Rate Capping

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:42): Supplementary: does the minister support the Local Government Association spending $800,000 of ratepayers' money on a political campaign against rate capping?

The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Frome—Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Local Government) (14:43): I again compliment the member for Unley for the high-quality questions. Again, I have indicated what councils do. The member for Unley was on council some time ago, and I am sure that he would agree with us privately. What local governments do is their own issue, providing, of course, that they debate it within the open chamber and, if anything is being discussed, that they make certain that it is in the general public's view. Again, I would ask the member for Unley to maybe ask the LGA for a bit more clarification.