Series 3 - Extracts of Minutes and Agenda of the Deakin University Council Regarding The Briggs Affair


Date Range1984 - 1988
Quantity1 cm, 1 Files
ProvenanceDr Jan Anthony Sapp (1954- )
Description

This series contains those parts of the minutes and agenda passed to Dr Jan Sapp from the Deakin University Council following his application to Deakin University under the Freedom of Information Act. They contain references to the Briggs Affair only.

ArrangedIn chronological order

Inventory Listing

SAPP00005 Parts of Deakin University Council Minutes and Agendas 1984-1988 that have Relevance to the Briggs Affair

Details of documents in this inventory item are as follows:

Council meeting - 11 May 1984 - Items 157 and 158;

Council meeting - 21 September 1984 - Items 291 and 292;

Council meeting - 2 November 1984 - Item 348;

Council meeting - 22 February 1985 - Item 9.2 plus attachment "Statement to Council - The Inquiry" dated 14 February 1985 signed by Professor Fred Jevons;

Council meeting - 22 February 1985 - Items 22-30 plus Appendix B (Statement to Council - The Inquiry) dated 14 February 1985 signed by Professor Fred Jevons and Appendix C (Statement of Chancellor);

Council meeting agenda - 29 March 1985 with attachments: (a) copy of letter to Mr Justice Asche from Mr C.J. Craig, the President of Deakin University Academic Staff Association dated 25 March 1985, (b) Minutes of Meeting of the Deakin University Legislation Committee held on 7 March 1985, (c) Council Minutes for meeting held 29 March 1985 - Items 114-119 incl;

Minutes of Council Meeting held on 28 June 1985 - Items 233-235 incl. Agenda with attachment about Regulation 3.3(1);

Minutes of Council Meeting dated 9 August 1985 with attachments (a) Minutes of Deakin University Legislation Committee dated 11 July 1985, (b) Memo to the Legislation Committee from W.J. Backhouse and A.L. Pritchard dated 2 July 1985 concerning Regulation 3.3(1);

Minutes of Council Meeting held on 20 September 1985 - Items 368 and 369 plus attachment from the Legislation Committee;

Memo to Council Members from the Acting Registrar dated 7 October 1985 re Special Meeting of Council with attachments (a) Agenda for Special Meeting of Council on Friday 11 October 1985, (b) Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 11 October 1985 - Items 401-411, (c) Statement on Resignation of Professor M.H. Briggs;

Minutes of Council Meeting 1 November 1985 - Items 426-428 incl. Attachments: (a) Statement to Council (signed by Professor Fred Jevons 16 October 1985) and Item 497;

Minutes of Council Meeting on 7 November 1986 - Items 397, 404-408 incl. Vice Chancellor's Report to Council dated 7 November 1986, Item 3, together with part of the Ramsay Report;

Agenda of Council Meeting on 19 December 1986 - Items 10 & 11. Vice Chancellor's Report to Council dated 19 December 1986 with attachments (a) Statement from Chancellor - Items 460-463; (b) Matters from the Vice Chancellor - Items 472, 474 & 475; (c) Memo to the Council from the Vice Chancellor dated December 1986; (d) copy of Preliminary Report of the Swan Report (dated 18 December 1986);

Minutes of Council Meeting of 27 February 1987 - Items 21-23 plus copy of Vice Chancellor's report to Council dated 23 February 1987;

Part copy of Deakin University Final report of the Select Committee to review research in Biological Sciences at Deakin University following reported statements by the former Professor of Human Biology, the late Dr Michael Briggs (dated 20 March 1987) - report and 4 appendices;

Minutes of Council Meeting of 10 April 1987 - Items 99-106 inclusive, plus Progress Report of the Working Party on Inquiry Procedures and Related Matters dated 31 March 1987 signed by Margery C. Ramsay;

Minutes of Council Meeting of 18 December 1987 - Item 579;

Minutes of Council Meeting of 27 February 1988 - Item 16;

Minutes of Council Meeting of 15 April 1988 - Item 76;

Minutes of Council Meeting of 19 August 1988 - Item 381. - Attachment 17 Memo to Council Officers from the University Solicitor dated 4 August 1988, re the Council Working Party on Inquiry Procedures and Related Matters - Final Report on Inquiry Procedures.

Creator Dr Jan Anthony Sapp (1954- )
Date range 1984 - 1988    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Manila folder
Formats General Correspondence, Memoranda, Minutes and Agendas, Photocopied Documents and Legal Documents
Inventory Identifier SAPP00005 Series Box Number 1 Series 3

Published by the The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on AustehcWeb, January 2007
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