The bill means we move from an invasive and demeaning Family Court process to a statutory declaration. This will reduce cost barriers, free up the court's time, and reduce the administrative burden on health professionals, who are required to provide evidence for such applications. But, more importantly, it enhances the mana of takatāpui, trans, intersex, and non-binary people and ensures their birth certificate matches their driver's licence and their passport, if they have one, but ensures young people can produce a birth certificate that matches who they are and not who they were incorrectly assigned as at birth.