Andrew Chaplyn

A/Deputy Director General, Resource and Environmental Regulation

Phone: 9358 8076
Mobile: 0438 869 484
Email: andrew.chaplyn@dmirs.wa.gov.au

• Oversees regulation and development of resources in Western Australia in a sustainable and responsible manner
• Administers Access for Exploration and Development 
• Compliance Oversight of Resources Sector with Land Access, Financial and Environmental Obligations 
• Geological Survey of Western Australia
• Resource strategy and policy development through promoting data and Information

Kristian Dawson

Executive Director Resource Tenure

• Titles and land access approvals including assistance with Native Title approvals
• Tenure operational policy and guidelines
• Maintenance of resource cadastre system

Karen Caple

Executive Director Resource and Environmental Compliance

• Mining and petroleum activity assessments
• Title management and compliance with conditions
• Petroleum operational and environmental compliance
• Mining environmental and closure compliance
• Royalties, financial compliance (*being transferred)
• Administration of the Mining Rehabilitation Fund (MRF)
• Operational policy and project coordination

Michele Spencer

Executive Director Geological Survey and Resource Strategy

Phone: 9222 3831
Mobile: 0447 157 759
Email:
michelle.spencer@dmirs.wa.gov.au 

• Acquisition, delivery and promotion of pre-competitive geoscience information (GSWA)
• Resource strategy and policy
• Abandoned mines
• Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS)
• Mineralisation assessments and core libraries

Ian Munns

Deputy Director General Safety Regulation

Phone: 6251 2302

Mobile: 0434 307 443
Email: ian.munns@dmirs.wa.gov.au

• WorkSafe 
• Mines Safety 
• Dangerous Goods and Critical Risks (Petroleum Safety)
• Private Sector Labour Relations 
• Public Sector Labour Relations
• Safety Investigations

Ivor Roberts

Executive Director Regulatory Support

• Education and information
• Data analytics
• Industry safety and health performance reporting
• Safety and health policy
• Business improvement

Steve Emery

Director - Dangerous Goods and Petroleum Safety

Phone: 9358 8191
Mobile:  0439 964 143
Email: steve.emery@dmirs.wa.gov.au

• Dangerous goods compliance
• Explosives reserves
• Major hazard facility (MHF) safety case management
• Petroleum safety management
  • Inspection and compliance of petroleum facilities

Christina Folley

Director - Mines Safety

• Occupational safety and health on mining operations
• Technical assessment and review of submissions
• Inspections, audits and investigations
• Occupational health monitoring programs
• Mineral industry safety performance monitoring

Karen Caple

Executive Director Resource and Environmental Compliance

Daniel Endacott

General Manager Mining Environmental Compliance

• Assessment of mining activities
  • Programmes of work
  • Mining proposals
  • Mine closure plans
  • Advice to EPA and JTSI
• Monitoring industry performance, inspections, annual environmental reports and incident reporting
• Provision of advice and guidance on
  • Mineral exploration/prospecting activities
  • State significant mining projects and State Agreements

Rean Gilbert

General Manager Petroleum and Energy Compliance

• Petroleum regulation
  • inspections and compliance with conditions and approvals
  • decommissioning and closure
• Approval and monitoring of petroleum and geothermal activities
  • Environment Plans
  • Oil Spill Contingency Plans
  • Well management plans
  • Field management plans
  • Annual assessment reports
  • Technical assessments of operations including petroleum pipelines and facilities
  • Greenhouse gas and natural gas underground storage
• Domestic gas supply outlook
• Petroleum measurement / metering
• Hydrogen energy technical advice

Hailey Packer

General Manager Title Compliance

• Mining title compliance
  • Vary title conditions
  • Excess tonnage application
  • Exemptions from expenditure including statutory declarations
  • Extensions / renewal of tenement term
  • Forfeitures and penalties in lieu
  • Rent, fees and debt recovery
  • Surrenders - Extensions of time
  • Form 5 (expenditure reports)
  • Rent
  • Bonds/Securities
  • Restoration
• Petroleum title compliance
  • Vary or suspend petroleum work programmes
  • Retention status
  • Survey / Well applications
  • Annual fees

David Norris

General Manager Financial Compliance

• Facilitation of MOG Transition Program
• Royalty legislation amendment
• Royalty policy advice
• Internal financial assurance of companies

Tyler Sujdovic

General Manager Operational Administration

• Administrative management and coordination
• Legislative and regulatory reform
• Digital Transformation Project (RoL)
• Mining Rehabilitation Fund (MRF)
• Golden Gecko Awards
• Digital technology coordination
• QMS coordination
  • Website management

Travis Inman

General Manager Mine Closure and Environmental Services

• Mine closure advice and guidance
• Native vegetation clearing assessments
• Environmental compliance and enforcement
• Technical leadership and stewardship on
  • Mine closure
  • Rehabilitation
  • Biological assessments
  • Other environmental technical matters
• Technical expertise in
  • Mine closure
  • Rehabilitation

