Council Minutes
4:00pm
18 June 2018
Present:
Mr St John (Chair), Mr Daniell (Acting Chair from 5.55pm), Professor
McCutcheon (Vice-Chancellor), Mr Ferrier, Mrs Dunphy, Associate Professor
Kawharu, Mr Kiely, Associate Professor Sims, Ms Cusack
In Attendance:
Professor Morrow,
Mrs Cleland, Ms McNaughton, Mr Gudsell, Mrs Verschaeren
and Mr Gordon and Mr Matto for item 2.6.3 in Part B
In attendance to present the Te Reo Māori Policy and Principles to Council:
Mr Peters, Ms P Toft, Dr S Tamati, Professor A Jones, Mr H Dale, Miss A
Morehu, Dr B Dunphy, Dr S Sturm, Mrs J Wade, Mr M Steedman, Mr K
Paenga, Miss J McLeod, Mr W Houia, Ms T R Morehu, Ms R Morehu, Mr T
Morehu, Ms A Hohaia, Ms V Demant, Ms J Rogers, Mr S Rogers, Mr B
Marumaru, Mr I Marumaru, Ms A Houpapa
PART A – Open Minutes
The members of the Māori Policy Committee and a delegation of Māori staff presented the Te Reo
Māori Policy and Principles to Council.
The Chancellor thanked Mrs Catherine Dunphy and Associate Professor Kawharu for their support
with the presentation of the Te Reo Māori Policy and Principles.
1.
APOLOGIES Ms Dawson, Ms Tarrant and Sir Ralph Norris
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor): that the apologies be
noted
2.
DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No further disclosures were made.
3.
HONOURS/AWARDS
Council noted that the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor had sent congratulatory letters to
those persons with links to the University.
4.
CONFERMENT OF DEGREES
With the authority of Council, the Chancellor
conferred the degrees as per the schedule
provided to the meeting.
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5.
AWARD OF DIPLOMAS
With the authority of Council, the Chancellor
awarded the diplomas as per the schedule
provided to the meeting.
6.
COUNCIL MEETINGS
6.1
Council, Draft Minutes (Part A), 30.04.18
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Ferrier): That the Minutes (Part A) of the
Council meeting held on 30.04.18 be taken as
read and
confirmed.
6.2
Matters arising from the Minutes (Part A), 30.04.18 not elsewhere on the Agenda.
No matters arising.
7.
VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT
The report was taken as read.
The Vice-Chancellor highlighted that Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble had been
elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London; this was a very rare award, as there were
currently only four Fellows of the Society active in New Zealand.
Council acknowledged Mrs Catherine Dunphy who had won a leadership award for enabling
service.
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Daniell): that the Vice-Chancellor’s
Report be
noted.
8.
REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES
8.1
AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE
8.1.1
Minutes (Part A), 23.05.18
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Daniell): that the Audit and Risk
Committee Minutes (Part A), 23.05.18 be
received
8.2
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE
8.2.1
Minutes (Part A), 30.04.18
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Daniell): that the Capital Expenditure
Committee Minutes (Part A), 30.04.18 be
received.
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8.3
FINANCE COMMITTEE
8.3.1
Minutes (Part A), 29.05.18
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor): that the Finance
Committee Minutes (Part A), 29.05.18 be
received.
8.4
EQUITY LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE MID-YEAR REPORT
This report was presented by Ms McNaughton, Pro Vice-Chancellor Equity.
She drew Council’s attention to the Gender-Based Harassment Working Group.
After email and telephone threats had been made to female staff members last year
and this year, the work on policies and practice by the Working Group had
accelerated.
Unfortunately recently another incident had occurred, however, this had also allowed
us to ascertain the efficiency of the new practices and strategies that were currently
in place.
The Equity Office was currently working with the Director of Libraries and Learning
Services, Ms Sue Roberts, the Dean of Law, Professor Andrew Stockley and had
engaged with the Senior Leadership Team to provide guidance to students around
workplace learning.
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Kiely): that the Equity Leadership Committee Mid-Year
Report be
received.
8.5
NAMING COMMITTEE REPORT, 01.06.18
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Ferrier): that Council
note that Naming
Committee has approved the renaming of the building currently
named “UniServices House”, situated at 70 Symonds Street to
“Auckland Bioengineering House” once UniServices has
departed the building.
9. SENATE MATTERS
9.1
Memorandum, 28.05.18 of the Vice Chancellor regarding Decision under
Standing Order 59 of Senate
The Vice-Chancellor drew Council’s attention to Standing Order 59 of Senate which
stated:
“If the Chair decides under this Standing order not to place a matter or motion
on the Order Paper, he/she shall refer the decision to the next meeting of the Council
of the University”.
The Vice-Chancellor reported that he had declined two notices of motion from
Professor Tom Bishop. These related to the review of Libraries and Learning Services.
The rationale for this decision was based on the fact that on two previous occasions, in
2011 and 2013, the Council, after taking legal advice, had resolved that matters
related to employment of staff were not the purview of Senate. More specifical y in the
resolution of 2013, under clause 4, it had resolved that the powers delegated from
Council to Senate excluded any matter or part of a matter that related to the Vice-
Chancellor’s responsibility as employer of all staff.
Council noted that Senate had the right to discuss purely academic matters related to
libraries and that members of Senate could request to put these matters on the
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Senate Agenda. However, the declined motions arose after consultation with library
staff had started and referred partly to employment matters which did not fall within
the delegations of Senate.
Council requested that, as a matter of practice, it would be desirable to include the
delegations from Council to Senate in the induction of Council members.
Council could only make academic decisions after taking the view of Senate on these
matters. The appropriate procedure for academic matters to go to Council was that
they went to Senate after being discussed by the appropriate committees; the
advice from Senate was included in its report to Council.
