In accordance with procedures determined by Council from time to time, Council must appoint a dean for each faculty from the professors, readers or senior lecturers of the faculty who are-

1. members of the faculty; or
2. members of the full-time academic staff of any of the departments or schools of the faculty.

Notwithstanding sub-section (1)-

1. the dean of the faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is to be appointed by Council from the professors of that faculty; and
2. the dean of Melbourne School of Engineering is to be appointed from the professors and readers of that faculty.

In addition to any other powers and duties conferred or imposed on a dean by any other statute or by regulation, the dean-

1. is responsible for the execution in the faculty of the policies of the faculty and the University;
2. exercises a general superintendence over the educational and administrative business of the faculty and its departments;
3. may require from any member of the academic staff of the faculty a statement of the work being done by that member;
4. may obtain from the academic and professional staff of the faculty, the heads of the departments and schools within the faculty, the provost, and the senior vice-principal, any information or assistance the dean requires in order to carry out his or her duties effectively;
5. when appropriate, must inform Council or other bodies of faculty resolutions;
6. must inform the faculty of any resolution of Council or the Board affecting the faculty and must provide other information as may be necessary for the performance of the faculty's functions;
7. must convene meetings of the faculty-
   1. at his or her discretion; or
   2. on the written request of the vice-chancellor or the provost; or
   3. on the written request of either ten members of the faculty or one fifth of the membership of the faculty, whichever is the less;
8. by reason of the office is a member of the faculty and of the committees of the faculty and, unless the dean decides otherwise, presides at all meetings of the faculty or committees of the faculty;
9. has access at all times to the books, accounts and records of the faculty and the departments and schools of the faculty.

Subject to sub-section (2), there must be in each faculty a deputy dean who is-

1. elected by and from members of the faculty in the second half of each year for the ensuing year; or
2. if an election is not conducted in accordance with paragraph (a), appointed by Council for a period of one year pursuant to a resolution of the faculty and on the nomination of the dean of the faculty from members of the faculty and members of the full-time academic staff of the departments of the faculty who are professors or readers or, if the faculty so resolves, senior lecturers

1. The faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences may elect any of its members who are professors to the office of deputy dean for a period not exceeding five years.
2. The faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts may appoint a deputy dean from members of the faculty who are professors or associate professors for a period not exceeding five years.

If the office of dean of any faculty is vacant or the dean is absent or unable to act, the duties of the dean are to be performed by-

1. an acting dean; or
2. if an acting dean has not been appointed, or the acting dean is absent or unable to act, the deputy dean of the faculty; or
3. if the deputy dean is absent or unable to act, an associate dean or an assistant dean; or
4. if an associate dean or an assistant dean is absent or unable to act, a professor who is a member of the faculty nominated by the faculty for the purpose; or
5. if no such person is present and able to act, any person who is eligible to hold office as dean of the faculty who is nominated by the vice-chancellor until Council decides otherwise.