Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Minister for Mines and Petroleum regarding the tabling of Perth Mint board minutes at cabinet and whether these minutes identified issues such as silver substitution in gold or potential legal breaches. The answer indicates that the minutes were never tabled.

AnsweredQoN 191Legislative Council
Asked
14 March 2023
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum

QuestionView source ↗

GOLD CORPORATION — PERTH MINT
191. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
I refer to the Gold Corporation board
appointed to oversee the operations of the Perth Mint.
(1) On how many occasions since March 2017 have Perth
Mint board minutes been tabled at cabinet for review?
(2) On what dates were they tabled?
(3) Did any of
the tabled minutes identify the substitution of silver into gold being sold by
the Perth Mint or potential breaches of criminal law or potential breaches of
transaction reporting laws?
(4) If yes to (3), on what dates?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Mines and Petroleum.
(1) Nil.
(2)–(4) Not applicable.

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