Chair, I'm here to speak about a proposed amendment to the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act, the TATC Act for short. By way of background, w hat the tribunal does is it provides an independent mechanism for recourse for anyone affected by a licensing or enforcement decision by either the Minister of Transport or the Canadian Transportation Agency under various federal pieces of legislation regarding transportation.
Last fall, a number of amendments were made to the Marine Liability Act, including the ability to impose administrative monetary penalties. The proposed amendment to the TATC Act is designed to align the two pieces of legislation and to ensure that the tribunal can hear any appeal of an administrative monetary penalty issued under the Marine Liability Act.
I'm afraid I don't have anything more than that. I'm prepared to take any questions.