Council Meeting No 1/05

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A meeting of the Council was held in Melba Hall on Monday 1 February 2005 at 3.00 p.m.

Present

Members

The Deputy Chancellor (Hon. Mr Justice Chernov) (in the Chair)
The Chancellor, Mr I A Renard
The Deputy Chancellor, (Dr B Lochtenberg)
The Vice-Chancellor (Professor G Davis)
The President of the Academic Board (Professor L Skene)
MMr T Anning, Mr B Barnett, Dr M Doig, Associate Professor M Elgar,
Mr G Hehir, Judge I Lawson, Professor P Pattison, Mrs E Ritchie, Ms R Storelli,
Hon D White.

Others Attending

The Visitor, the Governor of Victoria, John Landy, MBE

Professor K Cox, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ballarat
Professor G Hart, Pro Vice-Chancellor, RMIT
Dr D Mitchell, Chancellor, Swinburne
Mr R Searby QC, Chancellor, Deakin University
Ms F Marles, former Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
Sir E Woodward, former Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
Professor D Penington, former Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
Professor D Caro, former Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
Professor K Lee Dow, former Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
Dr R Marginson, former Vice-Principal on Council
Professor B Sheehan, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
Professor Emeritus Sir Gustav Nossal AC

From the Committee of Convocation, The President of Convocation (Dr R Condron)
Ms L Boston, Mr B Dance, Mr D Dodd, Mrs H Fitzpatrick, Mr A Handberg,
Associate Professor J Harcourt, Mr R Hardcastle, Mr P Hirst, Mr G Israel,
Dr P Lowe, Dr L McKenzie, Associate Professor J Munro, Mrs M Neal-Adam,
Dr J Nelson, Mr J Nicholas, Dr N Ramsey, Ms A Rusden, Dr S Sahhar,
Dr L Simpson, Mr G Thomas

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) (Professor P B McPhee)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Professor F P Larkins)
Dean of Economics and Commerce (Professor M Abernethy)
Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Professor J A Angus)
Dean of Law (Professor M Crommelin)
Dean of Music (Professor W Bebbington)
Dean of School of Graduate Studies (Professor B Evans)
Dean of Architecture, Building and Planning (Professor R Fincher)
Dean of Arts (Professor S Macintyre)
Dean of Science (Professor J McKenzie)
Dean of Education (Professor F Rickards)
Dean of Engineering (Professor J van Deventer)
Dean of Veterinary Science (Professor I Caple)
Dean of Victorian College of the Arts (Professor A Hull AO)
Dean of Melbourne Business School (Professor J Seybolt)

The Senior Vice-Principal (Mr I Marshman)
The Vice-Principal (Information) (Ms L O’Brien)
The Vice-Principal (Human Resources ) (Ms L Baré)
The Vice-Principal and General Counsel (Mr C Penman)
The Vice-Principal and Chief Financial Officer (Mr D R Percival)
The University Secretary (Mr L Currie)

Approximately three hundred distinguished guests, members of staff and graduates were in attendance.

Business

Installation of the Chancellor

1. Deputy Chancellor Justice Alex Chernov declared the gathering to be a meeting of Council at which Ian Renard would be installed as Chancellor. He acknowledged the Wurrundjeri People of the Kulin Nations, the traditional owners of the land on which the ceremony would take place.
   
2. The Visitor, the Governor of Victoria, John Landy, MBE addressed the gathering.
   
3. The University Secretary read the minute of Council appointing Ian Renard as the nineteenth Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.
   
4. The Vice-Chancellor presented the Chancellor to the Visitor for installation.
   
5. The Chancellor formally accepted the responsibilities as Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and addressed the gathering.
   
6. The Melbourne Composition Choir presented two items.
   
7. Twelve candidates were admitted to the degree of Juris Doctor.
   
8. The Chancellor closed the meeting, following which afternoon tea was served in a pavilion in the Systems Garden.