Coal Inspectorate
Incident reporting
To report an incident to the Coal Mine Inspectorate, call 1300 312 339 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
Read more about incident notifications.
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Queensland Mines Inspectorate – Brisbane Office
qldminesinspectorate@rshq.qld.gov.au
07 3199 8001
GPO Box 1321, Brisbane Qld 4001Inspectorate contacts
Position title Name Email Phone Chief Inspector of Coal Mines Jacques le Roux 3199 8004 Inspector of Mines (Ventilation) Bharath Belle bharath.belle@rshq.qld.gov.au 3087 8389 Inspector of Mines (Electrical) Jon Smith jon.smith@rshq.qld.gov.au 3330 4251 Principal Occupational Hygienist Eliza Gill Eliza.gill@rshq.qld.gov.au 0467 808 799 South Region - Rockhampton office
rockyminesinsp@rshq.qld.gov.au
07 4936 0191
PO Box 3221, Red Hill, Rockhampton Qld 4701Inspectorate contacts
Position title Name Email Phone Regional Inspector of Coal Mines Stuart Brown 4936 0180
Inspector of Mines Theo Kahl theo.kahl@rshq.qld.gov.au 4936 0127 Inspector of Mines (Mechanical) Alan Bird 4936 0107 Senior Inspector of Mines (Electrical)
Greg Napper
4936 0193
Inspector of Mines (Electrical)
Paul Sullivan
4936 0117
Inspector of Mines
Grant Marxsen
4936 0106
Inspector of Mines
Dearne Patteson
4936 0155
Inspector of Mines
Mark Crone
4936 0120
North Region - Mackay office
minesmackay@rshq.qld.gov.au
07 4999 8512
PO Box 1801, Mackay Qld 4740Position title Name Email Phone Regional Inspector of Coal Mines North
Ron Wilkinson
4936 0167
Senior Inspector of Mines (Occupational Hygiene)
Fritz Djukic
4999 8504
Inspector of Mines (Occupational Hygiene)
Andrew Batterson
4999 8502
Senior Inspector of Mines (Mechanical)
Matthew Kennedy
4999 8542
Inspector of Mines (Mechanical) Shane Fleming shane.fleming@rshq.qld.gov.au 4999 5302 Inspector of Mines (Electrical)
Mark Lydon
4999 8505
Inspector of Mines (Electrical) Roy Sheehan roy.sheehan@rshq.qld.gov.au 4991 0805 Inspector of Mines (Electrical) Robert Philips robert.phillips@rshq.qld.gov.au 4999 8515 Inspector of Mines Dean Jamieson dean.jamieson@rshq.qld.gov.au 4991 0813 Inspector of Mines
Malcolm Brownett
4999 8503
Inspector of Mines
Paul Brown
4999 8501
Inspector of Mines
Wayne Birch wayne.birch@rshq.qld.gov.au 3708 8969
Inspector of Mines
Grahame Mallyon grahame.mallyon@rshq.qld.gov.au 4936 0113 Inspector of Mines Wayne Sly Wayne.sly@rshq.qld.gov.au 4936 0119
Mining safety and health general enquiries
Email: qldminesinspectorate@rshq.qld.gov.au
Phone: 07 3199 8001
For other government enquiries call 13QGOV (13 74 68) within Australia or +61 7 3328 4811 (+10 hours UTC) international callers.
Board of Examiners Secretariat
Email: BOESecretary@rshq.qld.gov.au
Phone: 07 3199 8037
GPO Box 1321
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Emergency
In case of a mine emergency, please use the following contact numbers.
- Underground coal mine operators requiring emergency assistance should contact our 24-hour support hotline on 1800 331 991. If there are any issues with your call, call the paging service directly on (+61) 07 3830 5564.
- Explosives emergency
Last updated: 04 Aug 2026