Statewide Treaty

A Treaty for all Victorians

Statewide Treaty will be negotiated by the parties on behalf all Victorians

Statewide Treaty will be negotiated with the State of Victoria over all Country that is currently known as Victoria. The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has been entered onto the Negotiations Database as the First Peoples’ Representative Body for the purposes of Statewide Treaty negotiations. 

 

Statewide Treaty will benefit all people in Victoria

Statewide Treaty will benefit all Victorian First Peoples, including Victorian Traditional Owners and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Victoria. In the spirit of reconciliation, Statewide Treaty will also benefit all Victorians. 

Unlike Traditional Owner Treaties that relate to Traditional Owners’ aspirations for their own local areas, Statewide Treaty will empower the voices and self-determination of all First Peoples living in Victoria.

Statewide Treaty will cover matters that impact all Victorians

Statewide Treaty will cover statewide matters that impact all Victorians (such as improving health, education and justice for First Peoples). 

Negotiations for Statewide Treaty may also consider the transfer of power and decision-making from government to First Peoples. This may result in significant changes in Victoria, such as establishing a permanent representative body for First Peoples.

It is expected that the content of Statewide Treaty will be informed by the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s truth-telling process. 

To find out more, see Part C of the Treaty Negotiation Framework.

The Treaty Authority acknowledges First Peoples as sovereign peoples throughout the lands and waters now known as Victoria and across Australia. We pay deep respect to all Traditional Owners, their lands, waters and skies, their Elders and ancestors, languages, family and clan groups, and their Lore, Law, customs, traditions and spiritual connections.

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