A meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, University, on Monday 6 September 1993 at 3.30 pm.
Present
Mrs A W Blainey, Mr T P Bruce, Mr L J Carden, Dr N G Curry, Ms A Doyle, Dr K E Forward, The Hon Mr W Forwood, Mrs P A Fry, Mrs B M Hamer, Professor T W Healy, Mr P Kirby, Rev Dr K Manley, Dr D J Philips, Mr F P J Robotham, Mr J P Ryan, Professor C A Saunders and Mr K Stone.
and Ms E O`Keefe were in attendance.
Council adopted the Vice-Chancellor's motion that the Deputy Chancellor, The Honourable Mr Justice Northrop assume the Chair for the meeting, in the absence on leave of the Chancellor, The Honourable Sir Edward Woodward.
2.1 Apologies were received from Mr Chernov, Mrs Davies, Dr Evans, Professor McMahon and Mr Perton.
2.2 Leave of absence for this meeting had been granted to the Chancellor, Mr Finemore, Mrs Marles, Mr Tricks, Professor Williamson and Mr Wragge.
2.3 Leave of absence for the October meeting was granted to Professor Healy and Mrs Davies.
The Acting Registrar advised that, following the close of nominations on 20 August 1993, for one graduate student vacancy and one undergraduate student vacancy on Council, elections would be conducted by the Student Union in the normal way. Three nominations had been received for the graduate student vacancy and five nominations had been received for the undergraduate student vacancy.
The Acting Registrar advised members of Council that nominations had been called for the two members of the academic staff other than Professors. Nominations would close at 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 10 September 1993, and, if a poll were required, voting papers would be forwarded to members of the academic staff on Monday, 27 September, to be returned by 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 22 October 1993.
For the member of the general staff on Council, nominations had been called, to close on Friday, 10 September 1993. Should a poll be required, voting would be conducted according to a schedule similar to that proposed for the members of the academic staff other than the Professors.
The minutes of the meeting of Council held on 2 August 1993, copies of which had been circulated, were confirmed.
No items were 'starred' for discussion in addition to those already so designated on the Noticepaper. Council noted that there was no item 6(b) to be tabled.
6.1 Council received the Vice-Chancellor's Report.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
that Professor W A Bebbington be appointed Dean of Music for the period 1 January, 1994 to 31 December, 1996;
that Professor B A Sheehan be appointed to the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) for a further term, from 1 January 1994 to 31 December, 1998;
that the following be appointed as members of a Search Committee to recommend an appointment, from within the University, of the inaugural Dean of Graduate Studies in the Graduate School which is to be established from 1 January 1994 -
Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, President of the Academic Board, Vice- President of the Academic Board, Deputy Vice-President of the Academic Board, up to three former Presidents of the Academic Board to be co-opted, a female member of Council (not being a Univesity staff member), the President of the University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association or nominee;
that the following be appointed as members of the Intellectual Property Committee for the remainder of 1993 -
Dr T R A Davey, Dr J McL Emmerson, Professor A G Klein, The Honourable Mr Justice Northrop and Professor W H Sawyer.
Council noted that that part of the Committees' procedures which governed the quorum for the Academic Promotions Subcommittees and the Probation and Confirmation Subcommittees had been suspended, pending the receipt of a recommendation on the matter from the Academic Staff Development Committee.
Council noted that the University's submission to the Committee for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, established by the Minister for Employment, Education and Training, would be circulated as background information for its briefing session on 28 September 1993.
7.1 Council received the report of the Joint Committee on Policy meeting 7/93 held on 9 August, 1993.
Following consideration of the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Policy, Council resolved:
7.2.1 that a department of Agriculture be established within the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry as from 1 January 1994, as set out in Appendix A to the report;
7.2.2 that a department of Forestry be established within the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry as from 1 January 1994, as set out in Appendix A to the report;
that the name of the Centre for Soviet and East European Studies be changed to the Centre for Russian and Euro-Asian Studies, as set out in Appendix B to the report;
that a Melbourne College of Divinity Co-ordinating Committee be established, as set out in Appendix C to the report;
that the following quotas and teaching load targets for 1994 be endorsed as set out in Appendix D to the report -
7.5.1 that the quotas/targets detailed in Tables JC 1.1 and 1.3, be adopted as the quotas/targets for subsidised students for 1994,
7.5.2 that the quotas detailed in Table JC 2 be adopted as the quotas/targets for 1994 for fee paying overseas students and fee-paying Australian postgraduate students for which the load is above operating grant,
that Faculties be encouraged to exceed the quotas and targets recommended in Table JC 2, and
that Faculties be requested to confirm the maximum quotas that they can enrol in these categories,
7.5.3 that the Vice-Chancellor be authorised to act, on behalf of Council, to approve load adjustments not yet included in targets and quotas, in relation to transfers of load between Faculties, and in relation to Educational Profile negotiations with the Department of Employment, Education and Training, to be held in October, 1993,
7.5.4 that the Vice-Chancellor be authorised, on the advice of the President of the Academic Board and the Registrar, to approve at appropriate times during the 1994 selection period the number of new student admissions (expressed in EFTSU) which may be made to courses in 1994, having regard to Faculty assigned targets and other information then available,
7.5.5 that the Vice-Chancellor be authorised to approve on Council's behalf, on receipt of advice from the President of the Academic Board and the Registrar, requests for shifts in the 1994 Faculty sub-targets, subject to the total Faculty assigned targets, and
7.5.6 that the proportion of admissions under the Special Admissions Scheme to each Faculty remain for 1994 at the level which applied in 1993; and
that the proposal for an academic exchange agreement between the University of Hong Kong and the University of Melbourne to facilitate the exchange of scholars, students and academic information be approved as set out in Appendix E to the report.
