❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on Gold Corporation's factory acceptance testing in Italy, specifically regarding the necessity of sending two officers and the outcomes of their assessment. The Minister's response justifies the expenditure as risk mitigation and highlights improvements in safety and efficiency.
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I refer to the Report on Overseas Air Travel for the 3 months to 31 December 2024 and two trips to Italy by J Du Toit and L Basson from the Gold Corporation for factory acceptance testing for tera packing systems and Ikoi. Can the Minister advise: (a) Why was it necessary to pay for two officers to witness this factory acceptance testing; (b) Did these officers submit a report to the Gold Corporation: (i) If so, can that report be tabled; and (ii) If not, why not; (c) Did these officers raise any issues with respect to the factory testing: (i) If so, what were they; and (d) What is the relevance of the Tera packing systems and ikoi to Western Australia?
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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
5 days
(a) Factory acceptance testing is a contractual obligation. Failure to conduct testing would result in the Gold Corporation waiving contractual rights to remediation should the equipment not meet contractual requirements. Proceeding without testing would expose the Corporation, and West Australian taxpayers, to operational and financial risks.
Both officers that attended the testing possessed specialist skill sets.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.
(i) One station did not perform in accordance with the agreed scope and acceptance was withheld. The supplier undertook additional corrective work and re-testing to address non-performance. The equipment was subsequently accepted when the supplier complied with contractual performance criteria.
(d) The Tera and IKOI systems improve safety, quality assurance, productivity and cost efficiency, while reducing the risk of downstream corrective expenditure.
Both officers that attended the testing possessed specialist skill sets.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.
(i) One station did not perform in accordance with the agreed scope and acceptance was withheld. The supplier undertook additional corrective work and re-testing to address non-performance. The equipment was subsequently accepted when the supplier complied with contractual performance criteria.
(d) The Tera and IKOI systems improve safety, quality assurance, productivity and cost efficiency, while reducing the risk of downstream corrective expenditure.
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