MAUREEN PUGH (National): Mr "Old Grey Mayor". Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I too stand in support of the Local Government (Pecuniary Interests Register) Amendment Bill in its third and final reading tonight. We're getting through some of these member's bills at a good pace. This is a piece of legislation that has made its way into this House. I can see it being another burden on local government and our local government councillors. There have been systems in place for many years that create openness and transparency, and to have to legislate to get those systems in place, when in fact local government is probably more accountable to its ratepayers than central government is because people live in those communities. 