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Council Meeting 8-2001

Meeting No. 8/2001 of the Monash University Council will be held at 4.30 pm on Monday, 17 December 2001, in the Sir George Lush Room, Administration Building 3a, Clayton Campus

Tony Calder
Secretary

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AGENDA

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chancellor via the Council Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

The Principal of Kings College, Professor Arthur Lucas will be attending the meeting and the Council dinner.

PART A

1. PROCEDURAL MATTERS

*1.1 Apologies

An apology was received from Dr Mark Schapper.

*1.2 Special Leave

No requests for special leave have been received to date.

The Chancellor will invite any further requests for special leave.

*1.3 Starring of Items

Items 1.1 Apologies, 1.2 Special Leave, 1.3 Starring of Items, 1.4 Approval of Non-Starred Items, 1.5.2 Report of the Honorary Degrees, 2 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting, 3 Chancellor’s Business, 4 Vice-Chancellor’s Business, 6.Update on Monash Commercial and 11 Report of the Equal Opportunity Committee have already been "starred" for discussion.

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

*1.4 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.

1.5 Confidential Items

1.5.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Issues and Speculations

*1.5.2 Report of the Honorary Degrees Committee Item1pp1-4

1.5.2.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report of the Honorary Degrees Committee Meeting 1/2001 held on Tuesday, 27 November 2001.

1.5.2.2 Nominations for the Award of Honorary Degrees

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve, without discussion, the recommendation of the Honorary Degrees Committee for the award of honorary degrees as presented orally by the Chancellor, Mr Jerry Ellis.

1.5.3 Report of the Membership Committee Item1pp5-10

1.5.3.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report of meeting 3/2001 of the Membership Committee of Council held by way of circulation of papers on Wednesday, 5 December 2001.

1.5.3.2 Appointment to Audit Committee of Council

RECOMMENDATION

That Council appoint the person named in the document presented as a member of the Audit Committee.

1.6 Admission of Observers

Authorised observers will be admitted to the meeting following confidential items.

*2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting

The Minutes of meeting No 7/2001 held on 12 November 2001 have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council confirm the Minutes of meeting No 7/2001 held on Monday, 12 November 2001.

PART B STARRED ITEMS

*3. Chancellor’s Business

*4. Vice-Chancellor’s Business

4.1 Global Development Item4pp1-60

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to the report. Mr Tony Pollock, Executive Director, Office of International Affairs will be present. (Secretarial note: items 9.4 Report of the Resources and Finance Committee and 10.4 Report of the Academic Board refer)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the Global Development Framework and Global Development: 2002-2006 and note the paper Monash In North America.

4.2 Future Directions Report: The use of on-line technologies to support flexible learning Item4pp61-76

The Vice-Chancellor will invite Professor Alan Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic and Planning) to speak to the report. (Secretarial note: item 10.4 Report of the Academic Board refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report Future Directions Report: The use of on-line technologies to support flexible learning as presented by Professor Alan Lindsay.

4.3 Update to Future Directions Report: Development of the Curriculum: Engagement with Stakeholders Item4pp77-82

The Vice-Chancellor will invite Professor Alan Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic and Planning) to speak to the report. (Secretarial note: minute 4.4.2 Council meeting 2/2001 refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the update report on Development of the Curriculum: Engagement with Stakeholders as presented by Professor Alan Lindsay.

4.4 Research Developments

4.4.1 Monash Involvement in Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) Item4pp83-92

The Vice-Chancellor will invite Professor Peter Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research and Development) to speak to the report. (Secretarial note: item 10.4 Report of the Academic Board refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research and Development) on Monash involvement in CRCs.

4.4.2 Strengthening Research: Advancing Monash Item4pp93-110

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to the report. (Secretarial note: item 10.4 Report of the Academic Board refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report on Strengthening Research: Advancing Monash.

PART C ITEMS FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION

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

5.1 Report of the Council Working Party into issues relating to Statute 6.2 - Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress and Regulations Item5pp1-18

RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council make the Statute entitled Statute 6.2 – Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress (Substitution).

That Council made the Exclusion for Unsatisfactory Progress (Substitution) Regulations.

