University Council Meeting 4/94

Meeting No. 4/94 of the Monash University Council will be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 27 June 1994, in the Conference Room, Level 1, Building C at the Peninsula Campus.

Olwen Cornelius
Academic Registrar
17 June 1994

A G E N D A

* 1. Apologies

Apologies have been received from Mr P R Hall and Mr J C Hutchinson.

* 2. Special Leave

Requests for special leave have been received from Senator K C L Patterson and Dr G M Vaughan. Mr G J Spring's request for special leave was approved by Council at its meeting of 16 May 1994.

Dr P K Rodan has requested special leave for meeting 5/94 of Council on 8 August 1994.

* 3. Minutes

The minutes of Meeting No. 3/94 held on 16 May 1994 have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION

That the minutes of the meeting of 16 May 1994 be confirmed.

* 4. Arrangement of Agenda and Procedural Matters

4.1 Starring of Items

Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may so request at this point.

4.2 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'.

4.3 Confidential Items

Identification of confidential items in the agenda and resolution of those items is required.

4.4 Admission of Observers

Authorised observers will be admitted to the meeting following confirmation of the minutes and consideration of any items deemed confidential.

5. Matters Arising from the Minutes (not dealt with elsewhere in the agenda)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report of the Equal Opportunity Committee on the Equal Opportunity Research Fellowship, as detailed in the report presented at item 11 in this agenda.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and consider the report of the Nominations Committee and determine whether it wishes to agree that:

(i) members appointed to Council by the Governor-in-Council or co- opted by Council (other than deans, for which a procedure of rotation is in place) shall normally accept appointment or co- option for a maximum of two terms; and

(ii) current members of Council who have been appointed by the Governor-in-Council or co-opted by Council may regard themselves normally as being eligible for reappointment for one more term of office after the conclusion of their current term.

6.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That the report of the Vice-Chancellor be received.

6.2 Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, London

RECOMMENDATION

That Council review any continuation of the University's financial contribution to the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, London.

C 6.3 Honorary Professorial Fellowships

Paper to be tabled.

6.4 Replacement members of Council on the Standing Committee on Ethics in Animal Experimentation

The Vice-Chancellor will bring forward a recommendation.

7.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Report of the Academic Board Meeting 4/94.

7.2 Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No. 4) Statue and Faculty of Engineering (Undergraduate Degree) (Amendment No.1) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No. 4) Statute and Faculty of Engineering (Undergraduate Degree) (Amendment No. 1) Regulations to provide for the new degrees of Bachelor of Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering Studies.

7.3 Doctor of Philosophy and Professional Doctorate Programs (All Faculties) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Doctor of Philosophy and Professional Doctorate Programs ( All Faculties) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations to provide for a coursework component in the PhD.

7.4 Faculties (Amendment No. 121) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Faculties (Amendment No. 121) Regulations to provide for changes to the membership of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine.

7.5 Statute 11.2 - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Regulations

7.5.1 Statute

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Statute 11.2 - Intellectual Property.

7.5.2 Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the form of the draft Intellectual Property Regulations and delegate to the Vice-Chancellor pursuant to section 24(1) of the Monash University Act 1958 the power to make the Regulations in the form approved by Council after the Statute has received approval of the Governor-in- Council.

7.6 Faculty of Education (Amendment No.1) Regulations 1994

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Faculty of Education (Amendment No. 1) Regulations 1994 effecting changes to the Bachelor of Special Education, the Master of Educational Policy and Administration, the Master of Special Education and the Master of Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages.

7.7 Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Law) (Amendment No. 38) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Law) (Amendment No. 38) Regulations relating to credit for work done elsewhere.

7.8 Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Law) (Amendment No. 39) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make courses and degrees (Faculty of Law) (Amendment No.39) Regulations to provide for a combined degree of MBBS/LLB.

7.9 Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Science) (Degrees of Bachelor of Science) (Amendment No. 12) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Science) (Degrees of Bachelor of Science) (Amendment No. 12) Regulations to provide for changes to the credit points, subject codes, time limits and subject prohibitions within the Bachelor of Science program.

7.10 Faculty of Medicine (Degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medical Science) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the Faculty of Medicine (Degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medical Science ) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations to provide for an Honours degree of Bachelor of Medical Science.

7.11 Faculty of Medicine (Degree of Master of Rural Health) Regulations and Faculty of Medicine (Graduate Diploma in Rural Health) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the Faculty of Medicine (Degree of Master of Rural Health) Regulations and Faculty of Medicine (Graduate Diploma in Rural Health) Regulations to provide for new courses.

7.12 Appointment of Associate Deans in the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the appointment of the named Associate Deans in the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology.

7.13 Appointment of Associate Dean and Sub-Dean (Clayton School) in the Faculty of Engineering

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the appointment of Professor W A Brown as Associate Dean and Dr G K Cambrell as Sub-Dean (Clayton School) in the Faculty of Engineering in accordance with Statute 3.3.

7.14 Membership of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

RECOMMENDATION

That Council appoint Dr A Flitman and Professor J Hurst to casual vacancies in the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology.

7.15 Receipt of Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the Proceedings of Academic Board as detailed in the document presented.

8.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the Finance Committee meeting held on 30 May 1994.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council adopt the financial statements of the Clayton Union and Sports and Recreation Association, as detailed in the document presented.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council adopt the audited financial statements of the Monash Association of Students, as detailed in the document presented.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the budgets for the Monash University Union, Sports and Recreation Association and Monash Association of Students, as detailed in the document presented.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve a revised Section 7.3 of fees policy, as detailed in the document presented.

