While having already promised to clean up its act following thousands of breaches, Perth Mint has so far continued to break money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, a powerful parliamentary inquiry has been told.
Senator Linda Reynolds has also accused Gold Corporation executives of stonewalling the committee set up to scrutinise its failings, which have included selling tainted gold to China.
"This is the most extraordinary attempt I've seen to attempt not to answer our questions and in fact, quite frankly, to be too smart by half," a clearly frustrated Senator Reynolds told a hearing in Canberra on Friday.
