Well, Mr. Chairman, I can't deal with that section; I'm only dealing with clause 12 which deals with registration. Attendance is dealt with in clause 27. I'll respond to that when we get to clause 27. I guess there is a philosophical difference being reflected in the Assembly right now. Either we register the children and have compulsory education, or we say we're not interested in registering the children. There's a big difference. If we're not interested in registering children, then we're not interested in compulsory education. That's the philosophical difference. My view is that there is a need for us to register children to ensure that children go to school. In this particular section, there is a liability for parents, not the students.

It doesn't necessarily mean that a fine will be levied. There may be other ways where we resolve the matter of a student being registered or maybe, for that matter, being registered later than is normally accepted. There is a requirement for all of us to determine whether we want the children to be registered. That's the first issue. Once that is resolved, then section 27 and attendance comes into effect.

Again, while the $500 is there, that doesn't necessarily mean that the $500 fine is levied. There may be other ways to resolve it. What we need is to indicate penalties for parents because right now the student has the right to an educational program. The parent then has the duty to ensure that the students receive the educational program. If you want to withdraw the fines, that's one thing, but then the question is, what is the penalty for parents? If there's none, then what is the basis on which we force parents to register their students or, for that matter, force parents to ensure their children go to school? That's the issue. Those are two elements, but I think they're important.

There are all kinds of options, but there has to be a punishment, and I think that's what we're trying to get at in those two areas.