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(copied from the University of Sydney Archives' website at - http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/scae_adminhist.shtml) The Commonwealth government announced recommendations for a consolidation of higher education provision in March 1981. This was welcomed by state governments; argued against by individual institutions, but the threatened loss of commonwealth funding dissipated much of this opposition. On 24 July 1981, Sydney College of Advanced Education (CAE) was established as a corporation under the Colleges of Advanced Education Act 1975 by the State Minister of Education. On the 1 January 1982 The Sydney CAE commenced operation. Participating colleges included: Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education; Guild Teachers College; Nursery School Teachers College; Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College; and, Sydney Teachers College. Institutes formed included: The Institute of Early Childhood Studies (Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College and Nursery School Teachers College); The Institute of Technical and Adult Education (formerly Sydney Teachers College Technical Education School); The City Art Institute (formerly the School of Art in the Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education); The St George Institute of Education (Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education); The Sydney Institute of Education (Sydney Teachers College); The Guild Centre (Guild Teachers College), designed for non-government education; not designated an Institute. In late 1984, the Institute of Nursing Studies became the 6th Institute of the Sydney CAE. The Mansfield Committee Report to the Higher Education Board (1985) following its review of the NSW Advanced Education sector's provision for education in visual arts and design, responses to its recommendations eventually led to the CAI's withdrawal from the Sydney CAE. In March 1987, it was announced that, from the start of 1988, the City Art Institute would join the East Sydney Art School and, with those parts of the Sydney College of the Arts not joining the University of Technology, Sydney, would become the NSW Institute of the Arts. In November 1988 a Council meeting decided to pursue disestablishment through a divestment model. The formal Closing Ceremony was held at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre on 3 November 1989. On 31 December 1989, Sydney CAE ceased to exist as a corporate body. The Constituent Institutes transferred to the four Sydney metropolitan universities. The individual institutes were amalgamated as follows: Sydney Institute of Education (University of Sydney) Institute of Nursing Studies ( University of Sydney) Institute of Early Childhood Studies (Macquarie University) St George Institute of Education (University of New South Wales) Institute of Technical and Adult Teacher Education (University of Technology, Sydney) Subordinate agency: City Art Institute (CAI), Sydney College of Advanced Education (1982-1987) / City Art Institute, New South Wales Institute of the Arts (NSWIA) (1987-1989) - 01/01/1982 - 31/12/1987 Subordinate agency: St George Institute of Education (SGIE), Sydney College of Advanced Education - 01/01/1982 - 31/12/1989

The Secretariat of the Department of Technical Education undertook secretarial and administrative work on behalf of the Developmental Council and Council of the University and their sub-committees. The Secretariat's Officer in Charge, Mr John Fraser, was Secretary to the Developmental Council and its Committees and following the incorporation of the New South Wales University of Technology became the Assistant Registrar and Secretary to Council and its Committees. When Unisearch was established in 1959 Fraser was appointed General Manager of Unisearch and Secretary while he also continued in his position of Assistant Registrar and Secretary to Council. From 20 November 1962 Fraser was seconded as fulltime Secretary to Unisearch (Executive Committee Meeting of Council, 25 September 1961 and CN956/8 File: 3201001E). He was succeeded in his position as Assistant Registrar and Secretary to Council by Mr LM Stewart. Mr Stewart stayed in this position until 1975. A restructure seems to have occurred after his retirement from the university and from 1976 onwards the Assistant Registrar and Secretary to Council is part of and in charge of the Secretariat. In 1988 the Secretariat was part of the Administrative Services Branch of the Registrar's Division and its role was defined as providing secretarial services for the University Council, the Academic Board, the faculties and boards of studies, and their standing committees. (04/17/1 Administration Manual [15 August 1988] Amendment: Issued 8/88). In 1993 the Office of the Secretary to Council while remaining within the Division of the Registrar and Deputy Principal was separated from the Secretariat. (UNSW Calendar 1994: 104) By 1995 the Secretary to Council's Office was reporting directly to the Registrar while the Secretariat had been transferred from the Administrative Services Department to the Student Services Department. The two offices were merged again in 2003 within the Division of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and the unit was renamed Secretariat Services. (UNSW Calendar 2004: 86). The Head of Secretariat Services undertook the duties of the Secretary to Council. In 2009 Secretariat Services was merged with the Policy Management Unit to form the new Governance Support Unit. The Secretariat as a separate section thus ceased to exist from this time (news@unsw 10 December 2009 issue). The duties of the Secretary to Council were now carried out by the Legal Officer, Mrs Carol Kirby. Controlling Organisation: UNSW -

