1996

A meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, University, on Monday 2 September, 1996 at 4.00 p.m.

Present

The Chancellor (The Hon Sir Edward Woodward) (in the Chair)
The Deputy Chancellor (Mrs F S Marles)
The Deputy Chancellor (Dr N G Curry)
The Vice-Chancellor (Professor A D Gilbert)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) (Professor C B Schedvin)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) (Professor B A Sheehan)
The President of Academic Board (Professor J R V Prescott)
The Vice-President of Academic Board (Professor T W Healy)
The President of the Student Union (Mr A Sibillin)
The President of the University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association (Ms M Grant)

Mr T L Anning, Professor Emeritus D G Beswick, Miss G M Blood, Mr L J Carden, Mr A Chernov, The Reverend Dr G A Cole, Mrs N E Davies, Mr J V Eddey,Hon B Forwood, Mrs B M Hamer, Professor P Kincaid-Smith, Professor A G Klein, Mr J Li, Dr B Lochtenberg, Associate Professor P T McTigue, Mr I A Renard, Mr M Taylor, Associate Professor M R Theobald, Mr D V C Tricks, Ms C M Walter and Mr D D Westmore.

The Registrar (Mr J B Potter)
The Academic Registrar (Mr I R Marshman)
The Director of Financial Services (Mr D Percival)
The Director of Human Resources (Ms E Baré)
The Director of Information Technology Services (Mr N Reidl)
The Director of Executive Services (Mr L N Currie)
The Academic Secretary (Mr I L L Powell)
The Council Secretariat Officer (Mr J A Goodwin)

Ms C Buckridge, Mr P O'Keefe and Mr C Wootton were in attendance.

Business

1. Welcome

The Chancellor welcomed Ms Catherine Walter, a co-opted member of Council, to her first meeting of Council.

2. Leave of Absence (Item A.01)

Apologies were received from Professor Bebbington, Mr Borgeest, Professor Macintyre, Associate Professor Nott, Mr Perton, and Mr Spring.

Leave of absence for this meeting had been granted to Dr L'Estrange.

Leave of absence for the October meeting of Council was granted to Professor Beswick, Professor Klein, Dr Lochtenberg and Mr Renard.

3. Minutes of Meeting No 4/96 (Item A.1)

The minutes of meeting 4/96 of Council held on 1 July 1996, copies of which had been distributed, were confirmed.

4. Starring of Additional Items (Item A.2)

4.1 Items A.6(a)1, A.6(b)4, A.6(b)6, B.2(b)9, B.3(b)9, B.4(a)1, and B.4(b)2 were starred for discussion.

4.2 Order of Business

The Chancellor reminded members that Council discusses starred items only, which necessitates a formal motion to adopt or receive the unstarred items, and that this motion has normally been moved at the conclusion of Council meetings. He pointed out the advantage of dealing with this motion at an earlier stage of Council meetings, and asked the Registrar to prepare a paper on the matter for consideration at the next meeting of Council.

5. Vice-Chancellor's Report (Items A.4[a], A.4[b] and Supplementary Paper)

5.1 Council received the First and Second Vice-Chancellor's Reports, together with a tabled supplementary paper titled "Earning Esteem".

Council adopted the following recommendations:

5.2 Finance Committee

that Mr John Eddey be appointed Vice-Chair of the Finance Committee;

5.3 Method of Appointment of Deans of Faculties

that the question of possible statutory difficulties in appointing as dean a person not currently a staff member of one of the departments or schools of the faculty be referred to the Legislation Committee for advice, and preparation of an amendment to the statute if appropriate;

5.4 Macgeorge Bequest Committee of Management

that in future the Macgeorge Bequest Committee of Management report to Council through the Cultural and Community Development Committee: and

5.6 Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

that the name of the Institute be changed by the addition of the word "Melbourne" to Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

5.7 Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies)

Council noted that the appointment of Associate Professor Donald MacLaren as Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) was within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce.

5.8 Strategic Planning 1997-2001

The Vice-Chancellor introduced his draft paper "Earning Esteem" and gave a presentation on strategic planning aspects.

