Governance changes that are both in statute and in workings of council and committees

Taking responsibility is the revealing title of a paper presented to council in Feb 2008 and that Ian has the carriage of.

There is a context that is identified as a "rare opportunity"(strategic context or climate) for analysis and change of structure, systems and processes, because federal and state are looking at change. for example in the committee for Convocation it was raised by the Review of University Acts committee Mr Meehan, the convener of the working group
"The University has a clear wish (see the
paper from Council headed ‘Item 9.2’) to remove from the Act large amounts of
procedural detail related to Convocation and its Committee. There is also likely to
be a push from the State Government to remove such details as they are keen to
standardise the University Acts where practicable. If details are removed from the
Act, Convocation and its Committee can still be as established by the internal
Statutes and Regulations of the University."

The committee itself recommended that
"Members discussed the proposals in the draft submission which essentially are:
• That reference to Convocation and its Committee be retained in the Act
• That Convocation should have a seat as of right on the Council of the
University
• That the Committee support the University’s proposal to remove from the
Act procedural details relating to Convocation and its Committee
Dr Simpson proposed that the name be changed to “Convocation of Graduates” and
this was accepted by the meeting."