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, 85.87 KB).
Examiners appointed
Mines other than underground mines or coal mines
Quarry manager
| McDouall |
Angus |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Attard |
Lee |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| Bolton |
Daniel |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| Hewson |
Peter |
Panel Member |
Monaro Mix |
| Tomkins |
Richard |
Panel Member |
Regional Group |
| Beattie |
Wayne |
Examiner |
Lynwood Quarry |
| Norcott |
John |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Todd |
Michael |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
Underground mines other than coal
Mining engineering manager
| |
|
Convenor |
To be appointed |
| Hiller |
Christopher |
Panel Member |
Hiller Enterprises |
| Jay |
Robert |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Ireland |
Matthew |
Examiner |
Newmont - Cadia |
Underground supervisor
| Jay |
Robert |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Greenaway |
Matthew |
Panel Member |
Northparkes Operations |
| Vejrazka |
Claudia |
Panel Member |
Resolve Mining Solutions |
| Bray |
Tim |
Examiner |
CMOC Northparkes |
| McDouall |
Angus |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Murray |
Paul |
Examiner |
CBH Resources, Rasp Mine |
| Peters |
Jamie |
Examiner |
Endeavor Mine |
| Reed |
Craig |
Examiner |
Newmont – Cadia |
| 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 |
| Kell |
Jake |
Examiner |
Kell & Co Consulting |
| Kohler |
Steven |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Mulherin |
Darren |
Examiner |
Whitehaven Coal |
| Murray |
Luke |
Examiner |
Bloomfield |
| O’Keefe |
Murray |
Examiner |
Whitehaven Coal |
Electrical engineer
| Flaherty |
Kent |
Convenor |
Bengalla Mining Company |
| Brewster |
Michael (Bennett) |
Panel Member |
Mt Arthur Coal |
| Martin |
John |
Panel Member |
Hunter Valley Operations |
| Marshall |
David |
Examiner |
Wilpinjong Coal Mine |
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 |
| Smith |
Matthew |
Examiner |
United Wambo JV |
Underground coal mines
Mining engineering manager
| Ostermann |
Peter |
Convenor |
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 |
Critical Risk Advisory |
| Patten |
Benjamin |
Panel Member |
GM3 |
| Peterkin |
Justin |
Panel Member |
Ashton Coal |
| Borghero |
Matthew |
Examiner |
Bolt Up Mining |
| Craft |
David |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Green |
Wayne |
Examiner |
Mines Rescue |
| Healey |
Graham |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Leggett |
Rod |
Examiner |
Dartbrook |
| McFarlane |
Steve |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Mottee |
Nicholas |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| 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 |
Deputy
| Warren |
Alex |
Convenor |
Critical Risk Advisory |
| Thomas |
Jason |
Panel Member |
Resources Regulator |
| Nicholls |
Craig |
Panel Member |
Whitehaven Coal |
| Summerville |
Grant |
Panel Member |
Delta Coal |
| Thomas |
Russell |
Panel Member |
GM3 |
| Barrett |
Stephen |
Examiner |
MEU |
| Bartlett |
Michael |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Berryman |
Paul |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Bray |
Sam |
Examiner |
SIMEC Mining |
| Colvin |
Alexander |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Conway |
Dominic |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| De Santis |
Adrian |
Examiner |
Peabody |
| Dennis |
Scott |
Examiner |
Mines Rescue |
| Dowsett |
Ross |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Duggan |
Bradley |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Gacevic |
Robert |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Gordon |
David |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
| Green |
Wayne |
Examiner |
Mines Rescue |
| Jensen |
Bryce |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| Leggett |
Rod |
Examiner |
Dartbrook |
| McFarlane |
Steve |
Examiner |
Glencore |
| McGuigan |
Aaron |
Examiner |
Yancoal |
| Monkley |
Robert |
Examiner |
Dendrobium Mine |
| Mottee |
Nicholas |
Examiner |
GM3 |
| O’Hearn |
Dane |
Examiner |
Centennial Coal |
| Patten |
Benjamin |
Examiner |
GM3 |
| Peterkin |
Justin |
Examiner |
Ashton Coal |
| Plunkett |
Noel |
Examiner |
Delta Coals |
| 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 |
Electrical engineering manager
| Every-Burns |
Peter |
Convenor |
JMB Engineering Pty Ltd |
| Campbell |
Greg |
Panel Member |
Appin |
| Murray |
Brett |
Panel Member |
Glencore |
| Perry |
Mark |
Panel Member |
Centennial |
| Bray |
Daniel |
Examiner |
Resources Regulator |
Mechanical engineering manager
| Connolly |
Greg |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Gillett |
Shayne |
Panel Member |
SafeGuard |
| Gleeson |
Gregory |
Panel Member |
Centennial Coal |
| Smith |
Matthew |
Panel Member |
United Wambo JV |
| Wilkinson |
Quinton |
Examiner |
Appin Mine |
Licensed activities at coal mines
Cable repair signatory
| Goldie |
Jason |
Convenor |
Resources Regulator |
| Murphy |
Chris |
Panel member |
PBE Group |
| Smith |
Bruce |
Panel member |
KableX |
| Battersby |
Jason |
Examiner |
KableX |
| Field |
Paul |
Examiner |
PBE Group |
| Ryan |
Peter |
Examiner |
Rutherford Electrical Engineering Services |