Contact information for the Resource Sector
Jared Barnett – Executive Director Resource Tenure
Phone: (08) 9222 3759
Email: jared.barnett@demirs.wa.gov.au
- Titles and land access approvals
- including assistance with Native Title approvals
- Tenure operational policy and guidelines
- Maintenance of resource cadastre system
Andrew Chaplyn – Deputy Director General, Resource and Environmental Regulation
Phone: (08) 9358 8076
Email: andrew.chaplyn@demirs.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
Tyler Sujdovic – Executive Director Resource and Environmental Compliance
Phone: (08) 9222 3851
Email: tyler.sujdovic@demirs.wa.gov.au
- 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: 0429 311 172
Email:
michele.spencer@demirs.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
Contact information for the Resource and Environmental Compliance Division
Tyler Sujdovic – Executive Director Resource and Environmental Compliance
Phone: (08) 9222 3851
Email: tyler.sujdovic@demirs.wa.gov.au
Ikae Brown – A/General Manager Petroleum and Energy Compliance
Phone: (08) 9222 3056
Email: Ikae.brown@demirs.wa.gov.au
- 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
Phone: (08) 9222 0416
Email: hailey.packer@demirs.wa.gov.au
- 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
Emily Cross – A/General Manager Operational Administration
Phone: (08) 9222 3723
Email: emily.cross@demirs.wa.gov.au
- 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
Danielle Risbey – A/General Manager Mine Closure and Environmental Services
Phone: (08) 9222 3593
Email: Danielle.Risbey@demirs.wa.gov.au
- 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
Contact information for Geological Survey and Resource Division
Michele Spencer – Executive Director Geological Survey and Resource Strategy
Phone: (08) 9222 3831
Mobile: 0429 311 172
Email: michele.spencer@demirs.wa.gov.au
Ben Laidler – Director Mineral and Energy Resources
Phone: 9222 0424
Email: Ben.LAIDLER@demirs.wa.gov.au
Minerals and Energy Resources
- 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
Phone: (08) 9222 3127
Mobile: 0428 521 071
Email: simonpaul.johnson@demirs.wa.gov.au
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
Regional Geoscience
- Minerals geoscience – mineral systems studies
- Energy geoscience – basin and prospectivity studies
Paul Duncan – General Manager Geoscience and Titles Information
Phone: (08) 9222 3845
Email: Paul.Duncan@demirs.wa.gov.au
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
Phone: (08) 9222 0498
Mobile: 0402 628 926
Email: deavi.purnomo@demirs.wa.gov.au
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
Phone: (08) 9222 3511
Mobile: 0427 875 218
Email: richard.borozdin@demirs.wa.gov.au
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
Phone: 9222 3410
Mobile: 0429 550 591
Email: charlotte.hall@demirs.wa.gov.au
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
Contact information for the Resource Tenure Division
Jared Barnett – Executive Director Resource Tenure
Phone: (08) 9222 3759
Email: jared.barnett@demirs.wa.gov.au
Michael Tuang – General Manager, Resource Tenure Branch
Phone: (08) 9222 3212
Email: michael.tuang@demirs.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
Zoran Vukojevic – General Manager- Policy & Legislation Branch
Phone: (08) 9222 3007
Email: zoran.vukojevic@demirs.wa.gov.au
- Legislative and regulatory reform
- Resource Tenure projects and policies
- Resources Industry Consultative Committee
Bruce Greentree – General Manager, Systems and Applications Branch
Phone: (08) 9222 3438
Email: bruce.greentree@demirs.wa.gov.au
Business Systems
- Management of business critical systems such as Tengraph Web, MTO (mining register), and Petroleum and Geothermal Register
- Business integration across systems and divisions
- Specialised reporting and data analysis
- GDA2020
Bree Ingram – General Manager, Resource Access Branch
Phone: (08) 9222 3253
Email: bree.ingram@demirs.wa.gov.au
Native Title
- Native Title future act proceedings
- Resource Access projects
- Reforms to administrative policy and procedures
