A meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, University, on Monday 1 May, 1995 at 4.00 pm.
Present
Mr T L Anning, Ms G M Blood, Mr A Chernov, Mrs N E Davies, Mr J C Finemore, Dr K E Forward, Hon B Forwood, Mrs P A Fry, Mrs B M Hamer, Professor P S Kincaid-Smith, Mr P Kirby, Professor A G Klein, Mr J Li, Professor T A McMahon, The Rev Dr K R Manley, Mr R M Parris, Mr A M Priestley, Mr I A Renard, Professor C A Saunders, Mr K C Stone, and Mr D V C Tricks.
Ms R Bramwell, Ms Deppeler, Mr B Donovan, Mr P O'Keefe and Associate Professor Sinclair were in attendance.
Apologies were received from Mr Carden, Associate Professor McTigue, Mr Perton, Professor Schedvin and Mr Westmore.
Leave of absence for this meeting had been granted to Professor Larkins and Mr Wragge.
Leave of absence for the July meeting was granted to Mrs Hamer.
The minutes of meeting 2/95 of Council held on 3 April 1995, copies of which had been distributed, were confirmed.
Item B.1 (7) was starred for discussion.
4.1 Council received the First and Second Vice-Chancellor's Reports.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
that the current appointment of Professor Schedvin as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) be extended for a further two years from 1 January, 1996; and
that the current appointment of Professor Larkins as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) be extended for a further two years from 1 October, 1995.
Council adopted a recommendation that any person appointed to the Chair of Medical Genetics by virtue of their position as Director of the Murdoch Institute for Research into Birth Defects should have the title "The David Danks Research Professor of Medical Genetics".
Council noted that for time being the vacant Chair of Social Work will not be filled.
Council adopted a recommendation that Dr Barrie Bardsley be appointed as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture from 1 May 1995 to 31 December 1995.
Council noted that the Briefing Session scheduled for 5 p.m on Monday 5 June would be devoted to a discussion on the internationalisation of various functions of the University, and that the members of the Committee of Convocation would also be invited to attend.
The Vice-Chancellor advised that the topic of University Financial Reporting would be dealt with as a General Discussion Item at a Council meeting later in the year.
5.1 Council received the report of the Joint Committee on Policy Meeting 3/95, held on 10 April 1995.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
that a limited tenure position be established in Spatial Information Systems at either Professorial Fellow or Principal Research Fellow level, as set out in Appendix A to the report, and that the position be located in the Centre for Geographic Systems and Modelling;
that the position of Professor/Director of Critical Care Medicine at the Royal Children's Hospital be established as set out in Appendix B to the report, and an appointment as Professorial Associate with the title of Professor under Statute 7.4 be approved;
that, as a matter of policy, the draft Interim Regulation applicable to the School of Postgraduate Nursing under Statute 6.1.6, as set out in Appendix C to the report, be approved;
that the proposals to rename University Chairs, Departments and other items as set out in Appendix D to the report, which have arisen as a consequence of the recent amalgamation of the two associated teaching hospitals, the Austin Hospital and the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, to form the Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, be approved; and
that the proposed Affiliation Agreement between the University of Melbourne and the Royal Botanic Gardens Board, as set out in Appendix E to the report, be approved.
6.1 Council received the report of Academic Board meeting 3/95, held on 13 April 1995.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
that an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws be conferred on the person whose career statement was tabled at the meeting of Council;
that a standing committee for the position of Professorial Fellow in Spatial Information Systems be established, as set out in Appendix A to the report, and that Mr Kirby be appointed as the member of Council who is not a member of staff of the University;
that University members be appointed to the joint Hospital-University selection committee for the post of Professor/Director of Critical Care Medicine at the Royal Children's Hospital, as set out in Appendix B to the report;
that the Glaxo Prize in Microbiology and Immunology as set out in Appendix C to the report be established in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences to replace the Ramsay Prize in Microbiology including Immunology; and
that the following two combined degrees as set out in Appendix D to the report, be introduced in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Law with effect from 1996:
Council approved the Tertiary Entrance Requirements for 1998 as set out in Appendix E to the report.
