Vic Government Working on Ongoing Indigenous Representative Body

Vic government working on ongoing Indigenous representative body

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New powers, greater role for peak Aboriginal body in Victoria

An expanded First Peoples’ Assembly would be given statutory powers to question ministers, provide advice and make appointments to government boards.

Victorian Government To Make Its First Peoples' Assembly Permanent Under New Bill

The government of Victoria is set to introduce a bill later this year that will make the First Peoples’ Assembly a permanent body, able to advise the government and set rules on matters directly affecting Aboriginal people. It marks the latest development in an almost decade-long path for the state towards achieving Australia’s first Treaty. In a joint statement on Friday, the Victorian government and the First Peoples’ Assembly — which wa…