Statute 2.1 – The Council Made by the Monash University Council Version incorporating amendments as at 4 April 2012 1. An ordinary meeting of the Council shall be held at least 8 times between the months of February and December inclusive in each calendar year in accordance with a schedule of meetings approved by the Council each year in respect of the following calendar year. 2. The Chancellor or Vice‐Chancellor shall have the power to call a special meeting for the consideration of business which either may wish to submit to the Council. 3. In all matters of notice, proceedings of the meeting of the Council shall be deemed to have been validly transacted notwithstanding the accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non‐receipt of notice of a meeting by, a member unless ‐ 3.1 the attention of the Council at such meeting is directed to some irregularity of time or matter in the notice convening the meeting; and 3.2 the Council fails to resolve that the irregularity be waived. 4. A special meeting of the Council may be convened by the Chancellor or Vice‐Chancellor on any notice for the consideration of business which either may wish to submit to the Council as a matter of urgency. 5. A special meeting of the Council shall be convened by either the Chancellor or Vice‐
Chancellor or, in their absence, by the Secretary to Council upon the written request of 6 members setting out the objects for which the meeting is required to be convened and the meeting shall be called within 14 days after the receipt of such request. 6. No member shall make any motion initiating a subject for discussion at any meeting of the Council except in pursuance of notice given to the Secretary to Council at least 10 days previously; except that at any meeting the Council may by vote of the majority of members present permit the introduction of any subject for discussion. 7. If a quorum of the Council is not present within half an hour after the appointed time for a meeting whether special or ordinary all business which should have been transacted at such meeting shall stand over for the next ordinary meeting and take precedence thereat. 8. Subject to the provisions of the Act and this statute the Council shall approve standing orders for the regulation of all procedure at Council meetings. Statute 2.1 – The Council End Notes 1. Table of amendments from 1 November 2011 (as incorporated into this version): Amendment Sections Amended Commencement Date (Promulgation) Miscellaneous Statute Revisions (Amendment) (No. 11 of 2011) Sections 1‐2 and 4‐8 4 April 2012 Page|2