HEARINGS

Witnesses

The witnesses listed below were called to give evidence during public hearings.

Witness statements tendered as exhibits may be available from this website.

Witness List

Week One

Day	Witness	Statements
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
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
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

Week Two

Day	Witness	Statements
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
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
18 March 2021	Sean Muller – Acting Senior Analytical Chemist SIMTARS Assessment of gas chromatograph data, spontaneous combustion

Week Three

Day	Witness	Statements
22 March 2021	Dr. Ray Williams – Consultant: coal mine gas management Mahala.com Pty Ltd Gas reservoir, emission and drainage investigation

Day	Witness	Statements
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
26 March 2021	Dr. Basil Beamish – Consultant: spontaneous combustion B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Polyurethane resin and spontaneous combustion

Week Four

Day	Witness	Statements
29 March 2021	Dr. Ting Ren – Associate Professor in Mining Engineering University of Wollongong Continuous inertisation of active goafs

Week Five

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
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
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

Witness List

Week One

Day	Witness	Statements
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	Statutory Declaration – Peter Newman 4 August 2020 Statutory Declaration – Peter Newman 20 August 2020
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

Week Two

Day	Witness	Statements
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

Week Three

Day	Witness	Statements
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