In 1998, as part of the UNSW 2000 restructuring process, a working party was set up to investigate a possible merger between the schools of Information, Library and Archive Studies and Information Systems (SRF - UNSW - SILAS). Following the report of that working party and upon recommendation of the Academic Board Council at its meeting on 7 June 1999 disestablished the two schools and as a concomitant action established the School of Information Systems, Technology and Management (resolution CL99/33 (c)). Enrolment numbers for the Library, Information Management and Archives and Records disciplinary areas fell in this newly established school and following a restructure in 2000 the Archives and Records and Audio Visual Archives courses were withdrawn and no longer on offer from 2001 onwards. A continued decline in student numbers saw a renewed restructuring of the school in 2005 and amongst other changes the discontinuation of the Information Management Program (the former Library program) from January 2006 as soon as practicable. In 2006 the School described its three areas of expertise: Information Systems (IS) involves the planning, analysis, design and maintenance of computerised systems used to process information in commerce, industry, government and research organisations. Information Technology (IT) is the underlying mechanism that controls these systems. Information Systems and Information Technology are indispensable to the operations of most modern organisations...Information Management is about how people create, seek, find, categorise, represent, evaluate, use, and store information. (http://www2.fce.unsw.edu.au/nps/servlet/portalservice?GI_ID=System.LoggedOutInheritableArea&maxWnd=S_Schools#f) Accessed: 13 September 2006 As a result of the disestablishment of the Faculty of Commerce & Economics, the school became part of the Faculty of Business from 23 November 2006. On 18 June 2007 Council noted the renaming of the Faculty of Business to the Australian School of Business at UNSW, as approved by the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Academic Board (CL07/33). On 2 July 2014 the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee approved a change in name of the faculty to the UNSW Australia Business School, effective from 23 July 2014. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 07/06/1999-

The Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering (CPVE) within the School of Electrical Engineering became an independent budget unit by 2000, carrying out an effective and active research program. The ARC Key Centre Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering which had been established in 1999 operated under the umbrella of the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering. One of the main activities of the Key Centre was to establish teaching activities in the field and to establish a school. Teaching activities in the pioneering Bachelor of Engineering program in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering began in 2000. In 2005 the CPVE was the Program Authority for two undergraduate programs and one postgraduate coursework program. While the CPVE was accorded the status of a school within the Faculty of Engineering this was not the case elsewhere in the university, for example the Library did not set aside a book purchasing budget for the Centre and the Centre Director was not included in forums and meetings for heads of schools. In addition later in 2005 the ARC Centre of Excellence which was located under the CPVE was due for its mid-term review upon which continued funding depended. It was felt it was important that significant progress in establishing a school should be shown as well as clearing up the confusing administrative arrangements of having a Centre within another Centre. The propsal to establish the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering was considered by the Standing Committee of the Faculty of Engineering on 29 April 2005, the Policy Advisory Committee on 14 June 2005, and Academic Board on 5 July 2005. Upon Recommendation of the Academic Board Council at its meeting on 25 July 2005 resolved CL05/82 1. That Council approve the proposal to establish the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, effective 1 January 2006. (file 2005/1542) Subordinate agency: ARC Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics/ ARC Centre of Excellence for Photovoltaics - 01/01/2006 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/2006-

