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, 78.35 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:
- personal development through exposure to assessment processes
- 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 |
| Hender |
Geoffrey |
Panel Member |
Broken Hill Operations |
| Hoskins |
Gavin |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| Vejrazka |
Claudia |
Panel Member |
Resolve Mining Solutions |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Martin |
John |
Examiner |
Hunter Valley Operations |
Mechanical engineer
| Connolly |
Greg |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Arnold |
Nicholas |
Panel Member |
Glencore |
| Pepper |
Alison |
Panel Member |
Hunter Valley Operations |
| Berkholz |
Peter |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
Underground coal mines
Mining engineering manager
| Ostermann |
Peter |
Panel Member |
Glencore |
| Gordon |
David |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| McGuigan |
Aaron |
Panel Member |
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
| Wallace |
Dennis |
Convenor |
Centennial Coal |
| Price |
Wayne |
Panel Member |
Mastermyne |
| Warren |
Alex |
Panel Member |
Mines Rescue |
| 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 |
| Patten |
Benjamin |
Examiner |
South32 |
| Peterkin |
Justin |
Examiner |
Peabody |
| Plunkett |
Noel |
Examiner |
Chain Valley |
| Relf |
Andrew |
Examiner |
Foray Services |
| Savage |
Jeff |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Spence |
Charlie |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Squires |
Darrell |
Examiner |
Mandalong Mine |
| Stone |
Matthew |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Summerville |
Grant |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Sutcliffe |
Tony |
Examiner |
Chain Valley |
| Sutherland |
Tony |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Thomas |
Jason |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Thomas |
Russell |
Examiner |
Appin |
| 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 |
| Murphy |
Chris |
Panel member |
PBE Group |
| Smith |
Bruce |
Panel member |
KableX |
| Ryan |
Peter |
Examiner |
Rutherford Electrical Engineering Services |