5.2 Report of the Council Working Party into issues relating to Statute 6.3 – Exclusion for Health Reasons Item5pp19-28

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the Statute entitled Statute 6.3 – Exclusion for Health Reasons.

* 6. Update on Monash Commercial Pty Ltd  - Members Only
Item6pp1-26

The Deputy Chancellor, Mr Paul Ramler AM, will introduce the report and invite Ms Alison Crook, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources) to speak.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report and note the advice of the Deputy Chancellor, Mr Paul Ramler AM, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources), Ms Alison Crook.

7. Report of the Executive Committee

7.1 Offers of Appointment and Establishment of a Chair

Council noted that the Executive Committee of Council, acting under its delegation from Council, met on 6 December 2001 and approved offers of appointment as: Professor and Head, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Faculty of Business and Economics, a Professor of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education; the establishment of a Chair of Econometrics, Department of Econometrics, Faculty of Business and Economics; offers of appointment to: two Chairs of Econometrics, Department of Econometrics, Faculty of Business and Economics, two Professors of Financial Accounting and Auditing, Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics and a Professor of Management Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics to the persons named in the document circulated to members of the Executive Committee of Council.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the approvals granted by the Executive Committee of Council at its meeting held on 6 December 2001.

8. Report of the Audit Committee Item8pp1-10

8.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Report of meeting 3/2001 of the Audit Committee held on 3 December 2001.

8.2 Amended Terms of Reference

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the revised membership and terms of reference of the Audit Committee.

8.3 Receipt of Proceedings

Council members are invited to refer to the proceedings of the Report of the Audit Committee. Items include:

  • minute of appreciation

  • committee vacancy (Secretarial note: item 1.6. Report of the Membership Committee refers)

  • planning for the external audit of the University’s 2001 accounts

  • unfunded superannuation liabilities

  • legal compliance

  • crisis management plan

  • operational plan – Audit and Risk Management Office

  • State Government review of governance arrangements at Victorian universities

  • Monash South Africa

  • certification forms in respect of the 2001 financial year

  • outline of major activities and a summary of the major reports issued since the last meeting

  • other business

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Audit Committee meeting held on 3 December 2001.

9. Report of the Resources and Finance Committee - Members Only
Item9pp1-30

9.1 Executive Arrangements

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the following executive arrangements for the Resources and Finance Committee for the period between 26 November 2001 and 5 March 2002:

  1. That an Executive Sub-Committee is established and empowered to make decisions on behalf of the Resources and Finance Committee, with meetings called at the discretion of the Chairman or Vice-Chancellor.

  2. That any decisions by the Executive Sub-Committee are subsequently ratified at the next full Committee meeting of Resources and Finance Committee

  3. That the Executive Sub-Committee comprise any three of the following (two of the three must be members of Resources and Finance Committee):

  • Chair of Resources and Finance Committee

  • Chair of Physical Resources Subcommittee

  • Chair of Investment Advisory Subcommittee

  • Vice-Chancellor and President

  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources)

  • Director of Finance

9.2 Proposed Course Fees for Australian Students (2002) and International Students (2003) Item9pp9-24

RECOMMENDATION

That Council:

  • approve the ranges of proposed course fees as detailed in the document presented

  • approve the increase in the Open Learning Agency of Australia credit transfer fee as detailed in the document presented

  • authorise the Vice-Chancellor to approve the detailed fees consistent with the presented ranges, as well as any subsequent adjustment to existing fees, plus or minus 10%.

9.3 Sir John Monash Business Centre Pty Ltd

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the loan forgiveness as detailed in the document presented.

9.4 Receipt of Proceedings

Council members are invited to refer to the proceedings of the Report of the Resources and Finance Committee. Items include:

  • Proceedings of the Physical Resources Subcommittee

  • Investment Advisory Subcommittee: Request for proposals – Investment Arrangements

  • Global Development Plan (Secretarial note: items 4.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Business and 10.4 Academic Board Report refer)

  • Update on Capital Plans: ‘Balance Sheet’ Impact Item9pp25-26

  • Monitoring of Monash University Companies: Monash International Pty Ltd Item9pp27-30

  • Berwick Campus Development – Progress

  • Compliance Issues for the 2001 Annual Report

  • Monash Superannuation Scheme – ‘M Scheme’

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Resources and Finance Committee meeting held on Monday, 26 November 2001.

