‘Decolonisation in action’: Victorian treaty negotiations to be overseen by independent authority
by Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#601YN)
State government struck an agreement with the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria to establish body with legal powers
Victoria is set to establish an independent authority to help oversee the nation's first treaty negotiations between a government and First Nations people.
The minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Gabrielle Williams, will introduce the Treaty Authority Bill to parliament on Tuesday, after the government struck an agreement with the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, the body elected by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to help develop a treaty framework.
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