Northern Territory Statutory Requirements

Who is the Regulator?

In the Northern Territory, mining and quarrying activities are regulated by the Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development, which is responsible for administering the Mining Management Act and associated regulations.

Owner Responsibilities

If you own a mining site and appoint another company or person to operate the site, you are responsible for ensuring the operator is competent to undertake their work.

Operator Responsibilities

The operator for a mining site is responsible for the control and management of the site and all mining activities.

General Obligations

Every person on a mining site has an obligation under their duty of care to be responsible for:

• Their own safety and health; and the safety and health of other persons whose safety and health may be affected by their actions; and
• The environment

While the Northern Territory legislation does not require specific competencies or qualifications for Quarry Managers, the legislation does require that each mine operator be competent to undertake their work.
As a guide, we recommend the following formal qualifications to ensure competency:

• A RII40120 Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations for lower risk operations, and
• A RII50120 Diploma in Surface Extraction Operations for higher risk operations
• Plus, a planned program of regular and ongoing continuing professional development aligned to the categories of the IQA competency framework

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IQA Education and Membership

The IQA provides training to ensure a quarry manager maintains the required competencies by: 

• Providing a competency framework which identifies five essential competency areas relevant to all levels of the quarrying industry to align your education and training to.
• Providing training to ensure a quarry manager maintains competencies. 
• Delivering industry specific education and training courses covering a range of topics relevant to the industry.
• Maintaining a rolling schedule of all courses. In addition, the IQA can deliver corporate programs of any course specific to a site or organisation.
• Providing guidance on planning your training to maintain competence.
• Providing access to accredited training required for quarry manager certification via Registered Training Organisation (RTO) partnerships.
• Offering an education calendar which is regularly updated with new and/or additional courses. 

Accredited Training

The IQA has partnerships with RTOs who offer the mandatory units of competency (accredited training) and can assist you in enrolling in the required units.  Accredited training includes:

• RII60215 Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Management 
•  RII50120 Diploma of Surface Extraction Operations
•  RII40120 Certificate IV in Surface Extraction Operations
•  RII40920 Certificate IV in Drilling Operations
•  RII30120 Certificate III in Surface Extraction Operations

Through these partnerships the IQA is supporting access to full qualifications or units of competency. The IQA can provide advice on the requirements in each state regarding accredited training for quarry manager competencies.

Stay up to date through membership and regularly check the IQA website for available courses.

Please contact the IQA on 02 9484 0577 or [email protected] for more information on courses to remain competent in the Northern Territory.