10. Report of the Academic Board Item10pp1-38

10.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Report of Meeting 7/2001 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 28 November 2001.

10.2 Academic Appointments

10.2.1 Proposal to Establish and Fill a Chair of Linguistics (Secretarial note: item 12.1.4.5 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers) Item10pp7-10

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish and fill a Chair of Linguistics, in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.

10.2.2 Proposal to Establish and Fill the Position of Research Professor in the School of Political and Social Inquiry (Secretarial note: item 12.1.4.6 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers) Item10pp11-14

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to establish and fill the position of Research Professor in the School of Political and Social Inquiry.

10.2.3 Proposal to Re-establish and Fill the Position of Professor/Director of Cardiovascular Medicine (Secretarial note: item 12.1.4.1 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers) Item10pp15-22

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to re-establish and fill the position of Professor/Director of Cardiovascular Medicine.

10.3 Academic Structure

10.3.1 Establishment of the Research Centre for Mobile Commerce Item10pp23-30

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to establish a research Centre for Mobile Commerce.

10.3.2 Proposal for an Institute for Regional Studies Item10pp31-38

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal for the establishment of an Institute for Regional Studies.

10.4 Receipt of Proceedings

Council members are invited to refer to part B of the Academic Board report and to note the proceedings of the Board. Items include:

  • Global Development Framework and Global Development 2002-2006 (Secretarial note: items 4.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Business and 9.4 Resources and Finance Committee Report refer)

  • Future Directions Report – The Use of Online Technologies to Support Flexible Learning (Secretarial note: item 4.2 Vice-Chancellor’s Business refers)

  • Future Directions Report – Student and Staff Services Division (Secretarial note: minute 4.3 Council meeting 7/2001 refers)

  • Strengthening Research: Advancing Monash (Secretarial note: item 4.4 Vice-Chancellor’s Business refers)

  • Monash Involvement in Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) (Secretarial note: item 4.4 Vice-Chancellor’s Business refers)

  • Monash in London

  • Committee membership matters

  • Academic Board meeting schedule 2002

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of meeting 7/2001 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 28 November 2001.

*11. Report of the Equal Opportunity Committee Item11pp1-6

11.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report and note the proceedings of the Equal Opportunity Committee meeting 4/2001 held on 3 December 2001.

12. General Business

12.1 Senior Appointments Members Only
Item12pp1-8

12.1.1 Acceptance of Offers

RECOMMENDATION

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

  • Professor Carol Adams – Professor of Accounting and Head, School of Business and Economics, Monash Gippsland, Faculty of Business and Economics

  • Associate Professor Michael Ewing – Chair of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics

  • Professor J. S. (Steve) Worthington – Chair of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the following have accepted their respective offers of appointment approved by the Special Professorial Appointments Subcommittee of Council:

  • Dr Peter Fuller – Honorary Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

  • Dr Paul Grundy – Emeritus Professor

  • Professor David Hill – Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

  • Dr Nicholas Keks – Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

  • Professor Sangkot Marzuki – Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

  • Professor C. G. (Graham) Peirson – Emeritus Professor

  • Dr Anthony Richardson – Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering

  • Professor John Rickard – Honorary Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Arts

  • Professor Richard Scotton – Honorary Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Business and Economics

  • Professor Kenneth Thomson – Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

  • Professor Carlos Tiu – Fixed-Term Professor, Faculty of Engineering

  • Professor Andrew Tonkin – Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

  • Dr Peter Vulcan – Adjunct Professor, Monash University Accident Research Centre

  • Professor Richard White – Emeritus Professor

12.1.2 Chair of Political Science – Appointment

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to a Chair of Political Science, School of Political and Social Enquiry, Faculty of Arts, as per the report of the selection committee, be made to the person named in the document presented.

