1998
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
COUNCIL MEETING NO 1
A meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, University, on Monday 2 March, 1998 at 4.00 p.m.
Present
The Chancellor, Sir Edward Woodward (in the Chair)
The Deputy Chancellor (Dr N G Curry)
The Deputy Chancellor (Mrs F S Marles)
The Vice-Chancellor (Professor A D Gilbert)
The President of Academic Board (Professor T W Healy)
The Vice-President of Academic Board (Professor S A Walker)
The President of Student Union (Ms S Marshall)
The President of University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association (Ms A Chinn)
Mr T L Anning, Mr L J Carden, Hon B Forwood, Dr B Lochtenberg, Ms E Proust, Mr I A Renard, Associate Professor M R Theobald, Mr D V C Tricks, and Ms C M Walter.The President of Convocation (Dr T Latham)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professor C B Schedvin)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources)(Professor B A Sheehan)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Professor F P Larkins)
The Registrar (Mr J B Potter)
The Academic Registrar (Mr I Marshman)
The Director of Financial Operations (Mr D Percival)
The Director of Information Technology Services (Mr N Reidl)
The Director of Human Resources (Ms E Baré)
The Director of Property Services (Mr M Bell)
The Director, Student and Academic Services (Dr G Chandler)
The Director, Recruitment and Admissions (Ms I Irvine)
The Director of Executive Services (Mr L N Currie)
The General Manager, Vice-Chancellor’s Office (Mr C Wootton)
The Manager, Central Secretariat (Mr J A Goodwin)
Ms C Buckridge and Mr P O’Keefe were in attendance.Business
1. Welcome to New Members
The Chancellor welcomed Ms Elizabeth Proust and Ms Shelley Marshall (President of the Student Union) to their first meeting of Council. He also welcomed the President of Convocation,
Dr Tim Latham, who, in the capacity of observer, was attending his first meeting of Council.
2. Leave of Absence (Item A.01)
Apologies were received from Mr Justice Chernov, Lord Dearing, Professor Lim Pin and Mr Spring.
Leave of absence for the April meeting was granted to Lord Dearing and Professor Lim Pin.
Leave of absence for the May meeting was granted to Professor Healy, Mr Renard and Ms Walter.
3. Minutes of Meeting 10/97 (Item A.1)
The minutes of meeting of Council 10/97, held on 1 December 1997, copies of which had been distributed, were confirmed, subject to two minor amendments.
4. Starring of Additional Items (Item A.2[a])
Items A.5 (a) 4, A.5 (a) 5, B.2.1, B.2.6, B.2.7, and B.2.14 were starred for discussion.
5. Motion to Adopt or Receive "Unstarred Items of Business" (Item A.2[b])
In accordance with established procedure it was formally agreed that the items of business that were not to be specifically discussed should be adopted where containing recommendations or received where containing reports.
6. Vice-Chancellor's Report (Item A.4)
6.1 Council received the Vice-Chancellor's Report, together with a tabled paper on Melbourne-Monash Protocol.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
6.2 The Meanjin Company
that because it is in the interests of the management or conduct of the affairs or concerns of the University, the University accepts responsibility for the Meanjin Company Limited and resolves to become a member (this being done to regularize the long-standing relationship between the University and the literary magazine Meanjin);
6.3 Morgan Centre Chair of Psychology
that Mrs Fay Marles, who has agreed to serve, be added to the Chair selection committee for the Morgan Centre Chair of Psychology; and
6.4 Date of May Meeting of Council
that Standing Resolution 3.23 be suspended so far as to allow the May 1998 meeting of Council to be held on Monday, 11 May, 1998.
7. Administrative Committee (Item A.5[a])
7.1 Council received the report of the Administrative Committee meetings 30/97 - 4/98 inclusive
7.2 Membership of Occupational Health and Safety Committee 1998
Council approved the membership of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee 1998, as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report;
7.3 Transport Policy: General and Executive Fleets
Council approved in principle the following amendment to accompany vehicle listings in each of the three schedules as set out in Attachment 2 to the report:
…or any GMH vehicle as otherwise approved by the Vice-Chancellor on the basis of an appropriate costing.
