The bill would achieve the dual aims of protecting Māori land and supporting the productive utilisation of whenua Māori in several key ways. First it will allow engaged land owners of Māori land to make governance and utilisation decisions without needing approval by the Māori Land Court. The current regime is structured so that a number of decisions cannot be taken by Māori land owners themselves because they are subject to endorsement by the Māori Land Court. Currently, this ranges from long-term lease decisions to the establishment of trusts and incorporations to ratify any decisions of assembled owners. This serves to disempower owners and makes decision-making processes unnecessarily complex for most of the decisions effected.