Prior to 1954 all University staff had been appointed under and subject to the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts. All but minor staff matters were the concerns of the New South Wales Public Service Board. With autonomy, came the transfer of personnel administration to the University, and in preparation for this process Council approved the creation of the position of Bursar (Council meeting 29th March 1954, resolution 405). The Bursar looked after all personnel matters, including appointments, conditions of employment, awards, rates, promotion, loadings and related matters, sites, buildings and a variety of other matters. Mr JOA Bourke was appointed Bursar in April 1954. Consequent to the creation and appointment of the Bursar it became necessary to appointment a small clerical staff to assist the Bursar, and later that year, Council resolved to create a Division of the Bursar which contained a Personnel Section (Council meeting 10th June 1954, resolution 427). The Division of the Bursar continued to administer the Personnel affairs of the University until 1984 when, following a review of the Central Administration, the Personnel Department was placed in the new Division of the Deputy Principal (Administration (Council meeting 12th March 1984, resolution 84/5). At this time, the Personnel Department was divided into four major sections - the Staff Development Unit, Academic Staff Office, General Staff Office, and Industrial Relations Office. (UNSW Annual Report for 1985 p68) In November 1989 the Academic and General Staff Offices were merged to form a single Staff Office in order to provide maximum flexibility to maintain an acceptable level of service in a time of financial stringency. In September 1990 a further re-organisation resulted in the movement of the Staff Office into the Division of the Bursar and Deputy Principal. (UNSW Annual Report for 1989 p145 and 1990 p188) In 1992 the Staff Office was again amalgamated with the Senior Appointments Unit, Industrial Relations Office and the Superannuation Office to form the Personnel Services Department under the new Director of Human Resources. From 1993 this department was known as Human Resources and was located in the Vice-Chancellor's Division. (UNSW Annual Report for 1992 p166) In 2004 the Director, Human Resources was Mr Neil Morris. The Department included the following units - Human Resources, Salaries, Recruitment, Industrial Relations, Superannuation, HR Systems, Risk Management, and Indigenous Employment. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 29/03/1954-

