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, 77.4 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 |
Quarry Operations NSW |
| Bolton |
Daniel |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| Tomkins |
Richard |
Panel Member |
Regional Group |
| Hewson |
Peter |
Examiner |
Regional Group |
| Norcott |
John |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Todd |
Michael |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
Underground mines other than coal
Mining engineering manager
| Hill |
Xavier |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Hiller |
Christopher |
Panel Member |
Hiller Enterprises |
| Dall'armi |
Giorgio |
Examiner |
Broken Hill Operations |
| Jay |
Robert |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Ireland |
Matthew |
Examiner |
Newmont Ridgeway |
Underground supervisor
| Jay |
Robert |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Hender |
Geoffrey |
Panel Member |
Broken Hill Operations |
| Vejrazka |
Claudia |
Panel Member |
Resolve Mining Solutions |
| Bray |
Tim |
Examiner |
CMOC Northparkes |
| Hamilton |
Christopher |
Examiner |
Vertex Minerals |
| Hill |
Xavier |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Greenaway |
Matthew |
Examiner |
Northparkes Operations |
| McDouall |
Angus |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Murray |
Paul |
Examiner |
CBH Resources, Rasp Mine |
| Peters |
Jamie |
Examiner |
Aeris Resources |
| 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 |
Open cut examiner
| Jensen-Langford |
Jay |
Convenor |
Glencore |
| Clements |
Brendon |
Panel Member |
Rix's Creek Open Cut |
| Gallagher |
Rodney |
Panel Member |
Muswellbrook Coal |
| Oliphant |
Timothy |
Panel Member |
Yancoal |
| Charnock |
Jade |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Cullen |
John |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Donoghoe |
Brad |
Examiner |
Bloomfield |
| Gregson |
Murray |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Harvey |
William |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Murray |
Luke |
Examiner |
Bloomfield |
| O'Keefe |
Murray |
Examiner |
Whitehaven Coal |
Electrical engineer
| Harris |
Craig |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Clark |
Tim |
Panel Member |
Thiess |
| Flaherty |
Kent |
Panel Member |
Bengalla Mining Company |
| Martin |
John |
Panel Member |
Hunter Valley Operations |
Mechanical engineer
| Connolly |
Greg |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Arnold |
Nicholas |
Panel Member |
Whitehaven Coal |
| 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 |
Yancoal |
| Peterkin |
Justin |
Examiner |
Ashton Coal |
| Spence |
Charlie |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Wallace |
Dennis |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
Undermanager
| Pallas |
James |
Convenor |
Glencore |
| Warren |
Alex |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| Patten |
Benjamin |
Panel Member |
GM3 |
| Peterkin |
Justin |
Panel Member |
Ashton Coal |
| Craft |
David |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Healey |
Graham |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Leggett |
Rod |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| McFarlane |
Steve |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| O'Hearn |
Dane |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Savage |
Jeff |
Examiner |
Delta Coal |
| Spence |
Charlie |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Stephen |
Tyler |
Examiner |
GM3 |
| Stone |
Matthew |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Thomas |
Jason |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Mottee |
NIcholas |
Examiner |
GM3 |
Deputy
| Warren |
Alex |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Thomas |
Jason |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| Nicholls |
Craig |
Panel Member |
Glencore |
| Summerville |
Grant |
Panel Member |
Delta Coal |
| Thomas |
Russell |
Panel Member |
GM3 |
| Barrett |
Stephen |
Examiner |
CFMEU |
| Bartlett |
Michael |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Berryman |
Paul |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Bray |
Samuel |
Examiner |
Wollongong Resources |
| De Santis |
Adrian |
Examiner |
Peabody |
| Dowsett |
Ross |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Duggan |
Bradley |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Gacevic |
Robert |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Gordon |
David |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Jensen |
Bryce |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Leggett |
Rod |
Examiner |
Dartbrook |
| McFarlane |
Steve |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| McGuigan |
Aaron |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Mottee |
Nicholas |
Examiner |
GM3 |
| O’Hearn |
Dane |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Patten |
Benjamin |
Examiner |
South32 |
| Peterkin |
Justin |
Examiner |
Ashton Coal |
| Plunkett |
Noel |
Examiner |
Delta Coal |
| Price |
Wayne |
Examiner |
Mastermyne |
| Relf |
Andrew |
Examiner |
Foray Services |
| Savage |
Jeff |
Examiner |
Delta Coal |
| Spence |
Charlie |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Squires |
Darrell |
Examiner |
Mandalong Mine |
| Stone |
Matthew |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Waterfall |
Malcolm |
Examiner |
Simec Mining |
| Wallace |
Dennis |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
Electrical engineering manager
| Weaver |
John |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Every-Burns |
Peter |
Panel Member |
Centennial Coal |
| Murray |
Brett |
Panel Member |
Glencore |
| Campbell |
Greg |
Panel Member |
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 |
Centennial Coal |
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 |