Ms Nina Brennan:

I will start and then ask Ms Foley to come in, if that is okay. The Senator's point is well made. One of the things that struck me yesterday in speaking to the judge is that some people are there because they have been arrested and brought before a court for possession. However, if I understand it correctly, most of the people who come through the drug treatment court are there for other offences. They are already in the criminal justice system.

I hear what the Senator is saying about that primary goal. That is the current system we have. When we follow the trajectory of the court, we see that it has set up a pilot that is not on a statutory basis, which will be reviewed under the 2023-24 action plan under the national drugs strategy. That is something the Department of Justice will undertake. My hope is that a comprehensive review will really look at things and look at all the steps. We may end up with a different model. I hear what the Senator said about the elimination piece and the drug treatment court, but from what I witnessed yesterday, and I am very new in the role, it will have to remain. It will work for some people and will take some people out of what we call the regular criminal justice piece, and those court appearances for things such as stealing - I am probably calling the offences all the wrong things - shoplifting and various things like that. I will ask Ms Foley to come in.