Part A - Preliminaries

3. Definitions

3.1 “Favouritism” means the improper or corrupt favouring or advantaging of one staff member or group of staff members over others, without regard to merit.

3.2 “General Staff Classification Descriptors” means the higher education worker (“HEW”) classification descriptors for general staff as contained in the Classification Manual of the University dated at 28 October 2005.

3.3 “Indigenous Australian” means a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island person and is accepted as such by his/her Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community.

3.4 “Misconduct" shall mean conduct which is not serious misconduct but which is nonetheless conduct which is unsatisfactory.

3.5 “Ordinary rate of pay” means the salary payable in accordance with the relevant classification as set out in Schedule 1.

3.6 "Representative" means a person chosen by the staff member but not a practising barrister or solicitor.

3.7 “Serious misconduct" shall mean:

Misbehavior of a kind which constitutes a serious impediment to the carrying out of an academic or general staff member's duties or to an academic or general staff member's colleagues carrying out their duties; and/or
Serious dereliction of the duties required of the academic office or general staff member's position; and/or
Conviction by a court of an offence which constitutes a serious impediment of the kind referred to in sub-clause (a) above.

3.8 “Staff member” means academic and general staff however employed by the University.

3.9 “Suitable Vacant Position” means a vacant position:

for which a staff member meets the essential requirements; and
which the staff member could perform satisfactorily with in, what is in all the circumstances, a reasonable time; and
which is to be filled at the same fraction of full-time as the staff member was employed in the redundant position (or an alternative fraction if the staff member agrees).

3.10 "Supervisor" means the person who is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the staff member.

3.11 "Termination of employment" means termination of employment at the initiative of the University.

3.12 “University” means Monash University, a body politic and corporate established under the Monash University Act 1958 and comprises all of its campuses in Australia wherever situated.

3.13 “University Policy” means the policy of the University as in force and varied from time to time.

3.14 “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University or, where applicable, a person acting as his/her nominee.