Beyond the registration of lobbyists and the introduction of whistleblower legislation, a large number of recommendations in the final report relate to conflicts of interest, characterised by the Mahon tribunal as the root cause of corruption. Collectively, these recommendations point to the need for an extensive overhaul of the legislative framework in regard to ethics. In particular, the Mahon tribunal's report identifies a range of important issues relating to effective control of conflicts of interest, actual and perceived. These include the introduction of extended disclosure requirements; the removal of exceptions to disclosures; more timely updating of disclosures; a prohibition on gifts or benefits other than those of a nominal value; and extending the enforcement role of the Standards in Public Office Commission. In responding fully to these recommendations of the tribunal, further examination will be necessary of how ethics legislation might be simplified and also the case for adopting a more integrated approach with other related legislation. This may be required in order to ensure a comprehensive and coherent legal framework will be in place in the future to seek to guard against the abuses revealed in the tribunal's report.