12.1.3 Pro Vice-Chancellor, Monash South Africa – Reappointment

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of reappointment as Pro Vice-Chancellor, Monash South Africa, for the period from 1 March 2002 to 31 December 2003, be made to the person named in the document presented.

12.1.4 Appointment of Selection Committees

12.1.4.1 Professor and Director of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Alfred Hospital and the Central and Eastern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 10.2.3 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

12.1.4.2 Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Bendigo Clinical School, Bendigo Health Care Group and the School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 12.2.2 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

12.1.4.3 Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Gippsland Clinical School, Latrobe Regional Hospital and the School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 12.2.3 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

12.1.4.4 Professor (or Associate Professor) of Fine Arts, Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art and Design (Secretarial note: item 12.2.1 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

12.1.4.5 Chair of Linguistics, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts (Secretarial note: item 10.2.1 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

12.1.4.6 Research Professor, School of Political and Social Enquiry, Faculty of Arts (Secretarial note: item 10.2.2 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of the selection committees for a Professor and Director of Cardiovascular Medicine, Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Bendigo Clinical School, Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Gippsland Clinical School, a Professor (or Associate Professor) of Fine Arts, Chair of Linguistics and a Research Professor, as detailed in the document presented.

12.1.5 Council Nominees to Selection Committees

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the nomination of Council members as Council’s nominees to the selection committees as detailed in the document presented.

12.2 Academic Appointments Item12pp9-22

12.2.1 Proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor (or Associate Professor) of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art and Design (Secretarial note: item 12.1.4.4 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers) Item12pp11-14

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor (or Associate Professor) of Fine Arts, Faculty of Art and Design as detailed in the document presented.

12.2.2 Proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Bendigo Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 12.1.4.2 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers) Item12pp15-18

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Bendigo Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences as detailed in the document presented.

12.2.3 Proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Gippsland Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 12.1.4.3 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers) Item12pp19-22

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor (or Associate Professor) and Director, Monash University Gippsland Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences as detailed in the document presented.

12.3 Legislation

12.3.1 D K & G Anderson Prize Fund Regulations (Amendment No 1 2001) Item12pp23-32

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the regulations entitled The D K and G Anderson Prize Fund Regulations (Amendment No 1 2001).

12.4 Report of Academic Promotions Item12pp33-40

12.4.1 Promotions to Reader/Associate Professor

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note promotions approved by the University Readership/Associate Professorship Committee, in accordance with delegated authority and effective from 1 January 2002 as detailed in the document presented.

12.4.2 Promotions to Senior Lecturer and Lecturer

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note promotions approved by Deans on the recommendation of the Faculty Lectureship/Senior Lectureship Committees, in accordance with delegated authority, and effective from 1 January 2002 as detailed in the document presented.

12.5 Report of the Returning Officer – Council Elections

Council is invited to note that Council elections have taken place with the following results:

Election of a general staff member of Council

Ms Dale Halstead was elected for a term commencing 1 January 2002 and ending 31 December 2003.

12.6 Reports on Outside Studies Programs Item12pp41-72

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive reports from the following staff:

Faculty of Information Technology

  • Ms Wendy Doube, Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology

  • Dr Ann Nicholson, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering

  • Associate Professor Jim Breen, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

  • Dr Craig Hassed, Department of General Practice

Faculty of Science

  • Dr (Robert) Malcolm Clark, School of Mathematical Sciences

  • Dr Trevor Hicks, School of Physics and Materials Engineering

  • Professor Pat Vickers-Rich, School of Geosciences

12.7 Next Meeting

The first meeting of Council for 2002 is a Special Meeting scheduled to be held on Monday, 11 February at Clayton.

Refreshments and Dinner – Meeting 8/2001

After the meeting, a Christmas celebration is being held at Wellington’s Bistro, Campus Centre, Clayton for those who have notified Ms Adriana Frescura, Protocol Office, by Friday, 7 December 2001.

Further Information

Inquiries about any of the business listed above, or on Council matters in general, may be directed to Mr Tony Calder, Council Secretary, GO6, Administration Building 3a, Clayton Campus, telephone 9905-2010 or via facsimile on 9905 5342.