1992
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETING NO. 2/92 (21/12/92)
A meeting of the Executive Committee was held in the Vice-Chancellor's Conference Room, 9th Floor, Raymond Priestley Building on Monday, 21 December 1992 at 3.30 pm.
Present
The Chancellor (Sir Edward Woodward) (in the Chair)
The Vice-Chancellor (Professor D G Penington)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) (Professor C B Schedvin)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Professor F.P.Larkins)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) (Professor B A Sheehan)
The President of the Academic Board (Professor I S Ferguson)
The Registrar (Mr J B Potter)
Mr T C Borgeest, Mr L J Carden, Mr F P J Robotham, Professor C Saunders, and Mr A Tudge.
The Registrar (Academic), Mr R I A Marshman, and the Council Secretariat Officer, Mr J A Goodwin, were in attendance.
Apologies for non-attendance were received from Ms N Davies and Professor I P Williamson.
Business
A. RECOMMENDATIONS
Nil
B REPORTS
1 Minutes
Minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 held on 3 February 1992, were confirmed.
2. Matters arising from the Minutes
There were no matters arising.
3. Matters Arising from December Council (9/12/92)
Having noted advice from the Registrar that the resolutions were in a form proper to be made, the Executive Committee on behalf of Council made the following Standing Resolutions as set out in Items 3.1 and 3.2.
3.1 Revocation and Re-making of Standing
Resolution R7.111To govern the Louise B M Hanson-Dyer and J B Hanson Bequest
(9/92)
3.2 Making of Temporary Standing Resolution to adopt certain award courses offered in the School of the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture and to adopt certain other College measures which impinge on award-course students (121/92), subject to it being noted that the second paragraph of the Temporary Standing Resolution expires on 28 February, 1993.
4. Vice-Chancellor's Report
4.1 The Committee received the Vice-Chancellor's report.
4.2 Visiting Professor
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the appointment of Professor Emeritus Ivan Barko as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics and Language Studies for the period 4 January, 1993 to 31 December, 1993.
4.3 Appointment: Head of School
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the appointment of Professor Emeritus Ivan Barko as Head of the School of Languages for the period 4 January, 1993 to 31 December, 1993.
4.4 Australian Music Examinations Board (Vic) Limited
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the appointment of Mr G Roberts as a Director of the Australian Music Examinations Board (Vic) Limited to fill the position vacated by Mr M. Moon, and noted that the Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of Council, had appointed Mr Graham Bartle, School of Music to fill a further vacancy arising from the decision of Professor Poynter, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Cultural Affairs, to stand down from the Council at the end of 1992.
4.5 Appointment: Head of School
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the appointment of Professor R J Wales as Head of the School of Behavioural Science for the period 1 January, 1993 to 31 December, 1995.
5 Joint Committee on Policy - Meeting 11/92 (14/12/92)
5.1 The Executive Committee received a report of the Joint Committee on Policy meeting held on 14 December, 1992.
5.2. Faculties of Arts, Economics and Commerce, Law, Institute of Education, and the Graduate School of Management - Review of Asian Studies and Languages other than English
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the draft Resolution applicable to the School of Languages under Statute 6.1 as set out in Appendix A to the report.
