Last updated: 17 August 2026

Mining Employment Services (MES) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information in accordance with applicable Australian privacy law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles where they apply.

Information we collect

Depending on your relationship with MES, we may collect:

• name, contact details and identity information;
• CVs, employment history, qualifications, licences, skills and work preferences;
• availability, remuneration expectations and work-rights information;
• references and information supplied by referees;
• information from applications, interviews, emails, telephone calls and website forms;
• company, role and workforce-requirement information supplied by employers; and
• sensitive information, such as health, medical, background-check or diversity information, where reasonably necessary and with consent or otherwise permitted by law.

How we collect information

We generally collect information directly from you when you register, upload a CV, apply for a role, contact MES or deal with a recruiter. We may also collect information from referees, employers, recruitment platforms, publicly available professional sources and service providers where lawful and appropriate.

Why we collect and use information

MES may use personal information to provide recruitment and workforce services, assess suitability for roles, match candidates and employers, contact individuals about opportunities, verify qualifications and references, manage placements and contractors, administer our business, improve services, comply with legal obligations and send relevant communications where permitted.

Disclosure of information

MES may disclose information to prospective or current employers, candidates, referees, medical or background-check providers, payroll and mobilisation providers, professional advisers, technology and communications providers, regulators or other parties where this is reasonably necessary, authorised, expected or consented to. MES will not intentionally provide a candidate’s direct contact details to an employer merely through the public candidate directory.

Overseas processing and service providers

Some cloud, communications, recruitment or technology providers used by MES may store or process information outside Australia. Provider locations may change. You may contact MES for current information about known overseas processing relevant to your personal information.

Security and retention

MES takes reasonable administrative, technical and physical steps to protect information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Information is retained for as long as reasonably required for recruitment, employment, contractual, operational or legal purposes and is destroyed or de-identified when appropriate.

Access and correction

You may ask MES to provide access to personal information held about you or request that inaccurate information be corrected. Some lawful exceptions may apply.

Marketing and job alerts

MES may send relevant job alerts, candidate alerts, mining news or service communications where permitted. You may unsubscribe or ask MES to stop marketing communications at any time.

Cookies and website information

The MES website may use cookies and technical information such as IP address, browser type and usage data to operate, secure and improve the website.

Privacy enquiries and complaints

For access, correction, privacy questions or complaints, contact MES at mes@miningemployment.com.au or 08 9240 7399. MES will review and respond to privacy concerns within a reasonable period. If you remain dissatisfied, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

This policy should be read with any specific collection notice provided when MES collects sensitive, medical, mobilisation or employment-related information.