8.1 Council received the report of the Academic Board meeting 7/93 held on 26 August, 1993.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
8.2.1 that a new course, the Doctor of Surveying in the Faculty of Engineering, as set out in Appendix A to the report be introduced;
8.2.2 that the Diploma in Dramatic Art in the School of the Victorian College of the Arts be upgraded to a Bachelor of Dramatic Art, as set out in Appendix B to the report;
that revised special principles of selection for courses as set out below be approved -
8.3.1 special principles of selection for entry to the first year courses in Agricultural Science and Forest Science, as set out in Appendix C to the report;
8.3.2 special principles of selection for entry to the first year undergraduate courses in Education, special principles of selection for entry to second and later year undergraduate courses in Education, and special principles of selection for entry to postgraduate courses in Education, as set out in Appendix D to the report;
8.3.3 special principles of selection for entry of full-fee overseas students to the undergraduate course in Law, as set out in Appendix E to the report; and
8.3.4 special principles of selection for entry to the first year undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Music, Visual and Performing Arts, special principles of selection for entry to second and later year undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Music, Visual and Performing Arts, and special principles of selection for entry to graduate diploma courses in the Faculty of Music, Visual and Performing Arts, as set out in Appendix F to the report.
Council established the Woods Bagot Scholarship in Architecture, as set out in Appendix G to the report.
9.1 Council received the report of the Finance Committee meeting 7/93, held on 25 August, 1993.
Council resolved that an allocation of $18.746 million from recurrent funds be made to Buildings Committee in 1994.
Council adopted the following recommendations concerning the Alumni Association Life Membership Fund:
9.3.1 that the Alumni Association Life Membership Fund (R7.152) be closed;
9.3.2 that Standing Resolution (R7.152) be repealed;
9.3.3 that the balance of the Fund of $70,000 (comprising of $51,000 Capital and $19,000 Accumulated Income) be transferred to the Alumni Association Fund;
9.3.4 that until such time as the Alumni Association becomes self funding, all categories of life members will be serviced from recurrent funds of the Alumni Association. This cost will form part of the Alumni Association's annual bid for a Reserve Funds Allocation.
10.1 Council received the report of the Central Budgets Committee meeting 2/93, held on 6 August, 1993.
Council endorsed new terms of reference for the Central Budgets Committee as set out in Appendix B to the report.
Council received the report of the Buildings Committee meeting 6/93, held on 23 August, 1993.
12.1 Council received the report of Administrative Committee meetings 24/93 to 28/93.
12.2 Council noted that a recommendation to Council made in this report by the Occupational Health and Safety Committee, concerning the Occupational Health & Safety Manual, had been dealt with by the Administrative Committee under its delegated authorities.
Council received the report of the Committee of Convocation meeting 6/93, held on 18 August, 1993.
14.1 Council received the report of meeting 1/93 of the Committee for Appointment of A Professorial Associate with the Title of Professor - Director of Haematology and Oncology (Royal Children's Hospital), held on 20 August, 1993.
14.2 Council adopted the recommendation that in the event that the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting accepted appointment as Director of Haematology and Oncology at the Royal Children's Hospital, the University should invite him to accept the position of Professorial Associate with the title of Professor in the Department of Paediatrics of a term of five years or for the period in which he holds the appointment of Director, whichever is the shorter.
15.1 Council received the report of the Investment Committee meeting 3/93, held on 27 July, 1993.
15.2 Council adopted the recommendation that the delegations in Council Standing Resolution 2.32 be amended to include the Manager, Budgets and Planning in place of the Assistant Director of Finance (Operations) and to update the titles of officers, as set out in Attachment A to the report.
16.1 Council received the report of the National Macaque Facility Committee of Management meeting 1/93, held on 28 May, 1993.
