This bill provides a minimum standard of transparency for elected members to abide by. Prior to my election to this Parliament, I served as an elected member for just over 10 years as a Palmerston North city councillor and deputy mayor, and on an annual basis I was required to file an annual declaration around my assets and interests. In preparation for my contribution tonight, I managed to fish out the one that I filed last year, and I see that I was required to declare any employment that I was engaged in for any profit or gain; any company, trust, partnership of which I was a director, partner, trustee, or beneficiary; any land in which I had a beneficial interest within Palmerston North City; and other matters, including non-pecuniary relationships, such as affiliations with clubs, community organisations, and others. But I also, actually, note that I had to include those declarations as they also related to any of my close family members. So I commend the Palmerston North City Council on its high level of transparency in that regard. In addition, I was also required to disclose any gifts I'd received over a particular financial threshold. 