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22 November 2005 - Senate Agenda

  1. MEMBERSHIP
  2. APOLOGIES
  3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (SENATE STANDING ORDERS CLAUSE 4.2)
     
    PART A - MAJOR ISSUES
     
  4. BI-ANNUAL STUDENT ENROLMENT REPORT
  5. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR SENATE COMMITTEES
     
    PART B - OTHER ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION
     
  6. VICE CHANCELLOR'S REPORT
  7. AUQA AUDIT STATUS REPORT
  8. SENATE PRIORITIES 2005
     
    PART C - OTHER ITEMS
     
  9. CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
  10. ACADEMIC COUNCIL
  11. AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
  12. GOVERNANCE & NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
  13. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
  14. RESOURCES COMMITTEE
  15. OFFICIAL SEAL
  16. SENATE MEETING DATES 2006
  17. MATTERS FOR INFORMATION
     
    PART D – CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS
     
  18. CHANCELLOR’S COMMITTEE

1. MEMBERSHIP

1.1 The Minister has approved the appointment of Brian Aitken to the Senate for a 3 year term, which commenced on 27/09/2005.
1.2 Prof. Stuart Bradley has been elected by the University’s full-time academic staff for a 3 year term, commencing on 10/11/2005.
1.3 Mr Mal Bradley and Mr Gerry Georgatos (Guild President) have been elected by the University’s student body for a term of 1 year commencing in January 2006.
1.4 A list of current Senate members is attached.
1.5 Details of current membership of Senate committees are also attached.

2. APOLOGIES

2.1 Malcolm Macpherson
2.2 Any apologies received after circulation of the agenda will be reported to the meeting.

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (SENATE STANDING ORDERS CLAUSE 4.2)

Section 17A and Division 2 of Schedule 1 of the Murdoch University Act require all members of Senate who have a material personal interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered:

(i) to declare the nature and extent of the interest; and
(ii) not to be present during consideration of the matter, nor vote on it.

PART A - MAJOR ISSUES

4. BI-ANNUAL STUDENT ENROLMENT REPORT

The PVC (Strategy) will speak to his report to Senate, a copy of which is attached.

5. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR SENATE COMMITTEES

The Chancellor will announce the appointment of the Chairs and recommend membership of the Senate committees.
Senate also must appoint members of the Summer Committee.

PART B - OTHER ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION

6. VICE CHANCELLOR'S REPORT

The Vice Chancellor will speak to his report to Senate, a copy of which is attached.

7. AUQA AUDIT STATUS REPORT

The PVC (Academic) will provide a brief update for Senate members in relation to preparations for the AUQA audit scheduled for 2006 (briefing paper attached).

8 SENATE PRIORITIES 2005

By resolution S/23/2005, Senate adopt the following priorities for 2005, including the allocated responsibility for preparing discussion papers:

  • Maximising the University’s return on its assets, e.g. land, intellectual property by establishing an appropriate endowment/investment policy (Responsibility: Resources Committee and PVC (Resource Management)).
  • Engagement with external parties and the community, i.e. the extent to which members of Senate can support and promote the University through their external contacts and networks (Responsibility: Director of Development and Director Corporate & Public Relations).
  • Identification of long-term goals for the University, including understanding the changing nature of higher education policy (Responsibility: PVC (Resource Management) and PVC (Strategy)).
  • Maintain the University’s compliance with the National Governance Protocols (Responsibility: Governance & Nominations Committee and General Counsel & University Secretary).

A brief summary of the present status of working on these priorities is included in the VC’s report (agenda item 6).

PART C - OTHER ITEMS

The Chancellor will put the following as a single item for noting and for the approval/acceptance of any recommendations contained in them. Members of Senate may request that any of these items to be reserved for discussion.

9. CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

9.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 11/10/2005.
9.2 Note the attached report of action on resolutions passed at the previous meeting.

10 ACADEMIC COUNCIL

The minutes of the Academic Council meeting held on 02/11/2005 are attached. Other than in relation to legislative matters, there are no recommendations to Senate.
Note: All legislative matters are dealt with under item 13 of the agenda (Legislation Committee).

11. AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The minutes of the Audit and Risk Management Committee meeting held on 01/11/2005 are attached. The following items contain recommendations to Senate:

ARMC/10/2005 Reduce Strategic Risk 1 from high to moderate and re-evaluate this risk after the Whole of Institutions Audit and the IT Audit by the Auditor General.

12. GOVERNANCE & NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

The minutes of the Governance & Nominations Committee meeting held on 28/10/2005 and 16/11/2005 are attached. The following items contain recommendations to Senate:

GNC/15/2005 The role of the Guild President during years in which he or she is not also elected by the students as a member of Senate
GNC/17/2005 Appointment of Chairs of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and the Legislation Committee.

13.LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

The minutes of the Legislation Committee meeting held on 24/10/2005 are attached. The following items contain recommendations to Senate:

LC/09/2005 Amendment of the Diploma Regulations and Master by Coursework Degree Regulations.
LC/10/2005 Amendment of the Guild Regulations.
LC/11/2005
(ii) Amendment of Statute no. 17-Guild of Students
Note: In accordance with section 25 of the Murdoch University Act, an absolute majority of Senate must approve/ratify these amendments

14. RESOURCES COMMITTEE

The minutes of the Resources Committee meeting held on 08/11/2005 are attached. The following items contain recommendations to Senate:

RC/22/2005 Approve the write-off of debts relating to student loans and fees for the period to 30 September 2005.
RC/23/2005 Approve payments for the period 22/07/2005 to 09/09/2005 inclusive.
RC/24/2005 Approve the contracts for asbestos removal on the South Street Campus.

15. OFFICIAL SEAL

In accordance with resolution S/54/2004, the General Counsel & University Secretary has provided a report (attached) detailing the documents to which the official seal has been affixed since the last Senate meeting.

16. SENATE MEETING DATES 2005

16.1 The Senate’s meeting dates for 2005 and respective closing dates for agenda items are attached.

16.2

 Rather than the Senate holding one meeting at Rockingham and one in Mandurah each year, the Senate and Academic Council will alternate between each location each year.
In 2006 the Senate’s April meeting will be at Peel and the Academic Council’s March meeting will be at Rockingham. This will be reversed in 2005.

17. MATTERS FOR INFORMATION

17.1 A copy of the Environmental Report 2005 is attached. This document is for information only and will be presented (via the Environmental Committee) at the first Senate meeting of 2006, namely 22/02/2006.
17.2 A copy of any newspaper or other articles of relevance or interest are attached.

PART D - CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

18. CHANCELLOR'S COMMITTEE

The minutes of:

18.1 The Chancellor’s (Merger) Committee meetings held on 17/10/2005 and 07/11/2005 are enclosed in a confidential envelope.
18.2

The Chancellor’s Committee resolution by circulation, which will be finalised week commencing 21/11/2005, will be circulated on 22/11/2005.

There are no recommendations to Senate.
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