THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Senate held in the Senate Room,

University, Nedlands on Monday, 24th June 1996, at 4.00 pm.


PRESENT:

The Chancellor (the Hon Mr Justice Kennedy) in the Chair, The Pro Chancellor (Clinical Professor A K Cohen), the Vice-Chancellor (Professor Fay Gale), Mr I P Barrett-Lennard, Professor R J B Bosworth, Clinical Professor L A Cala, Dr W H Clough, Dr J Gill, Ms A Harvie-Morris, Mr J Fogarty, Mrs J Jones, Dr J Meyer, Mr P W Nichols, The Hon Justice Nicholson, Mr J Paton, Dr T I Quickenden, Mrs C Tang.

By Invitation: the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Professor A Robson), the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Professor M Barber), the Vice-Principal (Mr M L Griffith), the Deputy Chair of the Academic Board (Professor N Ashton), the Warden of Convocation (Dr S Baker), the President Elect of the Academic Staff Association (Dr I Dunlop), the representative of the Community & Public Sector Union (Mr B Houliston), the President of the Postgraduate Students Association (Mr K Taylor), the Executive Officer to the ViceChancellor, Ms J Massey.

The Registrar (Mr M R Orr) as Secretary

APOLOGIES:

Mr S Freitag, Professor D R Lindsay, Mr J Skivinis, the Chair of the Academic Board (Professor M Sargent).

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Mr K Abercromby.

PERSONAL:

The Chancellor welcomed Dr Ian Dunlop to his first meeting as President elect of the UWAASA, and Dr N Ashton as Deputy Chair of the Academic Board standing in for Professor Sargent.

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13. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO MATTERS RELATING TO DR. RINDOS

The Vice-Chancellor reported on the most recent activities of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry. She informed Senate that she was scheduled to give evidence to the Committee again probably in mid-July.