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Appointment of Chief Inspector
Garvin Burns has been appointed to the position of Chief Inspector of Mines. The Chief Inspector is one of our most critical roles, which in addition to leading the mine safety inspectorate, provides expert technical advice and support to the Deputy Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer in relation to operational delivery, regulatory actions and compliance performance in relation to mine safety.
Garvin has been acting in the role for the past 10 months and has now been appointed to the role on an ongoing basis following a comprehensive and highly competitive recruitment process.
Garvin has over 20 years’ experience in a wide variety of management roles in the mining industry in both NSW and Queensland. Since joining the department in 2013 Garvin has been a key contributor in helping to reform and contemporise our regulation of mine safety, and of note was pivotal in establishing our Targeted Assessment and Planned Inspection Programs. Having now been appointed to the role, Garvin will be looking to further refine and consolidate the way we conduct our proactive activities and engage and communicate with industry.
Notably, the appointment of Garvin marks the final stage of our recent executive reforms, and we now have (for the first time in a very long time) all of our executive positions permanently filled.
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