The Treaty Authority gives notice, under clause 9.4(a) of the Treaty Negotiation Framework, that it has entered the following Traditional Owner Group onto the Negotiations Database (known as the Negotiations Register) for the purposes of Traditional Owner Treaty negotiations with the State of Victoria; and
| Traditional Owner Group | Tati Tati Traditional Owners |
| Country | Tati Tati Traditional Owners are Aboriginal people from and have ancestral bloodline descent connection to apical ancestors and Country, who were documented at the time of early colonisation, of the lands and waters in the Lower Murray River area, including Robinvale/ Wemen, Euston, Narrung/boundary bend and Manangatang. |
Tati Tati Traditional Owners was entered onto the Negotiations Register on 11 February 2026. The relevant Negotiations Database entry may be accessed here.
Date: 11 February 2026
HOW TRADITIONAL OWNER GROUPS ARE ENTERED ONTO THE NEGOTIATIONS REGISTER
Entry onto the Negotiations Register is the first step for Traditional Owner Groups seeking to commence negotiations for a Traditional Owner Treaty with the State of Victoria.
The Treaty Negotiation Framework outlines the process for Traditional Owner Groups to be entered onto the Negotiations Register.
To be entered onto the Negotiations Register, a Traditional Owner Group must (clauses 8.1 and 9.1, Treaty Negotiation Framework):
- satisfy the Minimum Standards set out in clause 8.3 of the Treaty Negotiation Framework; and
- record a decision of that Group to enter into Treaty negotiations; and
- provide a notification to the Treaty Authority confirming these and other matters.
The Minimum Standards are certain threshold requirements a Traditional Owner Group must meet to enter into Treaty negotiations. The Minimum Standards relate to:
- Land and Waters
- Community
- Leadership
- Inclusivity.
As a Traditional Owner Group without Existing Status, whether Tati Tati meets the Minimum Standards is a matter for the satisfaction of Tati Tati (clause 8.4(c), Treaty Negotiation Framework). This is consistent with the principles of self-determination and empowerment that underpin the Treaty process.
COMMENCING NEGOTIATIONS
There can only be one Traditional Owner Treaty that covers any particular part of the State.
Once a Traditional Owner Group is entered onto the Negotiations Register, it may begin the process of forming a First Peoples’ Treaty Delegation to collectively negotiate a Treaty in respect of an area of land and waters (clause 10.1, Treaty Negotiation Framework).
Forming a Delegation is a process of self-determined collective agreement between all Traditional Owner Groups entered onto the Negotiations Register in respect of the relevant Country (clause 10.3, Treaty Negotiation Framework).
Once a Delegation has been formed and entered onto the Negotiations Register, that Delegation is ready to commence negotiations with the State of Victoria.
The Treaty Authority will issue further notices when the Delegation formation process has begun.
CONTACT US
The Treaty Authority encourages First Peoples whose Country includes some or all of the land and waters described in this notice to contact the Treaty Authority for information about the Treaty process.
If you have questions about this notice, please contact the Treaty Authority on 1300 133 033 or email us at [email protected]