5.9 Proposed Campus Boycott

Council received a letter from the Student Union requesting a boycott of Shell products plus a response from The Shell Company of Australia. Council was advised that Mr Renard had a direct interest in this matter as his firm acts for Shell Australia.

A motion that the university boycott Shell products lapsed for want of a seconder.

6. Administrative Committee (Item A.5)

6.1 Council received the report of Administrative Committee meetings 20/96 to 25/96 inclusive.

6.2 International Student Fees for 1997. Council agreed that the 1997 Fee for the Master of Taxation course should be $12,500, not $13,000 as shown in Attachment 2 to the report.

7. Planning and Budget Committee (Items A.6[a] and A.6[b])

7.1 Council received the report of meetings 4/96 and 5/96 of the Planning and Budget Committee, held on 10 July 1996 and 14 August 1996.

7.2 Melbourne Scholarships Advisory Committee

Council approved the membership, functions and terms of reference of the Melbourne Scholarships Advisory Committee, as set out at Attachment 1 to the report of meeting 4/96, and noted that further amendments would be brought forward to a later meeting of Council.

Council adopted the following recommendations:

7.3 Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee

that the membership, functions and terms of reference of the Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee, as set out at Attachment 2 to the report of meeting 4/96, be approved;

7.4 Recognition of Hospital Under Statute 6.1 Regulation 6.1R1 (Clinical Schools in the School of Medicine)

that the Albury Base Hospital be included as a hospital fulfilling the requirements for degrees and diplomas in the School of Medicine and associated for teaching purposes with the clinical schools of the School of Medicine for clinical instruction in the undergraduate medical course;

7.5 Centre for Rural Medicine at Ballarat Base Hospital

that the Centre for Rural Medicine of the University of Melbourne at Ballarat Base Hospital be formally disestablished;

7.6 Elisabeth Murdoch Chair of Landscape Architecture

that the Elisabeth Murdoch Chair of Landscape Architecture be filled;

7.7 Chair of Taxation Law

that a Chair of Taxation Law be established within the Faculty of Law;

7.8 International Centre for Energy, Resources and Environmental Law

7.8.1 that the name of the Centre for Natural Resources Law be changed to the International Centre for Energy, Resources and Environmental Law;

7.8.2 that Professor Douglas Williamson RFD, QC be appointed as the Director of, the Centre for a term of three years commencing 1 September, 1996; and

7.8.3 that the functions and objectives of the Centre as set out in Attachment 1 of the report of meeting 5/96 be approved.

7.9 Appointment of Professor/Director of Aged Care (Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, North Eastern Health Care)

Council adopted the recommendation that an appointment of a Professor/Director of Aged Care (Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, North Eastern Health Care Network) and an appointment as Professorial Associate with the title of Professor under Regulation 7.1 R4.5 be made.

7.10 Multimedia Education Unit

Council adopted the following recommendations:

7.10.1. that the terms of reference of the Teaching and Learning (Multimedia and Educational Technologies) Committee be endorsed, subject to the approval of the Academic Board;

7.10.2 that management responsibility for the Multimedia Education Unit (MEU) be assumed by the Office of the Vice-Chancellor;

7.10.3 that the mission of the Multimedia Education Unit be approved (noting that the wording may be revised);

7.10.4 that the mission of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) be approved;

7.10.5 that the Centre for the Study of Higher Education be disestablished as a separate department of the University, but established as a Centre of the University within the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Education;

7.10.6 that the Dean of the Faculty of Education bring forward recommendations to an early meeting of the Planning and Budget Committee on the appointment of a Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education and the composition of a small Advisory Committee; and

7.10.7 that the Dean of the Faculty of Education and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) bring forward recommendations to the Planning and Budget Committee as to the division of the approved CSHE budget between MEU and CSHE.

8.1 Council received the report of the Committee of Convocation meeting 4/96, held on 17 July, 1996.

8.2 Review and Distribution of Standing Resolutions

Council resolved that Standing Resolutions of Council no longer be reviewed by the Legislation Committee, but agreed to the request by the Committee of Convocation that all Standing Resolutions made by Council be submitted to the Committee of Convocation for information.

