Victorian Numbered Acts

ADVANCING THE TREATY PROCESS WITH ABORIGINAL VICTORIANS ACT 2018 (NO. 28 OF 2018) - SECT 31

    (1)     The treaty negotiation framework must include the following matters—

        (a)     the process for negotiating a treaty or treaties;

        (b)     the process for formalising agreement to a treaty or treaties;

        (c)     minimum standards with which a party must comply in order to enter into treaty negotiations;

        (d)     a schedule setting out the matters (if any) that cannot or must not be agreed to in the course of treaty negotiations;

        (e)     the process for the resolution of disputes arising in the course of treaty negotiations;

        (f)     the mechanisms for enforcing a treaty or treaties;

        (g)     reporting requirements in relation to a treaty or treaties.

    (2)     The treaty negotiation framework must be consistent with the functions of the Treaty Authority specified in section 28.

    (3)     In establishing the treaty negotiation framework by agreement, the Aboriginal Representative Body and the State may include additional matters to those specified in subsections (1) and (2).