Victoria passes landmark legislation to create First Nations treaty authority

Indigenous authority will act as an independent umpire to oversee treaty negotiations with the state government

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The nation's first independent body to oversee First Nations treaty negotiations has been enshrined in law, with Victoria's parliament passing landmark legislation for its creation on Tuesday night.

The legislation will make Victoria the first jurisdiction to establish an Indigenous treaty authority that will act as an independent umpire to oversee treaty negotiations and resolve disputes between traditional owner groups and the state government.

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