Chair Appointments Committee

The predecessor to the Senate Chair Appointments Committee was the Advisory Committee on Appointments to Chairs.  In 1989 Senate had established a working party to review Senate's Committee structure and report to the 1990 March meeting. At its February meeting Senate noted that there were matters that needed to be considered prior to the March meeting and resolved to establish a number of committees including the Chair Appointments Committee as an interim committee. Senate noted the following 'On 4 October 1989 Senate resolved, with the agreement of the Academic Board, to delegate to its then Advisory Committee on Appointments to Chairs the power to approve an appointment to a Chair or an advertised Associate Professorship wherever the appropriate selection committee was unanimous, saving the right of a member of a selection committee to ask that the recommendation go via the Academic Board. - The intention was that the Senate Committee would - (1) meet as soon as possible after the Selection Committee had made its decision, and (ii) report its decisions to the Academic Board and Senate at their next meetings.'Senate Resolution 21 September 2009:TERMS OF REFERENCEThe Chair Appointments Committee has delegated authority to:•    approve appointment of:— a Pro Vice-Chancellor— a Dean•    approve appointment to:— a University Chair— a Chair, including Sir Hermann Black, Challis and McCaughey Chairs, and appointment by invitation or on nomination or without advertisement•    approve variation of contract at Level E•    approve the award of academic title for non-professorial staff who occupy the position of:— Deputy Vice-Chancellor— Pro Vice-Chancellor— Dean— other senior executive positions as approved by Senate•    approve the award of the title of:— Emeritus Professor— Conjoint Professor, includes holders of NHMRC, ARC and other nationally competitive fellowships— Sir Hermann Black/Bosch/Challis/Kellion/McCaughey/Peter Nicol Russell Professor— Visiting Professor (12 months or more)— Adjunct Professor (12 months or more)— Clinical Professor (12 months or more)•    approve promotion of academic staff to Level E•    approve proposals for the name/change of name of named chairs•    advise the Vice-Chancellor on appropriate procedures relating to senior academic appointments2009 saw an extensive review of Senate committees and a new structure was introduced in 2010. The Chair Appointments Committee was continued with the role to approve offers of appointment at a professorial level; promotions to professor; the awarding of the title of professor; and proposals for the establishment of/change of name of named lectureships, senior lectureships, associate professorships and chairs. It also advised the Vice-Chancellor on appropriate procedures relating to senior academic appointments. The Chair Appointments Committee was disestablished in March 2016 - Resolution SEN_16/1_14 (37-45).