This, of course, brought forward submitters who sought exceptions to the Act, and these will be clear in the amendments. The bill does not seek to change these. This would encompass procedures carried out by a doctor for gender confirmation surgery. It would not affect procedures performed by a doctor or midwife on a woman in labour or immediately after giving birth. The amendment seeks to extend those who can perform some procedures to include a nurse or nurse practitioner, to protect these medical professionals from potential liability if they were carrying out a procedure such as lancing an abscess or injecting a steroid. The bill does not aim to criminalise some cosmetic procedures but will allow for some exceptions. Piercing and tattooing would be covered under existing regulations.