This bill aims to reduce this distress by making some targeted amendments to the Coroners Act. These targeted amendments are designed to reduce the time it takes for certain types of cases to move through the coronial process and to free up the coroners' time to work on reducing the number of active coronial cases. In doing this, the bill aims to facilitate better access to justice for families and whānau. The bill will also help to ensure that public interest in the proper and timely understanding of the causes and circumstances of death is well served. Earlier this year, we passed a bill to increase the statutory cap on the maximum number of coroners from 20 to 22. It was clear through this process that there were strong interests across this House in improving the coronial system, particularly for the benefit of families and whānau, and I want to acknowledge the parties across the House.