Thank you for the question.
The technical amendment is necessary to treat the extending of citizenship in an equitable way, in the same way that was done through previous legislative remedies in 2009 and 2015. If the amendment is not done, then there would be a distinction, as the member mentioned. In that case, citizenship would only be extended from the time that this bill comes into force, if it passes, which means that citizenship would only be applicable for these individuals from that time moving forward.
As to what the impacts would be, there may be some unintended impacts and that's not necessarily desirable.
Other than that, I will ask my colleague from the Department of Justice whether there is anything she may wish to add on that front.