7.4 Conferring of Degrees Schedule 1998
Council approved the following amendments to the 1998 Schedule for the Conferring of Degrees:
Transfer Faculty of Law graduands from a ceremony on Saturday 4 April (3.30pm) to the ceremony on 21 March at 10.30am.
Transfer Faculty of Engineering graduands from a ceremony on 21 March (10.30am) to the ceremony on 4 April at 3.30pm.
Bring forward the two ceremonies originally scheduled for Saturday 12 September. The proposed conferring date will now be Saturday 5 September. The allocation of faculties will remain unaltered, as follows:
10.30am Saturday 5 September: Faculties of Arts, Engineering, Law & PhD.
3.30pm Saturday 5 September: Faculties of Architecture, Building & Planning, Land & Food Resources, Science, Melbourne Business School & PhD.
7.5 Menzies Oration on Higher Education 1998
Council approved the date of Wednesday 7 October 1998 for the Menzies Oration on Higher Education
8. Endowments and Trusts Committee (Item A.5[b])
Council received the report of meeting 3/97 of the Endowments and Trusts Committee held on 18 December 1997.
9. Planning and Budget Committee (Item A.6)
9.1 Council received the report of meeting 1/98 of the Planning and Budget Committee, held on 4 February 1998, together with a supplementary paper (B.5.2.8).
9.2. Closure for 1997 of the General Fund
Council noted that the Planning and Budget Committee had recommended to the Finance Committee that the General Fund be closed as per Attachment 3 of the Report.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
9.3 Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies
that a Selection Committee and a Search Committee be established, as set out in the supplementary paper, to appoint a Director for the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies:
9.4 Department of Language Studies
that the Department of Language Studies be disestablished as from 1 February 1998; and
9.5 The Morgan Centre
that the Morgan Centre and Morgan Centre Chair of Psychology be established within the School of Behavioural Science in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
10. Committee of Convocation (Item A.7)
Council received the report of meeting 10/97 of the Committee of Convocation, held on 17 December 1997.
11. Academic Board (Items B.1 and B.1[b])
11.1 Council received the reports of meetings 9/97 and 1/98 of the Academic Board, held on 18 December 1997 and 19 February 1998 respectively.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
11.2 Student Awards
that the following new awards, as set out in the appendices to the report of meeting 9/97 be established:
Betty Amsden -RSPCA (Victoria) Scholarship (Appendix A)
John S Turner Postgraduate Scholarship (Appendix B)
David Kenworth Memorial Scholarship (Appendix C)
11.3 Morgan Centre Chair of Psychology
that a selection committee be established for the Morgan Centre Chair of Psychology as set out in Appendix A to the report of meeting 1/98;
11.4 Equivalents for VCE Studies
that Council declares the equivalence of studies from interstate and overseas with the VCE to be as provided in publications of VTAC and NOOSR, the Commonwealth Government’s overseas education assessment body; and
11.5 Equivalence of VCE Mathematics with Year 12 Mathematics in the ACT
that, until such time as VTAC’s interstate Mathematics equivalences are updated, faculties should use the following equivalences for comparing Y12 Mathematics in the ACT and Victoria:
ACT Victoria Advanced Maths Extended Maths Methods 3/4, Specialist Maths 3/4 (double major)
Advanced Maths Extended Maths Methods 3/4 plus
(major/minor)
Advanced Maths Maths Methods 3/4
Mathematics T Further Maths 3/4
11.6 Satisfaction of Mathematics Prerequisite for Applicants from the Indian Sub-Continent Seeking Admission to Bachelor of Commerce
The Council adopted a recommendation that applicants for the Bachelor of Commerce course from the Indian sub-continent satisfy that course’s Mathematics prerequisite in the following manner:
by achieving a distinction or first division in Mathematics at the Sri Lankan O level examination or in the year preceding the Indian Certificate of Education or the All India Secondary School Certificate, and completing at an appropriate level an approved Mathematics bridging program.
