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00:00My department is not in the business of putting people into boxes, nor is it the
00:03responsibility of the department to define the number of gender categories
00:06that exist. Our responsibility is to support everyone who comes into contact
00:10with the justice system, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, socio-economic
00:15status, health, disability, age and sexual orientation, and many other
00:19considerations. Many of those who come into contact with the justice system are
00:22among the most vulnerable within society and have a range of very complex needs,
00:27including addictions, poor mental health and physical health. Indeed, many have
00:31suffered trauma or have been victims themselves. It is for this very reason
00:35that all those who come into contact with the justice system are treated with
00:38respect as individuals, with their own needs and complexities, irrespective of
00:43how they identify.