He says: "I find it slightly odd how the Children Act puts the English commissioner under onus to talk to children here [in Northern Ireland] and to me, and to mesh our work together, but also states how he can undertake an inquiry on reserved matters with no onus to talk to me at all".
But with rural schools like Llanddewi-Brefi's ever under threat of closure, and churches increasingly under-attended, the onus has often fallen on the latter.
Under this onus, I campaigned vigorously with the women's movement but was forced to flee after extremist Islamic groups threatened my life.
Linking agreement and peace would put all parties under a moral onus to find not the best compromise between their different positions, but an agreement that could include Sinn Féin".
Under the law, the onus to get marijuana convictions reduced or expunged falls entirely on the shoulders of those convicted.
Under this system, the onus was on the caregiver to seek testing, care and treatment for their child.
Under the American plan, the onus is on factory owners to improve their workplaces.
Under payment services regulations, the onus is on the payment-service provider to prove that the customer was negligent, not vice versa.
The comments have (rightfully) come under fire for putting the onus on a woman to report sexual harassment or leave a job because of it, rather than acknowledge that men need to simply stop harassing women in the workplace. .
But campaigners say it is wrong that the onus should be on people who committed no offence under today's law to make an application to the state.
