The witnesses listed below were called to give evidence during public hearings.
Witness statements tendered as exhibits may be available from this website.
Day | Witness | Statements |
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9 March 2021 |
Stephen Smith – Regional Inspector of Mines Resources Safety & Health Queensland High Potential Incidents on Longwalls 103 & 104 at Grosvenor mine | Statutory Declaration – Stephen Smith |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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10 March 2021 |
Stephen Smith – Regional Inspector of Mines Resources Safety & Health Queensland High Potential Incidents on Longwalls 103 & 104 at Grosvenor mine |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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11 March 2021 | Geoff Nugent – Inspector of Mines Resources Safety & Health Queensland Investigation into the serious accident on 6 May 2020 at Grosvenor mine, namely examination of injured coal mine workers’ clothing, review of SIMTARS site mapping data and review of Komatsu heat maps | Statutory Declaration – Geoff Nugent |
11 March 2021 | Neville Atkinson – Senior Inspector of Mines – Electrical Resources Safety & Health Queensland Electrical examination | Statutory Declaration – Neville Atkinson |
11 March 2021 | Murray Nystrom – Forensic Fire Investigator Australian Forensic Pty Ltd Fire investigation |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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15 March 2021 | Marty Denham – Electrical Fire Investigator QEC Global Electrical fault investigation | |
15 March 2021 | Rob Thomas – Principal Geotechnical Engineer Strata2 Pty Ltd Strata control investigation |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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17 March 2021 | Martin Watkinson – Executive Mining Engineer SIMTARS Methane exceedances on Longwall 104 Assessment of data for signs of spontaneous combustion |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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18 March 2021 | Sean Muller – Acting Senior Analytical Chemist SIMTARS Assessment of gas chromatograph data, spontaneous combustion |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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22 March 2021 | Dr. Ray Williams – Consultant: coal mine gas management Mahala.com Pty Ltd Gas reservoir, emission and drainage investigation |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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24 March 2021 | Andrew Self – Consultant: coal mine systems Australian Coal Mining Consultants Pty Ltd Review of gas, ventilation and spontaneous combustion systems |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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26 March 2021 | Dr. Basil Beamish – Consultant: spontaneous combustion B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Polyurethane resin and spontaneous combustion |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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29 March 2021 | Dr. Ting Ren – Associate Professor in Mining Engineering University of Wollongong Continuous inertisation of active goafs |
Due to the COVID-19 lockdown for Greater Brisbane announced on 29 March 2021, the public hearings have been adjourned until Wednesday, 7 April 2021.
Day | Witness | Statements |
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7 April 2021 | Bipin Parmar – Principal Engineer SIMTARS Polyurethane resin testing | |
7 April 2021 | Wayne Sellars – Injured coal mine worker | Statement – Wayne Sellars |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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9 April 2021 | James Munday – Founder and Senior Fire Investigator Fire Forensics Pty Ltd Explosion and fire investigation | |
9 April 2021 | Dr. Basil Beamish – Consultant: spontaneous combustion B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Polyurethane resin and spontaneous combustion |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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4 August 2020 | Mark Stone – Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Resources Safety and Health Queensland | Statutory Declaration – Mark Stone |
4 August 2020 | Peter Newman – Chief Inspector of Coal Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland | |
4 August 2020 | Stephen Smith – Regional Inspector of Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland | Statutory Declaration – Stephen Smith |
5 August 2020 | Peter Newman – Chief Inspector of Coal Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland | |
5 August 2020 | Stephen Smith – Regional Inspector of Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland | |
5 August 2020 | Kelvin Schiefelbein – Underground Mine Manager Grasstree Mine |
6 August 2020 | Kelvin Schiefelbein – Underground Mine Manager Grasstree Mine | |
6 August 2020 | Braedon Smith Ventilation Officer Grasstree Mine | Statement – Braedon Smith – Supplementary to Evidence |
6 August 2020 | Tim McNally – Operations Manager Grasstree Mine | |
6 August 2020 | Peter Noton – Explosions Risk Zone Controller Grasstree Mine | Affidavit – Peter Noton |
6 August 2020 | Josh Smith – Explosions Risk Zone Controller Grasstree Mine |
7 August 2020 | Stephen Woods – Industry Safety and Health Representative Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union | Affidavit – Stephen Woods |
7 August 2020 | Jason Hill – Industry Safety and Health Representative Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union | Affidavit – Jason Hill |
7 August 2020 | Michael Lerch – Underground Mine Manager
Moranbah North Mine | |
7 August 2020 |
Kelvin Sloan – Longwall Coordinator
Moranbah North Mine |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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10 August 2020 | Luca Pantano – Ventilation Officer
Oaky North Mine | Statutory Declaration – Luca Pantano |
10 August 2020 | Michael Downs – Underground Mine Manager
Oaky North Mine | Statutory Declaration – Michael Downs |
10 August 2020 | Joe Barber – Site Safety and Health Representative Oaky North Mine | Affidavit – Joe Barber |
11 August 2020 | Jim Hoare – Site Safety and Health Representative Grasstree Mine | Affidavit – James Hoare – with notation confirming adoption under oath |
11 August 2020 | Richard Harris – Site Safety and Health Representative Grasstree Mine | Affidavit – Richard Harris |
12 August 2020 | Paul Brown – Inspector of Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland | Statutory Declaration – Paul Brown |
12 August 2020 | Mark Lydon – Inspector of Mines Resources Safety and Health Queensland | Statutory Declaration – Mark Lydon |
13 August 2020 | Kylie Ah Wong – General Manager (Health, Safety and Training) Glencore Coal Assets Australia Pty Ltd | Statutory Declaration – Kylie Ah Wong |
Day | Witness | Statements |
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17 August 2020 | Tyler Mitchelson – Head of Metallurgical Coal Anglo American plc Chief Executive Officer Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd | Statement – Tyler Mitchelson |
18 August 2020 | Tyler Mitchelson – Head of Metallurgical Coal Anglo American plc Chief Executive Officer Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pty Ltd | |
18 August 2020 | Warwick Jones – Head of Human Resources Anglo American plc – BC Met Coal | Statement – Warwick Jones |
19 August 2020 | Damien Wynn – Site Senior Executive Grasstree Mine | |
19 August 2020 | Professor Michael Quinlan – Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations University of New South Wales – Business School, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia | Statement – Emeritus Professor Michael Quinlan |
19 August 2020 | Gavin Taylor – Consultant |
20 August 2020 | Gavin Taylor – Consultant | |
20 August 2020 | John Sleigh – Vice President Northern Region Mine Managers Association of Australia | Statement – John Sleigh |
21 August 2020 | Greg Dalliston – Retired Industry Safety and Health Representative | Statement – Greg Dalliston |
21 August 2020 | Ben Lewis – Regional Director One Key Resources Limited | Statement – Ben Lewis |
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