Council received a discussion paper dated 26 April 1995 entitled "Closure of Staff Superannuation (1986) Fund", together with Attachments 1a, 1b, 2, 3 and 4, (Appendix 2 to the Second Vice-Chancellor's Report), a replacement paper with the same title dated 1 May 1995 (Item A.8), together with the report of the Council Working Group on SSF Pensioners (Item D.16), and discussed the topic at some length.
Council received the report of the Finance Committee meeting 3/95, held on 19 April 1995.
Council received the report of the Buildings Committee meeting 2/95, held on 20 March 1995.
Council adopted the recommendation that a Risk Management Committee be established as set out in Appendix A to the report.
Council received the report of the Committee of Convocation meeting 2/95, held on 19 April 1995.
13.1 Council received the report of the Legislation Committee meeting 2/95, held on 24 April 1995.
13.2 Council made the following items of legislation, as detailed in the report.
(1) Enactment of Statute 9.44 To affiliate the Royal Botanic Gardens Board to the University (20/95)
(2) Amendment of Statute 15.2 To change a name (24/95)
13.3 Council made the following "R" Series Regulations as detailed in the report.
(1) Enactment - Regulation R7.190 To establish the Eric J Ingram Fund (7/95)
(2) Revocation and Re-Enactment- Regulation R6.164 To revise the conditions of award ofThe Alma Hansen Scholarship (15/95)
(3) Amendment - Regulation R6.144 To alter a provision governing committee-membership (16/95)
(4) Amendment - Regulation R6.72 To establish the Matthew Lennard Fund (17/95)
(5) Revocation and Re-Making - Regulation R6.195 To revise the requirements applicable to the award of the Shakespeare Scholarship (18/95)
(6) Revocation and Re-Making -To provide a generic award (19/95)
(8) Amendment - Regulation 7.1.R2 To establish a chair (26/95)
(9) Amendment - Regulation 6.1.R7 To establish a school on an interim basis (27/95)
(10) Amendment - Regulations R3.37, R3.38 & R3.94 To amend a provision governing three degrees (28/95)
13.4 Council made the following "O" Series Regulations as detailed in the report.
(1) Revocation - Regulation "O" 9.8 Space Requests for New Developments
(4) Amendment - Regulation "O" 2.14 Human Research Ethics Committee
(5) Amendment - Regulation "O" 2.22 Special Professorial Appointments and Awards Committee
(6) Amendment - Regulation "O" 2.2 Administrative Committee
13.5 Council made the Regulation consequent upon the enactment of sub-section 7 (2) of the University Acts (Amendment) Act 1994 -To distinguish between regulations and standing resolutions of the Council in the former "O" Series Standing Resolutions of the Council (13/95)
13.6 Council made a resolution that a number of its instruments, which had been converted into regulations through the effect of sub-section 7(2) of the University Acts (Amendment) Act 1994 and subsequently revoked by Council, be remade as Standing Resolutions of the Council, as detailed in the report.
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).
Council received reports on Conferring Ceremonies 7/95 to 9/95, authorised by the Council, and held on Thursday 23 March 1995 at 7.30 p.m., and Saturday 25 March at 10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m., respectively.
Council received the report of Investment Committee meeting 1/95, held on 29 March 1995.
Council received the report of the Melbourne College of Divinity Co-ordinating Committee meeting 1/95, held on 10 March 1995.
Council received the report of meeting 3/95 of the Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management, held on 17 March 1995.
Council received the report of meeting 2/95 of the Information Technology Policy Committee, held on 27 March 1995.
Council received the report of meeting 1/95 of the Standing Committee for the Chair of Microbiology, held on 20 April 1995.
Council received the report of meeting 3/95 of the Committee of Deans of Faculties, held on 13 April 1995.
Council received the report of meeting 1/95 of the Standing Committee for the Foundation Chair of Pasture Science, held on 11 April 1995.
Council received the report of meeting 1/95 of the Works of Art Committee, held on 13 February 1995.
Council received the report of meeting 1/95 of the International House Council, held on 20 March 1995.
Council received the 1994 Annual Report of the University.
This report was received during the General Discussion on the Staff Superannuation (1986) Fund - Minute 7 above refers.
Council received the Annual Report 1994 of the Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
In accordance with established procedure it was formally agreed that the items of business that had not been specifically discussed should be adopted where containing recommendations or received where containing reports.
Professor E C Reynolds, Chair of Dental Science, was introduced to Council members and welcomed to the meeting.
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