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the following recommendations:
5.3 Faculty of Economics and Commerce - Department of Business Law
that, with effect from 31 December 1993, the Department of Business Law be dis-established in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, and that staff, academic activities and other resources of that Department be transferred to the Faculty of Law, with effect from 1 January 1994, as set out in Appendix B to the report;
5.4. Institute of Education - Re-naming of School of Science and Mathematics Education
that the School of Science and Mathematics Education in the Institute of Education be re-named as the Department of Science and Mathematics Education with effect from 1 January 1993;
5.5. Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences - Re-naming of Clinical School
that, as a consequence of the re-naming of the Repatriation General Hospital as the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, the associated University Clinical School be renamed as the Austin Hospital/Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Clinical School, with effect from 1 January 1993;
5.6 Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences - proposed draft Resolution for School of Behavioural Science
that a draft Resolution applicable to the School of Behavioural Science under Statute 6.1 be adopted, with effect from 1 January 1993, as set out in Appendix C to the report;
5.7. Review of Centres in the University
5.7.1 that, as recommended by the Department of Employment, Education and Training, the Key Centre for Strategic Management and the Key Centre for Knowledge Based Systems be continued to the end of 1994;
5.7.2 that the Centre for Programe Evaluation in the Institute of Education be continued to the end of 1994 in the light of the overall reorganisation of activities in the Institute of Education as a result of the Review of Teacher Education;
5.7.3 that the Youth Research Centre in the Institute of Education be continued to the end of 1993 in the first instance, with a view to its being continued to the end of 1995, in the light of advice from the Institute of Education about budgetary implications and the exploring of possible closer relationships with activities in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences;
5.8 Joint Committee on Policy - Asia Committee Resolution
that Council Standing Resolution 2.14 - Joint Committee on Policy, be amended as set out in Appendix D to the report, with effect from 1 January 1993; and
5.9 Faculty of Science- Disestablishment of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
that the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences be disestablished, with effect from a date to be determined.
6. Academic Board - Meeting No 12/92 (17/12/92)
6.1 The Executive Committee received a report of the Academic Board meeting held on 17 December, 1992.
6.2 Award of Honorary Degree
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the award of the honorary degree of Doctor of Architecture to the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting.
6.3 Robert Wallace Chair of English
On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the establishment of a Standing Committee for the Robert Wallace Chair of English, as set out in Appendix A to the report, and the appointment of Mrs A W Blainey to the Standing Committee as the member of Council who is not a member of staff of the University.
7. Standing Committee for the Chair of Architecture
7.1 The Executive Committee received a report of the Standing Committee for the Chair of Architecture meeting 2/92 held on 18 December, 1992.
7.2 On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the recommendation that the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting be appointed to the Chair of Architecture.
8. Administrative Committee.
There was no report from this Committee.
9. Report on Behalf of the Academic Staff Development Committee
9.1 The Executive Committee received the report of the Associate Professors Sub-Committee of the Academic Staff Development Committee meeting held on 17 December, 1992.
9.2 On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the recommendation that the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting be appointed Associate Professor from 1 January, 1993 for a period of three years, or for the period of his appointment as Director of Curriculum and Undergraduate Studies in the School of Physics, whichever is the shorter.
9.3 On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the recommendation that the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting be appointed Associate Professor from 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1994, the period of his appointment as Director of the Asian Business Centre.
10. Committee for Appointment of a Professorial Associate with the Title of Professor - Director of Neurology Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital - Meeting No 1/92
10.1 The Executive Committee received the report of meeting 1/92 of the Committee for Appointment of a Professorial Associate with the Title of Professor - Director of Neurology Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital.
10.2 On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee approved the recommendation that in the event that the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting accepts an offer of appointment as Director of Neurology at the Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, the University invite him to accept the position of Professorial Associate with the Title of Professor in the Department of Medicine (Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital) for a term of five years or for the period in which he holds the appointment of Director of Neurology, whichever is the shorter.
11. Report on Behalf of the Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee
11.1 The Executive Committee considered a report on behalf of the Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee.
11.2 On behalf of Council, the Executive Committee made the Standing Resolution as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, subject to the following amendments:
(a) The words "Up to two members nominated by each of the Faculties of " to be replaced with "One member together with one nominated as an alternate, nominated by each of the Faculties of "
(b) The words "One member nominated by the Institute of Education" to be replaced with "Up to two members nominated by the Institute of Education. "
12. Amendments to Legislation
The Vice-Chancellor referred to the power of the Vice-Chancellor, under Statute 2.4.10 to make any decision or to take any action on behalf of the Council in respect of any urgent matter requiring immediate decision or action. He advised that he was of the view that there is some misunderstanding about the interpretation of this Statute and that he would be presenting a paper to the next meeting of the Executive Committee to clarify this issue.
He also referred to the request of the Chancellor at the December meeting of Council for a review of the stipulation in Statute 7.3 that for appointment of Honorary Professors and Professors Emeritus a vote of an absolute majority of the members of Council is required, and advised that he would also deal with this matter at the same time.
The meeting then closed.