9. Academic Board (Item B.1)

9.1 Council received the report of meeting 5/96 of the Academic Board, held on 22 August, 1996.

Council adopted the following recommendations:

9.2 Award of Honorary Degrees of Doctor

9.2.1 Doctor of Laws

that an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws be conferred on the person whose career statement was tabled at the meeting of Council;

9.2.2 Doctor of Science

that honorary degrees of Doctor of Science be conferred on two persons whose career statements were tabled at the meeting of Council;

9.3. Professor/Director of Aged Care (Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre)

that a joint University/Hospital selection committee be established for the position of Professor/Director of Aged Care at the Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, as set out in Appendix A to the report;

9.4 Elisabeth Murdoch Chair of Landscape Architecture

that a standing committee for the Elisabeth Murdoch Chair of Landscape Architecture be established as set out in Appendix B to the report; and that Miss Blood be appointed to the committee as a member of Council not currently a member of the salaried staff of the University;

9.5 Chair of Taxation Law

that a standing committee for the Chair of Taxation Law be established as set out in Appendix C to the report; and that Mr Renard be appointed to the committee as a member of Council not currently a member of the salaried staff of the University;

9.6 New Courses

that the following new courses be established:

• Diploma of Arts (Appendix D to the report)
• Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Language Learning (Appendix E to the report)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Appendix F to the report)
• this generic award replaces four existing Postgraduate Diplomas of Education
• Graduate Certificate in Education and Training (Appendix G to the report)
• this generic award replaces three existing Graduate Certificates in Education and Training
• Graduate Certificate in Dance Therapy (Appendix H to the report)
• Master of Health Sciences (Appendix I to the report)Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine (Appendix J to the report)
• combined Bachelor of Geomatics/Bachelor of Information Systems (Appendix K to the report)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering (Appendix L to the report)

9.7 Student Awards

that the following new student awards be established in the Faculties of Engineering and Law:

• Australian Paper Award (Appendix M to the report)
• Holding Redlich Environmental and Planning Law I Prize (Appendix N to the report)
• Holding Redlich Environmental and Planning Law II Prize (Appendix O to the report)
• Holding Redlich Advanced Contract Law Prize (Appendix P to the report)
• Clayton Utz Prizes in Law of Security & Secured Transactions (Appendix Q to the report

9.8 Special Principles of Selection for Entry to Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing

that a revised section 3.3 be added in the Special Principles of Selection for Entry to the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, as set out in Appendix R to the report;

9.9 Tertiary Entrance Requirements, 1999

that the Tertiary Entrance Requirements for 1999, as set out in Appendix S to the report, be adopted;.

9.10 Delegation of Powers Concerning the Doctor of Philosophy to the PhD Committee

9.10.1 that sections 7(10) and 7(15) of Regulation 3.60 (Degree of Doctor of Philosophy) be amended to provide for the Academic Board to determine matters currently reserved for the Council; and

9.10.2 that, pursuant to Regulation 3.60.7(15), permission be granted to a PhD student in the School of Languages to submit a thesis in Arabic with the proviso that a 10,000 word summary in English be bound in with the thesis.

10.1 Council received reports of Finance Committee meetings 6/96 and 7/96, held on 24 July, 1996 and 21 August 1996, respectively, together with a tabled supplementary paper - Financial Position as at 31 July 1996.

10.2 Membership, Functions and Terms of Reference of Finance Committee

Council approved amendments to the terms of reference of the Finance Committee, as set out in Attachment 1 to the report of meeting 6/96. Council did not approve a proposed amendment to the membership to change the wording for co-opted members from "up to two additional women members" to "up to two additional female members".

11.1 Council received the reports of the Human Resources Committee meetings 2/96 and 3/96, held on 12 July, 1996 and 22 August, 1996, respectively. Council adopted the following recommendations:

11.2 Re-appointment of Honorary Professors

11.2.1 that the authority to re-appoint honorary professors be delegated to Deans of faculties;

11.2.2 that Statute 7.1.R3 paragraph 4 (2) be amended to read:

(2) An honorary professor may be re-appointed by the Dean of the appropriate faculty on an annual basis provided that a review of the appointment is conducted every five years by the Human Resources Committee;

11.2.3 that in future the Human Resources Department will report the re-appointments of honorary professors to the Human Resources Committee in a summary report format as they occur, and signal when a review is required prior to a further appointment;

11.2.4 that re-appointments of honorary professors be reported to Council through the Human Resources Committee in summary report format as they occur.