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Ferrier): that the Memorandum, 28.05.18
of the Vice-Chancellor regarding his Decision Under Standing Order 59
of Senate be
received
9.2
Report of Senate, 28.05.18
With regards to the Draft Assessment of Student Learning Policy and Procedures, the
Vice-Chancellor told Council that Senate had so far not formed a clear view on the
matter. Senate members had now been asked to indicate the specific clauses in the
Policy and Procedures to which they objected, identifying precisely what they considered
was wrong with them and proposing specific changes to these clauses. This would be
discussed further at the Senate meeting in July 2018.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor John Morrow, introduced the Report.
He advised Council that Senate had discussed the Reviews of the Department of
Management & International Business and of the Discipline of Politics & International
Relations; Senate was of the opinion that the implementation plans of both reviews
provided appropriate responses to the review panel’s questions.
Part Ai, 1-4:
Reviews to be
received by Council
Part Aii, 5-8:
Policy and other matters requiring Council
approval
Part B, 1:
Matters for
noting by Council
Part C, 1-2:
Matters handled under Delegated Authority
The Te Reo Māori Policy and Principles was included in Part Aii
RESOLVED (Associate Professor Kawharu/Mrs Dunphy): that the Te
Reo Māori Policy and Principles, item Aii8 of the Report of Senate,
28.05.18 be
adopted.
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Kiely): that the recommendations in: Part
A1-7 of the Report of Senate, 28.05.18 be
adopted and Parts B and C
be
noted.
.
10. CORRESPONDENCE REFERRED BY THE CHANCELLOR
RESOLVED (Chancellor/ Vice-Chancellor): that the letter from the
Hon. Chris Hipkins, be
noted.
11. OTHER MATTERS FOR DECISION OR NOTING
11.1
SEAL
Since the Council meeting on 26.04.17 the seal has been applied to the following
documents in accordance with the Council resolution of 18.02.1991:
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1. Heritage Covenant under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act
2014 – ‘Old Government House’ – Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and
The University of Auckland (owner)
2. Heritage Covenant under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act
2014 – ‘Balneavis 5 Alten Road’, Auckland – Heritage New Zealand Pouhere
Taonga and The University of Auckland (owner)
3. Heritage Covenant under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act
2014 – ‘The Residence located at 23 Alten Road’, Auckland - Heritage New
Zealand Pouhere Taonga and The University of Auckland (owner)
4. Covenant under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 – ‘The
Epsom Bunker Entrance’– Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and The
University of Auckland (owner)
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Mr Ferrier): that the affixing of the seal to the above
documents be
noted.
11.2
RESCINDMENTS
Memorandum, 06.06.18 from Margaret Allen, Manager, Scholarships and
Graduation.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) explained that the problem arose as a
consequence of miscommunication between the Faculty, the Student Records Office
and the Graduation Office. In this programme there was split cohort of students and
part of the cohort received a class of Honours and the other part did not. The
rescindment would allow all eligible students to receive the appropriate class of
Honours.
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor): that Council
receive the
Memorandum, 06.06.18 and
rescind the conferral of Master of Management
Degrees awarded with incorrect milestones (i.e. class of Honours) to the
students listed on the memorandum at Autumn (May) 2018 Graduation.
12. GENERAL BUSINESS
12.1
AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE MEETING DATES 2019
The following 2019 meeting dates had been confirmed:
Audit and Risk Committee Dates:
26.02.19 21.05.19 17.09.19 19.11.19
13.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE (for Council meeting of 20 August 2018)
Mr Ferrier advised that he would not be able to attend the meeting of 20.08.18
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PART B
PUBLIC EXCLUSIONS
RESOLVED (Chancellor/Vice-Chancellor): That the public be excluded from Part B of this meeting.
The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for
passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of
the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution
are as follows:
General subject of each matter to be considered:
Item No. 1.1
Council Meeting Minutes (Part B), 30.04.18
Item No. 2.1
Animal Ethics Committee, Membership Report
Item No. 2.2
University of Auckland Biological Safety Committee
Item No. 2.3
University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee
Item No. 2.4
Audit and Risk Committee, Minutes (Part B), 23.05.18
Item No. 2.5
Capital Expenditure Committee, Minutes (Part B), 30.04.18
Item No. 2.6.1
Finance Committee, Minutes (Part B), 29.05.18
Item No. 2.6.2
Financial Performance to 31 March and Interim Forecast for 2018
Item No. 2.6.3
Treasury Policy Review
Item No. 2.7
University Honours Committee reports
Item No. 3.1
Request for an apology from the University.
Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter:
The protection of the interests mentioned below.
Grounds under section 48(1) for the passing of this resolution:
Those in Section 9 of the Official Information Act 1982 namely:
i) To protect the privacy of the persons referred to in the recommendations and to
maintain the confidentiality of those recommendations;
ii) To enable the University to carry on without prejudice or disadvantage negotiations;
and
iii) To prevent the disclosure or use of Official Information for improper gain or
advantage.
AND THAT Adrienne Cleland, Professor John Morrow, Peter Gudsell, Pamela Moss, Todd Somerville,
Lisa Finucane, Craig Gordon (for item 2.6.3), Mudasir Matto (for item 2.6.3) and Wendy
Verschaeren be permitted to remain for this part of the meeting, after the public has been excluded,
because of their knowledge of, or need to be briefed about, the matters to be discussed. This
knowledge, which will be of assistance in relation to the matters to be discussed, is relevant to
those matters because it relates to aspects of the administration of The University of Auckland for
which those persons are responsible.
The Meeting moved into Public Excluded Session at 5.20pm
The Meeting closed at 6.35pm
Approved as a true and correct record.
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Scott St John, Chancellor Date
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