approved.

(File 93/0598)

23.5 Report of Selection Committee for the Chair of Computing

RESOLUTION CL8/93/60

That an offer of appointment for the Chair of Computing, as detailed in the document presented, be approved.

(File 93/0756)

23.6 Report of the Personal Chairs Committee

23.6.1 Recommendation of Offer of Appointment

RESOLUTION CL8/93/61

That an offer of appointment to a personal chair in History, as detailed in the document presented, be approved.

(File 93/1389)

23.6.2 Proceedings

RESOLUTION CL8/93/62

That the proceeding of the Personal Chairs Committee, as detailed in the document presented, be noted.

(File 91/1042)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/63

That Statute 2.3 - The Faculties (Amendment No. 15) (School Boards) Statute be made.

(File 87/0008)

24.2 The Constitution of the University Union (Amendment No. 23) Regulations

RESOLUTION CL8/93/64

That the Constitution of the University Union (Amendment No. 23) Regulations be made.

(File 87/0059)

(File 89/1184)

RESOLUTION CL8/93/67

That the report on attendance in 1993 be noted.

(File 92/0810)

28. Reports on Outside Studies Programs and Overseas Leave

RESOLUTION CL8/93/68

That the reports forwarded by staff listed below be received:

Dr L B Angus, School of Graduate Studies
Dr D Bartholomeusz, Department of English
Associate Professor B J Costar, Department of Politics
Professor J N Crossley, Department of Mathematics
Dr G B Deacon, Department of Chemistry
Ms J E Edwards, School of Early Childhood and Primary Education
Dr M Englefield, Department of Mathematics
Dr W Foddy, Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Dr C Goddard, Department of Social Work
Mr D Hanan, Department of Visual Arts
Dr S M Hesse, Department of German Studies and Slavic Studies
Mr J Hopkins, Department of Fine Art
Ms A Hylands, Department of Ceramic Design
Associate Professor J N O'Neil - Pharmacology
Dr D Ryan, Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Ms R L Spence-Brown, Department of Japanese Studies
Dr M Story, Department of Pharmacology
Dr D M Thomson, Department of Psychology
Dr I W Wills, Department of Economics
Dr N Wreford, Department of Anatomy
Dr G Yelland, Department of Psychology

(File 93/1924)

29. Next Meeting Members noted that the next meeting of Council was scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 21 February 1994 in the Clayfield Room, Caulfield Campus and that for the details concerning arrangements of the meeting were to be circulated to members in due course.