11.3 Senior Appointments Committee

that the title of the Senior Staff Appointments Committee be changed to "Senior Appointments Committee"; and

11.4 Standing Committee for the Professorial Fellow/Principal Research Fellow in Spatial Information Systems

that the Standing Committee for the Professorial Fellow/Principal Research Fellow in Spatial Information Systems be disbanded from 1 July, 1996.

12. Building and Estates Committee (Items B.4[a] and B.4[b])

12.1 Council received the report of the Building and Estates Committee meeting 3/96 and 4/96, held on 15 July, 1996 and 19 August, 1996, respectively.

12.2 Graduate Centre - Room Naming

Council approved naming proposals for the following rooms and spaces in the Graduate Centre:

• The Blue Room
• George Browne Room
• Leslie J Wrigley Room
• Foundation Life Members Room
• Pierre Gorman Room
• Gryphon Gallery
• Edward Sweetman Room

• East Belfry
• West Belfry
• East Turret
• West Turret

13.1 Council received the report of the Legislation Committee meeting 5/96, held on 26 August, 1996, together with a tabled supplementary paper providing further details on the two items of legislation.

13.2 Council made the following item of legislation, as detailed in the report.

(1) Statute 11.2 - To alter a provision relating to enrolment (67/96)

(2) Statute 5.2 & Regulation 5.2.R1 - To abolish the Board of Graduate Studies (70/96)

13.3 Council made the following Regulations as detailed in the report.

(1) Making of Regulation R3.287 - To establish the postgraduate certificate of Professional Studies in Education (55/96)

(2) Making of Regulation R3.288 - To establish the postgraduate diploma in Science (59/96)

(3)Amendment of Regulation R7.128 - To change the membership of the Melbourne University Engineering School Foundation (58/96)

(4) Making of Regulation R3.289 - To establish the degree of master of Nursing (57/96)

(5) Making of Temporary Regulation R3.11 - To make temporary provision for the awarding of the degree of bachelor of Educational Studies (60/96)

(6) Amendment of Regulation 7.1.R2 - To establish a chair (61/96)

(7) Amendment of Regulation 6.72 - To establish the Helen McKay Memorial Prize (63/96)

(11) Amendment of Regulation 5.1.R1 - To change the membership of the faculty of Arts (69/96)

(12) Amendment of Regulations R7.98 & 17.1.R14 - To change a reporting line (71/96)

(13) Amendment of Regulation R6.61 - To allow an annual award of the Ernest Scott Prize (72/96)

Item 14 - Amendment of Regulation 8.1.R7 was withdrawn for further consideration.

13.4 Council made the following item as detailed in the report.

Special Principles of Selection for Entry to the Postgraduate Diploma Course in Advanced Clinical Nursing.

14. 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).

15. Conferring Ceremony (Item D.3)

Council received a report on Conferring Ceremony 10/96, authorised by Council, and held on Friday 5 July, 1996 at 4.30 p.m.

16. Liaison Committee with the Victorian College of Optometry (Item D.5)

Council received the report of meeting 1/96 of the Liaison Committee with the Victorian College of Optometry, held on 24 June, 1996.

17. Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management (Items D.6[a], [b] and [c])

Council received the reports of meetings 6/96, 7/96 and 8/96 of the Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management, held on 21 June 1996, 19 July 1996 and 16 August 1996, respectively.

18. Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund Committee (Item D.7)

Council received the report of meeting 2/96 of the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund Committee, held on 27 June, 1996.

19. Human Research Ethics Committee (Item D.8)

Council received the report of meeting 2/96 of the Human Research Ethics Committee, held on 12 June, 1996.

20 Motion to Adopt or Receive "Unstarred Items of Business" (Item F)

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.

21. Introduction of Professors

Professor D Alcorn, Chair of Anatomy, Professor I Mareels, Chair of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Professor B Raban-Bisby, Mooroolbeek Chair of Early Childhood Studies were introduced to Council members and welcomed to the meeting.

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