On 8 July 1947 the NSW Government appointed a Developmental Council (under the chairmanship of the Minister for Education, the Hon R.J. Heffron, MLA) to establish the New South Wales Institute of Technology. The purpose of the Institute was to train scientists and technologists to meet the needs of the expanding economy. The Council met on 18 occasions between 27 August 1947 and 26 May 1949, during which time the name of the proposed body was changed to the New South Wales University of Technology. The major role of the Developmental Council had been preparation of a bill for an Act that passed though the parliamentary process in 1949. The Council had identified two unique features of the new University courses - some humanities component would be included, and practical industrial training would be a requirement. Premises of the Department of Technical Education were utilised until a site and buildings for the university were available. The first degree courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering commenced at Sydney Technical College in March 1948. (1) The Technical Education and University of Technology Act, 1949 (Act No 11, 1949) came into effect on 1 July 1949. It formally constituted the University as a body corporate, and consisting of the Council, the professors and other such classes of persons giving instruction within the University as may be prescribed and the graduate and under-graduate members thereof. (2) The objects of the University were (a) to provide facilities for higher specialised instruction and advanced training in the various branches of technology and science and in their application to industry and commerce; and (b) to aid by research and other suitable means the advancement, development and practical application of science to industry and commerce. (3) The University was managed by a Council of up to 30 members, (4) who were appointed by the Governor for periods of up to four years. The principal officers of the University were the President, Vice-President and Director. The Council was appointed on 5 July 1949 (5) and held its inaugural meeting the following day. The first by-laws were adopted on 12 September 1949, which included provision for the formation of the Professorial Board in the following year. (6) Building on the University's site at Kensington commenced in October 1949. (7) Finance was allocated for the building program by the New South Wales University of Technology (Construction) Act, 1951 (Act No. 35, 1951). The buildings authorised under the Act included a 3-4 storey permanent brick building to accommodate the schools of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Mechanical Drawing and Design, Geology and Mineral Engineering together with administrative offices, lecture theatre and cafeteria and 13 steel clad aluminium buildings to accommodate the School of Chemical Engineering, furniture, equipment and services for these buildings, access roads and other necessary site works. (8) The first graduates of the University were awarded their degrees on 15 March 1952. Thirty-four degrees were presented to graduates at a ceremony held at Great Hall, University of Sydney. The structure of the Council was altered by the Technical Education and New South Wales University of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Act No. 8, 1955). The Council was increased to a maximum 39 members and the titles of President, Vice President and Director were replaced by those of Chancellor, Deputy Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor. The University of New South Wales Act, 1958 (Act No. 24, 1958) altered the name of the University to the University of New South Wales and added a third object to that of the principal Act. ' c) to provide instruction and carry out research in the disciplines of humane studies and medicine and such other disciplines as the Council may from time to time determine.' (9) The University of New South Wales Act, 1961 (Act No 49, 1961) increased the Council to 40 members (10) and set in place an annual budget allocation from the NSW Government following the submission of a budget from the University. (11) Existing legislation was consolidated by the University of New South Wales Act, 1968 (No 37, 1968). Under the University of New South Wales (Amendment) Act, 1970 (No 75, 1970) the number of Council members was again enlarged to a total of 43. The University of New South Wales (Amendment) Act, 1978 (Act No 170, 1978) added to the Council one member elected by the non-academic staff of the university. The University's Constitution was altered to transfer responsibilities to the Minister including making nominations to the Council and authorising disposal of real property. In 1984 and 1985 two University of New South Wales (Amendment) Acts (Act No. 15, 1984 & Act No. 81, 1985) were passed. The former regulated the type of investments that Council was permitted to undertake for the University, while the latter decreased the number of Council members to 29. In 1988 the Professorial Board was replaced with a reorganised Academic Board. This was followed in 1989 by a restructure of Council under the University of New South Wales Act, 1989 (No. 125, 1989), where the number of Council members was reduced to 21 and its terms of reference revised. The 1949 Act had given the Council the power to create colleges or branches elsewhere within New South Wales. The first of these was established at Newcastle in 1951. The Broken Hill Division was formed in 1959, while Wollongong University College was founded in 1962. On 1 January 1965, Newcastle was granted its autonomy and became the University of Newcastle. On 1 January 1975 Wollongong likewise attained the status of the University of Wollongong. In 1981 the termination of operations at Broken Hill was commenced, with the final graduation ceremony occurring in 1985. On 10 July 1967 an agreement was signed between the Department of the Army and the University to form the Faculty of Military Studies. The Faculty provided the opportunity for cadets at the Royal Military College at Duntroon to attain University degrees. On 7 May 1981 a new agreement was made between the Australian Government and the University to create a University College within the Australian Defence Force Academy. The College began operations on 1 January 1986. In 1969 the Australian Government created a Committee of Inquiry into Postgraduate Education for Management, under Dr Richard Cyert. In March 1970 the Committee recommended that a 'national graduate school of management be established at the University of New South Wales'. On 23 August 1973 the Government decided to initiate this proposal and the Australian Graduate School of Management was formed. Teaching began at the School in 1977. In 1998 the Australian Graduate School of Management merged with the University of Sydney's Graduate School of Business to form a joint university Australian Graduate School of Management. On 1 January 1990, as a consequence of the Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989, two sections of the Sydney College of Advanced Education - the City Art Institute and St George Institute of Education (both previously a part of Alexander Mackie College) - were integrated with the University. On 2 December 1996 the decision was made to close St George campus, with the premises being vacated by the University in January 1999. The Faculties of the University were formed in the following order: Engineering, Science, Architecture/Built Environment, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology/Applied Science, Commerce/Commerce & Economics, Arts/Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Law, Military Studies, Biological Sciences/Biological & Behavioural Sciences, Professional Studies, College of Fine Arts, Life Sciences and Science & Technology. (1) New South Wales University of Technology First annual report of proceedings for the year ended 30 June 1950 p1. in NSW Parliamentary Papers 1950-51-52 vol. 1 p. 567 (2) The Technical Education and University of Technology Act, 1949 s.16 (3) Ibid. s. 18 (4) Ibid. s. 19 (5) NSW Government Gazette 8 July, 1949 p. 1923 (6) NSW Government Gazette 9 December, 1949 p. 3673 (7) New South Wales University of Technology First annual report Loc. Cit p 8 (8) New South Wales University of Technology (Construction) Act, 1951. Schedule (9) The University of New South Wales Act, 1958 s. 2 c) (10) The University of New South Wales Act, 1961 s. 2(b) (11) Ibid. s.2.c(1) Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1949-