12. Finance Committee (Item B.2)
12.1 Council received the report of meeting 1/98 of the Finance Committee, held on 18 February 1998.
12.2. Policy and Audit Arrangements for Trust Funds
Council agreed that where trust funds are not managed by a committee or other authorised body or officer, expenditure may be authorised by Deans of Faculty or Heads of Department.
It was noted that the Endowments and Trusts Committee will confirm that the expenditure is within the terms of the trust and will submit a list of such expenditure for final approval by Council.
Council approved in principle the amendment to Regulation 17.1R6 - Financial Delegations to add a section "Acquittal of Trust Funds", as set out in Attachment 1 to the report.
13. Buildings and Estates Committee (Item B.4[a])
Council received the report of meeting 1/98 of the Buildings and Estates Committee, held on 16 February 1998.
14. Executive Committee (Item B.5)
Council received the report of meeting 1/97 of the Executive Committee, held on 22 December 1997.
15. Legislation Committee (Item C)
15.1 Council received the report of the Legislation Committee meeting 1/98, held on 23 February 1998.
15.2 Council made the following Regulations as detailed in the report:
(1) Making of Regulation R7.198 To establish the Ronald Philip Griffiths Bequest (112/97)
(2) Making of Regulation R3.330 To establish the degree of master of Agribusiness (1/98)
(3) Amendment of Regulation 7.1.R2 To re-style a chair (2/98)
(4) Making of Regulation R7.199 To establish the Margaret Harrap Foundation (4/98)
(5) Amendment of Regulation 7.1.R2 To re-name a chair (5/98)
(6) Making of Regulation R6.200 To establish the Baragwanath Geology Research Scholarship (8/98)
(7) Making of Regulation R7.200 To establish the Noel Rudolf Hall Bequest (11/98)
(8) Amendment of Regulations R3.80 To re-name two courses (12/98) and R3.275
(9) Revocation and re-making of To revoke and remake the degree of
R3.63 master of Music (13/98)
(10) Making of Regulation R3.332 To establish the graduate diploma of Agribusiness (15/98)
(11) Amendment of Regulation R3.242 To amend a graduate diploma(16/98)
(12) Making of Regulation R3.333 To establish the graduate certificate in General Practice Psychiatry (17/98)
(13) Making of Regulation R3.334 To establish the degree of master of Clinical Audiology (18/98)
(14) Revocation and re-making To revoke and re-make the degree of Regulation R3.264 of master of Audiology (19/98)
(15) Amendment of Regulation R3.249 To make an urgent editorial amendment to a degree (20/98)
(16) Revocation of Regulation R3.264 To revoke a regulation governing a newly-established course (21/98)
16. Summary of Reports on Matters dealt with by the Vice-Chancellor (Items D.2[a] and D.2[b])
Council received the summary of reports on matters dealt with by the Vice-Chancellor, as set out in Items D.2(a) and D.2(b).
17. Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management (Items D.3[a], D.3[b] and D.3[c])
Council received the reports of meetings 11/97, 12/97 and 1/98 of the Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management, held on 21 November 1997, 12 December 1997 and 16 January 1998 respectively.
18. Membership of Committees (Item D.4)
Council received a report on the Membership of Committees for 1998.
19. Any Other Business (Item F.1)
Council discussed the advantages and disadvantages of having the proceedings of Council recorded, and agreed to discuss the matter further at a later meeting.
20. Introduction of New Professors (Item F.2)
Professor A H Kaye, James Stewart Chair of Surgery and Professor R Fincher, Chair of Urban Planning, were introduced to Council members and welcomed to the meeting.
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