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Examiners for certificates of competence

The Mining and Petroleum Competence Board appoints examiners to assess candidates through the certificate of competence assessment process. This includes preparing questions and marking responses for written and oral exams.

Interested people can submit an expression of interest form to be an examiner (DOCX, 80.94 KB) if they have the time and can satisfy the criteria. Examiners are remunerated and paid reasonable expenses incurred. Additional benefits for being an examiner are:

  1. personal development through exposure to assessment processes
  2. claiming learning hours for practising certificate maintenance of competence requirements.

For more information read our Fact sheet: Examiner certificate of competence (PDF, 200.02 KB).

Examiners appointed

Mines other than underground mines or coal mines

Quarry manager

McDouall Angus Convenor Resources Regulator
Attard Lee Panel Member Self employed
Bolton Daniel Panel Member Resources Regulator
Tomkins Richard Panel Member

Regional Group

Hewson Peter Examiner Regional Group
Norcott John Examiner

Resources Regulator

Underground mines other than coal

Mining engineering manager

Hill Xavier Convenor Resources Regulator
Hamilton Christopher Panel Member Aeris Resources
Hiller Christopher Panel Member Hiller Enterprises
Dall'armi Giorgio Examiner Broken Hill Operations
Hughes Jason Examiner Alkane Resources
Jones Clive Examiner Aurelia Metals

Underground supervisor

Jay

Robert

Convenor

Resources Regulator

Cunningham Robert Panel Member Northparkes

Hender

Geoffrey

Panel Member

Broken Hill Operations

Hoskins

Gavin

Panel Member

Resources Regulator

Allan

Jordan

Examiner

CBH Resources, Rasp Mine

Bray

Tim

Examiner

CMOC Northparkes

Hamilton

Christopher

Examiner

Aeris Resources

Hill

Xavier

Examiner

Resources Regulator

McDouall Angus Examiner Resources Regulator

Murray

Paul

Examiner

CBH Resources, Rasp Mine

Reed

Craig

Examiner

Newcrest

Vejrazka

Claudia

Examiner

Resolve Mining Solutions

Wilson

Sheldon

Examiner

Hard Rock Consulting

Coal mines other than underground

Mining engineering manager

Coe Barry Convenor Resources Regulator
Cullen John Panel Member Yancoal
Murray Luke Panel Member Bloomfield
Clements Brendon Examiner Rix's Creek Open Cut
Gallagher Rodney Examiner Muswellbrook Coal
Gregson Murray Examiner Glencore
Hendriks Jeroen Examiner Thiess
Israel Tony Examiner Glencore

Open cut examiner

Jensen-Langford Jay Convenor Mines Rescue
Hendriks Jeroen Panel Member Thiess
Clements Brendon Panel Member Rix's Creek Open Cut
Gallagher Rodney Panel Member Muswellbrook Coal
Coe Barry Examiner Resources Regulator
Charnock Jade Examiner Glencore
Cullen John Examiner Yancoal
Donoghoe Brad Examiner Bloomfield
Gregson Murray Examiner Glencore
Harvey William Examiner Glencore
Israel Tony Examiner Glencore
Margetts Anthony Examiner Resources Regulator
Murray Luke Examiner Bloomfield
Oliphant Timothy Examiner Yancoal

Electrical engineer

Bentham Steve Convenor Resources Regulator
Clark Tim Panel Member Thiess
Flaherty Kent Panel Member Bengalla Mining Company
Bray Daniel Examiner Resources Regulator
Harris Craig Examiner Resources Regulator

Mechanical engineer

Connolly Greg Convenor Resources Regulator
Arnold Nicholas Panel Member Glencore
Burns Alan Panel Member Glencore
Berkholz Peter Examiner Resources Regulator
Pepper Alison Examiner Hunter Valley Operations

Underground coal mines

Mining engineering manager

Clifton Ian Convenor Resources Regulator
Gordon David Panel Member Resources Regulator
Ostermann Peter Panel Member Glencore
McGuigan Aaron Examiner Ashton Coal
Peterkin Justin Examiner Centennial Coal
Spence Charlie Examiner Resources Regulator
Wallace Dennis Examiner Centennial Coal

Undermanager

Warren Alex Convenor Mines Rescue
Patten Benjamin Panel Member South 32
Peterkin Justin Panel Member Centennial Coal
Boersma Jason Examiner Whitehaven Coal
Clifton Ian Examiner Resources Regulator
Craft David Examiner Centennial Coal
Leggett Rod Examiner Centennial Coal
McFarlane Steve Examiner Glencore
O'Hearn Dane Examiner Yancoal
Savage Jeff Examiner Yancoal
Spence Charlie Examiner Resources Regulator
Stephen Tyler Examiner South 32
Stone Matthew Examiner Glencore
Thomas Jason Examiner Resources Regulator

Deputy

Clifton

Ian

Convenor

Resources Regulator

Price

Wayne

Panel Member

Mastermyne

Wallace

Dennis

Panel Member

Centennial Coal

Barrett

Stephen

Examiner

CFMEU

Berryman

Paul

Examiner

Centennial Coal

Dowsett

Ross

Examiner

Centennial Coal

Duggan

Bradley

Examiner

Centennial Coal

Gacevic Robert Examiner Resources Regulator
Gordon David Examiner Resources Regulator
Heald Andrew Examiner Centennial Coal
Jensen Bryce Examiner Yancoal

Leggett

Rod

Examiner

Centennial Coal

McFarlane

Steve

Examiner

Glencore

McGuigan Aaron Examiner Ashton Coal
Mottee Nicholas Examiner Appin

Nicholls

Craig

Examiner

Glencore

O’Hearn

Dane

Examiner

Yancoal

O'Reilly

Timothy

Examiner

Resources Regulator

Patten Benjamin Examiner South32

Peterkin

Justin

Examiner

Peabody

Plunkett

Noel

Examiner

Chain Valley

Savage

Jeff

Examiner

Yancoal

Spence Charlie Examiner Resources Regulator
Squires Darrell Examiner Mandalong Mine
Stone Matthew Examiner Glencore

Summerville

Grant

Examiner

Glencore

Sutherland

Tony

Examiner

Yancoal

Thomas Jason Examiner Resources Regulator

Thomas

Russell

Examiner

Appin

Warren

Alex

Examiner

Mines Rescue

Waterfall

Malcolm

Examiner

Simec Mining

Yule Malcolm Examiner Chain Valley

Electrical engineering manager

Bentham

Steve

Convenor

Resources Regulator

Every-Burns Peter Panel Member Centennial Coal
Murray Brett Panel Member Glencore
Campbell Greg Examiner Appin
Harris Craig Examiner Resources Regulator
Perry Mark Examiner Centennial

Mechanical engineering manager

Connolly

Greg

Convenor

Resources Regulator

Gillett

Shayne

Panel Member

Centennial Coal

Gleeson

Gregory

Panel Member

Springvale Underground

Withers

Ben

Examiner

Resources Regulator

Licensed activities at coal mines

Cable repair signatory

Goldie

Jason

Convenor

Resources Regulator

Dixon

Stephen

Panel Member

Ampcontrol

Murphy Chris Panel Member PBE Group
Smith Bruce Panel Member KableX

Ryan

Peter

Examiner

Rutherford Electrical Engineering Services