16.2 Council agreed that Standing Resolution 2.40 should be amended as indicated in Appendix 1 to the report.
17.1 Council received the report of the Victorian School of Forestry and Land Management Liaison Committee meeting 4/93, held on 11 August, 1993.
17.2 Council adopted the recommendation that SR 2.9 be amended to refer to the Government Department by its current title, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
18.1 Council received the report of the Standing Committee for the Chair of Physics Meeting No 1/93, held on 18 August, 1993.
18.2 Council adopted the recommendation that the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting be offered appointment to the Chair of Physics.
19.1 Council received the report of the Standing Committee for the Max Crawford Chair of History Meeting No 1/93, held on 20 August, 1993.
19.2 Council adopted the recommendation that the person whose career statement was distributed at the meeting be offered appointment to the Max Crawford Chair of History.
20.1 Council received the report of the Committee of Deans of Faculties Meeting No 7/93, held on 19 August, 1993.
20.2.1 that the general University academic year dates for 1995 be as set out in Appendix A to the report;
20.2.2 that the 1995 year dates for selected courses in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the School of the Victorian College of the Arts, and the Faculty of Veterinary Science be as set out in Appendix B to the report; and
20.2.3 that the 1994 year dates for selected courses in the School of Dental Science and the School of the Victorian College of the Arts be as set out in Appendix C to the report.
21.1 Council received the report of the Standing Committee on Staff Salaries Meeting No 5/93, held on 19 August, 1993.
21.2 Council adopted the recommendation that an early retirement scheme for general staff similar to the award based academic scheme be implemented for 1993, as set out in Appendix A to the report.
22.1 Council received the report of the Legislation Committee meeting 5/93 held on 30 August, 1993.
22.2 Council made the following items of legislation, as detailed in the report.
(1) Repeal & Re-Enactment - Statute 9.18 To revise an affiliation statute (36/93)
(2) Amendment - Statute 12.8 To add the colours for two new degrees to the statute governing academic dress (29/93)
(3) Amendment - Statute 7.2 To re-name a chair (37/93)
(4) Amendment - Statute 5.1 & 5.2 To make an editorial amendment (46/93)
(5) Amendment - Statute 5.5 To make an editorial amendment (45/93)
(6) Enactment - Statute 5.2B To establish The University of Melbourne Graduate School (49/93)
22.3 Council made the following "R Series" Standing Resolutions as detailed in the report.
(1) Amendment - Standing Resolution R3.144 To create two graduate diplomas from one existing graduate diploma (43/93)
(2) Amendment - Standing Resolution R3.99 To change the name of an award from graduate to postgraduate (17/93)
(3) Amendment - Standing Resolution R3.153 To provide for the phasing out of the Degree of Bachelor of Social Science in Information Management (53/93)
(4) Amendment - Standing Resolution R7.176 To make an editorial amendment (55/93)
(5) Making - Standing Resolution R6.189 To establish The May Stewart Bursary (35/93)
(6) Making - Part of Standing Resolution R7.186 To complete the establishment of the Melbourne University Swedish Studies Foundation (5/93)
(7) Making - Standing Resolution R3.223 To establish the degree of master of Women's Health (28/93)
(8) Revocation & Re-Making - Resolution R3.63 To revise conditions applicable to the standing degree of master of Music (15/93)
22.4 Council made the following "O Series" Standing Resolutions as detailed in the report.
(1) Amendment - Standing Resolution 2.12 Finance Committee
(2) Amendment - Standing Resolution 2.32 Investment Committee
(3) Amendment - Standing Resolution 3.8 Conferring of Degrees
(4) Amendment - Standing Resolution 3.28 Meetings of the Council, and Standing Resolution 8.1 Standing Orders of Council
(5) Amendment - Standing Resolution 2.40 National Macaque Facility - Committee of Management
(6) Amendment - Standing Resolution 6.5 The University of Melbourne Graduate School ("The Graduate School")
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 the report of the Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management meeting 5/93 held on 23 August, 1993.
Council received the report of the Equal Opportunity Standing Committee meeting 6/93, held on 20 August, 1993.
Council received the report of the Standing Committee for the Chair of Music meeting 1/93 held on 10 August, 1993.
Council received the reports of meetings 1/93 and 2/93 of the Human Research Ethics Committee held on 31 May, 1993 and 28 June, 1993 respectively.
Council received the reports of meetings 5/93 and 6/93 of the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee held on 24 June, 1993 and 5 August, 1993 respectively.
Council received the report of meeting 1/93 of the Standing Committee for the Foundation Chair of Management, Foundation Chair of Management (Accounting), Foundation Chair of Management (Information Systems), Foundation Chair of Management (Law and Economics) and Foundation Chair of Management (Technology), held on 9 August, 1993.
Council received the report of the Standing Committee for the Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery meeting 1/93 held on 12 August, 1993.
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.