When the University began teaching its Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 students were required to complete a sequence of two subjects in science. Most chose to undertake a sequence of two subjects offered by the School of Philosophy called Scientific Thought. (The University of New South Wales c. 1961: 78) This requirement was generally unpopular (O'Farrell, P. UNSW A Portrait: 90) and was eventually removed by Council on 9 November 1970. (resolution 70/221) On 9 May 1966 Council decided that the Department of History and Philosophy of Science would become its own independent school with Professor J B Thornton becoming the foundation professor of History and Philosophy of Science and head of school. (resolution 66/86) Professor Thornton had also been foundation professor of Philosophy at the university. (59/182) On 11 May 1987 Council decided to change the name of the school to the School of Science and Technology Studies effective from 1 January 1988 (resolution 87/52). The rationale was that it reflected a broadening of activities encompassing history and philosophy of science, social studies of science and technology, and science and technology policy. (Uniken 17 July 1987: 2) At the Council meeting on 22 July 2002 Professor McConkey, President of the Academic Board, reported that the School of Science and Technology Studies wished to revert to its former name, the School of History and Philosophy of Science, as its current name was not meaningful to school-leavers and undergraduates. Council approved the change (resolution CL002/62). In 2006 the School of History and Philosophy of Science described its role as follows: Our course structure uniquely integrates the traditional HPS areas of history and philosophy of science, technology and medicine with contemporary issues in environmental studies, technology policy and the history and politics of contemporary biosciences. HPS offers critical perspectives on science, technology and environment for undergraduate science as well as humanities and social science students. The international research profile of the School is particularly high in the history and sociology of science, eco-humanities and philosophy of mind/cognitive studies. (http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/schools/ Accessed 12 September 2006) As part of a Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences restructure, the School of History & Philosophy of Science was disestablished effective 31 January 2007. It was amalgamated with the schools of Philosophy and History to form the new School of History and Philosophy (6 February 2007 Academic Board papers). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 09/05/1966-31/01/2007

On 2 June 1992 the Academic Board approved the creation of a Centre for Numerical Computation in Engineering & Science (resolution 92/27i). On the next meeting of the Board on 7 July, however, the Centre's name was changed to the Centre for Advance Numerical Computation in Engineering & Science (CANCES) (resolution 92/40ii). On 8 August 1992 the Vice-Chancellor gave his approval to the creation of the Centre (file 920875). The Centre began its life under Acting Director Professor Graham de Vahl Davis, but by February 1993 full-time Director Professor Clive Fletcher had been appointed. The Centre was jointly administered by the faculties of Engineering and Science. At the 2 December, 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Science was disestablished effective 1 July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the Centre for Advanced Numerical Computation in Engineering & Science was jointly administered by the faculties of Engineering and Science & Technology. On 18 June, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Science & Technology and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001 - including the Centre for Advanced Numerical Computation in Engineering & Science (resolution CL001/49). From this date the Centre was thus jointly administered by the faculties of Engineering and Science. The Centre was closed on 30 June 2002, as it was found that there was reduced value in providing ongoing 'computational' resources from a general-purpose centre like CANCES (file 001272). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 02/06/1992-30/06/2002

On 4 August 1992 the Academic Board endorsed the establishment of the Australian Scholarly Editions Centre within the University College, ADFA (resolution 92/42). This was approved by the Vice-Chancellor on 11 September 1992. The three main aims of the Centre were the Academy Editions of Australian Literature series, development of the electronic edition and the history of the book in Australia. Associate Professor Paul Eggert was the first director of the Centre (files 921208 and 952849). On 25 November 2003 the ADFA Rector wrote to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) indicating that the Centre would cease its activities at the end of 2005. This appears to have occurred and thus the Centre ceased to exist from this date. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 11/09/1992-31/12/2005

On 6 June 2000 the Academic Board recommended to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) that a Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre be established in the Faculty of Law (resolution AB00/42). The primary purpose of the Centre was to provide a focus within the UNSW Faculty of Law for research, public interest advocacy and education (including teaching, research supervision, profession education and public conferences) on issues of law and policy concerning digital transactions in cyberspace. The initial director of the Centre was Professor Graham Greenleaf (file 001192). In 2010 the academic director of the Centre remained Professor Graham Greenleaf, while the executive director was David Vaile. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 06/06/2000-