Yes, Mr. Chairman. This is a new section. It was intended as, what you might say, a last resort. It also indicates to the public and the parents how important it is for them to be part of ensuring their children attend school. We have to be aware that, through the support of my colleagues and, certainly the honourable Member, many school counsellors are now doing a lot of the work. What this indicates is there is the ability to lay a charge, but that charge has to be authorized by the community education leadership.

In other words, they cannot lay the fine. They have to agree on the charges before they proceed, so they won't indicate the line. That is left up to the Justice of the Peace or judge. This is a permissive section, but it cannot be enacted unless the community education leadership approves it. As my honourable colleague will recall from our past lives as leaders of the aboriginal community and his term as chief, the communities want to have a greater say in making those determinations first, before charges are laid in any instance. The other thing is, we would recognize the circumstances of the family before we press charges. So, this is trying to give them the authority, plus allowing them the ability to lay a charge, if that's what they thought was in the interest of the charge. That's how we put it in.