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Pike River Royal Commission February Witnesses Named
11 January 2012
Pike River Royal Commission February Witnesses Named
The Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy will hear from two Australian experts in relation to the Department of Labour investigation report when its hearings resume in February.
The Commission will also hear from the General Manager of the Department of Labour National Services and Support, a former General Manager at Pike River Coal Ltd and a former Manager of Technical Services at Pike River Coal Ltd.
The hearings on Phase Three, entitled ‘What happened at Pike River?’ resume on Wednesday 8 February 2012. The Commission will examine the cause of the explosions and the mine systems, with a focus on the elements that contributed to the initial explosion.
Pike River Royal Commission
Hearings Witness List
Wednesday 8 February – Friday 17
February 2012
Wednesday 8 February:
10.00am
• Brett Murray: General Manager, National
Services and Support, Department of Labour
• David
Reece: Consultant from Australia providing expert advice on
mine design, ventilation and other matters to the Department
of Labour investigative team
Monday 13 February:
10.00am
• Tony Reczek: Consultant from Australia
providing expert advice on electrical issues to the
Department of Labour investigative team
• Douglas
White: Former General Manager, Pike River Coal
Ltd
• Pieter van Rooyan: Former Manager, Technical
Services, Pike River Coal Ltd
The hearings are held at the Greymouth District Court, Guinness Street, Greymouth. The Commission has until Friday 17 February allocated for the hearings.
The hearings will help the Commission’s examination of the matters set out in its Phase Three List of Issues titled “What happened at Pike River?” which is available from the Commission’s website http://pikeriver.royalcommission.govt.nz/List-of-Issues.
There are four phases to the Commission’s Inquiry: Phase One-Context, Phase Two-Search and Rescue, Phase Three-What happened at the Pike River Mine and why, and Phase Four-Policy Aspects.
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