8.6 Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Finance Committee, as detailed in the document presented.

9.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Report of the Patents Committee Meeting No. 2/94 held on 16 May 1994.

9.2 Patent Revenue Distribution

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the document on Patent Revenue Distribution and approve the recommendations therein.

9.3 Annual Report to Council for 1993

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Annual Report for 1993 from the Patents Committee.

9.4 Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the Proceedings of the Patents Committee, as detailed in the document presented.

10.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the Report of Meeting No. 2/94 of the affiliation Committee held on 26 May 1994.

10.2 Affiliation Agreement between the Keith Turnbull Research Institute and Monash University

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the fixing of the University Seal to the Affiliation Agreement between Monash University and the Keith Turnbull Research Institute.

10.3 Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Affiliation Committee as detailed in the document presented.

11.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the Equal Opportunity Committee meeting held on 18 May 1994.

11.2 Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Equal Opportunity Committee, as detailed in the document presented.

12.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the Union Board meetings of 26 May and 6 June 1994.

12.2 Future Child Care Services

RECOMMENDATION

That the compulsory non-academic student fee be used to fund at least the following child care services and facilities at Clayton:

- long day care subsidy scheme;

- occasional child care centre;

- school holiday program subsidy;

- SWAB-style child care scheme;

and that any child care services and facilities currently funded by the University should continue to be funded by the University, rather than by the compulsory non-academic student fee.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the following have accepted their offers of appointment and wish to pass on their thanks to Council:

- Associate Professor R.E. Mouer - Chair of Japanese Studies

- Mr A.J. Anderson - Professor and Head, School of Business, Gippsland.

13.2 Appointment of Decanal Selection Committee

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of a decanal selection committee for the position of Dean, Faculty of Engineering, as detailed in the document presented.

13.3 Establishment of Chair Selection Committees

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of selection committees for a Chair of Accounting and for the position of Professor and Head of School, School of Early Childhood and Primary Education, as detailed in the document presented.

13.4 Report of the Selection Committee for an appointment to a Chair of Paediatrics

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to a Chair of Paediatrics as detailed in the document presented.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note:

(i) that at the declaration of the poll for the election of a Council member elected by undergraduate and diploma (including graduate diploma) students of the university, Mr J Beggs was declared elected, to hold office for a two year term from 1 July 1994.

(ii) that, as a full-time member of teaching staff of the university, Ms A L Ralph was not eligible to be elected to Council as a member elected by the graduate students of the university and that, accordingly, a casual vacancy has been created.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve a recommendation of the Faculty Board, Faculty of Science to fill a vacancy in an elective office, as detailed in the document presented.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the presentation by Professor R T White, Dean, Faculty of Education.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council, in accordance with section 4(1) Division 1 of the Monash University Act, approve the use of the Common Seal for the purposes specified above.

18.1 Faculty of Science (Amendment No. 1) Regulations 1994

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Faculty of Science (Amendment No. 1) Regulations 1994.

19.1 Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council meeting held on 19 April 1994, as detailed in the document presented.

20.1 Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Biosafety Committee meetings held on 28 April and 26 May 1994, as detailed in the documents presented.

21.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of meeting No. 1/94 and meeting No. 2/94 of the Bookshop Board held on 21 March and 31 May 1994 respectively.

21.2 Report of the Bookshop Board to Council for the 12 months to 31 October 1993

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the Report of the Bookshop Board for the 12 months to 31 October 1993.

21.3 Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Bookshop Board, as detailed in the document presented.

22.1 Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the Report of Meeting No. 2/94 of the Naming Committee held on 16 May, noting that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor I W Chubb, had made a verbal report of the Naming Committee's recommendations as detailed to Council Meeting No. 3/94 held on 16 May 1994.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the 1993 Annual Report of the Monash University Sports and Recreation Association.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive reports from the following staff:

Dr P Ayres, Department of English

Associate Professor G G Betts, Department of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Studies

Associate Professor P Bishop, Department of Geography and Environmental Science

Mr B Clarke, Department of Accounting

Dr P Grossman, Department of Mathematics

Professor J G Head, Department of Economics

Associate Professor P Latimer, Department of Accounting and Finance

Dr M Macmillan, Department of Psychology

Dr S McKechnie, Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology

Dr A R Padmanabhan, Department of Mathematics

Dr P P Phakey, Department of Physics

Professor R V Short, Department of Physiology

Dr N Singh, Department of Mathematics

Dr M Smith, Department of Philosophy

Mrs L Spatz, Department of Management

Associate Professor B Steele, Department of English

Dr G Worrall, Department of History

25. Next Meeting

Members are reminded that the next meeting of Council is scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 8 August 1994, in the Council Room, Clayton Campus.

Further Information

Enquiries about any of the business listed above, or on Council matters in general, may be directed to the Academic Registrar, Ms Olwen Cornelius, in Room G06, University Offices, Clayton, on telephone 905 2010, or via facsimile 905 5342.

Refreshments and Dinner

Following the meeting, drinks and light refreshments will be available in the foyer outside the Conference Room, after which dinner will be served in Building A, Level 3 for those members who have notified the Secretary.

A map of the Peninsula Campus is attached. Please enter the carpark via Gate 2.

For those members who will be travelling by bus to Peninsula Campus from Clayton, the bus will depart from the Administration Building carpark at 4.00 pm.