Mining and Petroleum Competence Board

The Mining and Petroleum Competence Board (the Board) is a statutory board that advises the Minister and the NSW Resources Regulator on:

setting of competence standards
standards for assessing competence
requirements for the maintenance of competence for exercising functions at a mine that impact on the health and safety of any person.

The Board is established under the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 (Act) and Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 (Regulation).

The Board comprises people representing the interests of employers and employees, officers of the Department of Regional NSW and independents with expertise in the development and assessment of competence standards for people performing functions at mines. The Board is chaired by an independent chairperson. The current membership is:

Name	Nominee of (organisation)
Joanne Muller AM	Independent Chairperson
Craig Reed	NSW Minerals Council
Tony Israel	NSW Minerals Council
Kurt Bridges	Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia
Ron Cowdrey	Australian Workers' Union
Stephen Barrett	Mining and Energy Union
Stephen Tranter	Mining and Energy Union
Kylie Fahey	Independent
Anthony Margetts	Resources Regulator, Department of Regional NSW
Angela Hudson	Mining, Exploration and Geoscience, Department of Regional NSW

You can contact the board by emailing the secretariat

Projects and industry consultation

View our public consultations and initiatives on our Have your say page.

Key publications

Download the board's strategic plan, annual reports, incorporating charter and meeting minutes on the board publications page.

Examiners for certificates of competence

To see a list of examiners for statutory functions or to find out about becoming an examiner refer to the examiners page.