Michele Spencer

Executive Director Geological Survey and Resource Strategy

Richard Chopping

A/Director Minerals and Energy Resources

Minerals and Energy Resources

• Minerals geoscience – mineral systems studies
• Energy geoscience – basin and prospectivity studies
• Statutory exploration reporting (WAMEX and WAPIMS databases)
• Mines and mineral deposits information (MINEDEX database)
• Land use planning – resources, prospectivity and geoheritage
• Abandoned Mines Program
  • rehabilitation
• Resource investor information

Simon Johnson

Director Regional Geoscience

Geoscience

• Proterozoic margins
• Lithospheric Architecture
  • Geophysical Acquisition and Processing
  • 3D Geoscience
• Geochronology & Geochemistry
  • Geochronology, geochemistry and isotope geology
  • GSWA Laboratory
• 4D Geodynamics
• State Geoscience
  • State Maps and Databases
  • Thermal History
  • Paleontology
• Geoscience Mapping through cover

Paul Duncan

General Manager Geoscience and Titles Information

Geoscience and Titles Information

Geoscience Information

• Editing and publishing
• Mapping and events
• Graphics

Titles information

• Core library
• Field logistics
• Data capture
• Native title
• Spatial projects

Deavi Purnomo

Chief Geoscience Information Officer Data Management

Data Management

Geoscience Data Strategy

• Data Projects
• Application Development
• Data Products Development

Geoscience Data Governance

• Data Architecture
• Information Management

Geoscience Data Services

• Data Products Delivery
• Spatial Services
• Imagery

Geoscience Spatial System

• Spatial Viewer
• Field Mapping

Richard Borozdin

General Manager Resource Strategy

Strategic Policy

• Mineral and petroleum statistics
• Industry and commodity analysis
• Economic and financial modelling
• Ministerial briefings
• Strategic resource policy coordination, development and analysis
• Lead agency project coordination
• Commonwealth State relations including COAG Energy Council
• Petroleum legislation development

Charlotte Hall

EIS Coordinator Special Projects and Administration

Special Projects and Administration
Exploration Incentive Scheme

• Government - Industry co-funded programs
• Co-funded drilling
• Energy analysis cofunding
• Geophysical Surveys
• Encouraging exploration through cover
• 3D prospectivity mapping
• Promoting strategic research with industry
• Gold State Battery Project

Kristian Dawson

Executive Director Resource Tenure

Jared Barnett

General Manager Resource Tenure

Phone: (08) 9222 3759
Mobile: 0457 237 896
Email: jared.barnett@dmirs.wa.gov.au

• Approval and administration of mineral titles for exploration and production under Mining Act 1978
• Administration of State Agreements
• Future Act process under Native Title Act 1993
• Management of Warden’s Court and Mining Registrars
• Legislative and regulatory reforms
• Approval of Petroleum title for exploration and production
• Petroleum title administration performance reporting
• Petroleum dealings under delegated authority

Virginia Wright

Acting Manager Mineral Tenure
Area 1

Phone: (08) 9222 0902
Mobile: 0429 370 593
Email: Virginia.Wright@dmirs.wa.gov.au

• Approval and administration of mineral titles for exploration and production under Mining Act 1978
• Administration of State Agreements
• Future Act process under Native Title Act 1993
• Management of Warden’s Court and Mining Registrars
• Legislative and regulatory reforms

Sharon Robins

Manager Resource Tenure
Area 2

• Approval and administration of mineral titles for exploration and production under Mining Act 1978
• Administration of State Agreements
• Future Act process under Native Title Act 1993
• Management of Warden’s Court and Mining Registrars
• Legislative and regulatory reforms

Michael Tuang 

Manager Resource Tenure (Petroleum)
Area 3

Mining and Petroleum Titles

• Approval of petroleum titles for exploration and production
• Petroleum title administration and performance reporting
• Petroleum dealings under delegated authority

Zoran Vukojevic

Acting General Manager- Major Resource Projects

Phone: (08) 9222 3007
Mobile: 0457 236 368
Email: zoran.vukojevic@dmirs.wa.gov.au

• Legislative and regulatory reform
• Resource Tenure projects and policies
• Resources Industry Consultative Committee

Steve Brown

General Manager Systems and Applications

Business Systems

• Management of business critical systems such as Tengraph Web, eMiTS (mining register), and Petroleum and Geothermal Register
• Business integration across systems and divisions
• Specialised reporting and data analysis
• New initiatives such as GDA2020 etc.

Simon Moore

General Manager Resource Access

Phone: (08) 9222 3813
Email: Simon.moore@dmirs.wa.gov.au

Native Title

• Native Title future act proceedings
• Resource Access projects
• Reforms to administrative policy and procedures

Nila Falletti

Acting Coordinator Executive Support

Phone: (08) 9222 3817
Email: nila.falletti@dmirs.wa.gov.au

Administration

• HR coordination and budget management
• Strategic and operational planning
• Corporate and performance reporting
• Quality Management system (ISO 9001:2015)
• Business process framework
• Business Continuity and Risk Management