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A plane on an instrument approach when told to go around is expected to follow the missed approach procedure. Which 9 out of 10 times includes flying over the runway.

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Isn't missed approach procedure to fly runway heading, however not to actually overfly the runway (ie, offset of centerline)?

If you're lined up on the runway, flying "runway heading" will overfly the runway.

Here's the details for the runway in question: https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/SSYGL06...

For a visual flight in a small plane that's the way to do it (and then technically runway track instead of heading)

For an instrument flight there is a defined missed approach route that usually includes specific altitudes and turns to get you to some holding position.

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