Council Meeting 2/2002

Meeting No. 2/2002 of the Monash University Council will be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 18 March 2002, in the boardroom, room 203, second floor, campus administration, Berwick Campus

Tony Calder
Secretary

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06/03/02

AGENDA

An apology has been received from Professor Tam Sridhar.

At Council meeting 1/2002 (11 February), Council approved a request from Ms Eleina Tava for special leave for meeting 2/2002 (18 March).

A request for special leave for meeting 3/2002 (6 May) has been received from Miss Dorothy Pizzey AM and a request for special leave for meeting 4/2002 (24 June) has been received from Mr Paul Ramler AM.

Items 1.1 Apologies, 1.2 Special Leave, 1.3 Starring of Items, 1.4 Approval of Non-Starred Items, 1.5.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Issues and Speculation, 2 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting, 3 Chancellor’s Business and 4 Vice-Chancellor’s Business have already been "starred" for discussion.

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

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.

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

1.5.2 Use of the University Seal Item1pp1-4

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report of the Vice-Chancellor dated 6 March 2002 on the affixing of the Common Seal to documents executed under Seal pursuant to Statute 8.1, Section 2.1.5.

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

The Minutes of meeting No 1/2002 held on 11 February have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council confirm the Minutes of meeting No. 1/2002 held on Monday, 11 February 2002.

4.1 Australia Day Honours Item4pp1-4

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to the item. A paper is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note with acclamation Australia Day Honours awarded to key individuals associated with Monash University as detailed in the paper provided.

Item4pp5-100

The Vice-Chancellor will introduce the item and invite Ms Alison Crook, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources) to speak. Mr David McWaters, Group Accountant, Corporate Finance Division, will be in attendance.

The following papers are attached:

1. Report on 2001 Consolidated Financial Statements together with: Item4pp7-12

• 2001 Consolidated Financial Statements Item4pp13-46

• Ratio Analysis – 2001 Monash University Item4pp47-48

• Ratio Analysis – 2001 Consolidated Item4pp49-50

• copy of Management Representation letter Item4pp51-54

2. Report of Operations Item4pp55-100

RECOMMENDATION

That Council adopt the University’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ending 31 December 2001.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the 2001 Annual Report to Parliament of the Council of Monash University for forwarding to the Minister for Education and Training.

Item4pp101-114

The Vice-Chancellor will introduce the item and invite Mr Tony Pollock, Executive Director, Office of International Affairs to speak. A paper is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report Monash International Pty Ltd: background, current role and major achievements.

Item4pp115-120

The Vice-Chancellor will introduce the item and invite Professor Stephen Parker, Dean, Faculty of Law and chair of the steering committee for Monash in Europe, to speak. A paper is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report of Professor Stephen Parker, chair of the steering committee for Monash in Europe.

Item5pp1-20

Council will recall that at meeting 8/2001 (17 December) the University Solicitor’s Office was invited to bring to Council meeting 2/2002 details of any resultant necessary amendments to the Intellectual Property regulations relating to the role of the Intellectual Property Committee. A paper is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Statute 11.2 Intellectual Property (Amendment No 1 2002) and Intellectual Property Regulations (Amendment No 1 2002).

The Executive Committee of Council, acting under its delegation from Council, met on 4 February 2002 and approved an offer of appointment as a Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, to the person named in the document circulated to members of the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee of Council, acting under its delegation from Council, met on 4 February 2002 and approved the nomination of Council members as Council’s nominees to the selection committees as detailed in the document circulated to members of the Executive Committee.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the approvals granted by the Executive Committee of Council at its meeting held 4 February 2002.

Item7pp1-4

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report of meeting 1/2002 of the Audit Committee held on 6 March 2001.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council adopt the University’s 2001 financial statements.

Council members are invited to refer to the proceedings of the report of the Audit Committee.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Audit Committee meeting held on 6 March 2002.

Item8pp1-10

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the Resources and Finance Committee endorsed the 2001 Consolidated Financial Statements subject to finalisation of audit.

Item8pp9-10

RECOMMENDATION

That Council, in accordance with Section 35B of the Monash University Act, approve the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences becoming a member of Victorian Metropolitan Alliance Pty Ltd, subject to approval of the constitution of the company and the agreement with General Practice Education and Training Incorporated by the University Solicitor.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council endorse the person named in the document presented as the University’s representative on the Board of the Company with the person named in the document presented as their alternate.

Council members are invited to refer to the proceedings of the report of Resources and Finance Committee.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Resources and Finance Committee meeting held on 5 March 2002.

Item9pp1-8

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report of Meeting 1/2002 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 20 February 2002.

9.2.1 Proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor and Director of Aged Care Medicine (Secretarial note: item 11.1.4.1 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers) Item9pp5-8

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish and fill the position of Professor and Director of Aged Care Medicine.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the award of the Doctor of Medicine degree to Dr Kenneth Opeskin for the thesis titled ‘A Clinical and Pathological Study of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy’ and Dr Alasdair Vance, for the thesis titled ‘Investigations of Anxiety in Clinically Referred Children with ADHT-CT’.

Council members are invited to refer to the proceedings of the report of Academic Board.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Academic Board meeting held on 20 February 2002.

Item10pp1-8

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the reports of the Gippsland Advisory Council meetings 6/2001 held on 27 November 2001 and 1/2002 held on 19 February 2002.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Gippsland Advisory Council meetings held on 27 November 2001 and 19 February 2002.

Item11pp1-6

A paper is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

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

• Professor Alan Lindsay – Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Academic and Planning

• Associate Professor Jayashri Kulkarni – Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

• Mr Don Poskitt – Chair of Econometrics, Faculty of Business and Economics

• Professor James Walter – Chair of Political Science, Faculty of Arts

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the following has accepted the indicated offer of appointment approved by the Special Professorial Appointments Committee of Council:

• Associate Professor James Sarros – Professor, in the Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the appointment of the person named in the document presented to a Chair of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, as per the report of the selection committee.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment as Dean, Faculty of Arts, for the period of 5 years commencing on 1 January 2002 and expiring on 31 December 2006, be made to the person named in the document presented.

11.1.4.1 Professor and Director of Aged Care Medicine, Peninsula Health and the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 9.2.1 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of the selection committee for a Professor and Director of Aged Care Medicine as detailed in the document presented.

Item11pp7-22

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note OSP reports from the following staff:

• Mr Leigh Astbury, School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies

• Professor Bruce Jacobs, School of Asian Languages and Studies

• Professor Marian Quartly, Department of History

• Dr Parimal Roy, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences

• Ms Susan Lee, School of Nursing

The next meeting of Council is scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 6 May 2002 at the Peninsula Campus.