Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts The functions of the
Mint are —
(a) to
continue and develop the activities of the Royal Mint and The Perth Mint
previously carried on under the repealed Act and to maintain the Mint’s
reputation and international accreditation as a melter and assayer acceptable
to the London Gold Market;
(b) to
mint, make, buy, sell, and otherwise deal in coins (whether or not coins
subject to the Currency Act 1965 of the Commonwealth), medallions and
other artifacts of precious metal;
(c) to
crush, mill, recover, extract, process, smelt, sample, refine, assay and work
gold, silver and other precious metals, their ores and dore and alloys;
(d) to
provide storage and safekeeping facilities to international standards for gold
and other valuable objects;
(e) to
carry on the functions and business of the Western Australian State Battery
system;
(f) to
provide technical and consulting services; and
(g)
subject to this Act, to perform such other functions as the Board may
determine.