Victorian Current Acts

ADVANCING THE TREATY PROCESS WITH ABORIGINAL VICTORIANS ACT 2018 - SECT 3

In this Act—

"Aboriginal Representative Body "means the entity declared to be the Aboriginal Representative Body by the Minister—

        (a)     by an Aboriginal Representative Body declaration; or

        (b)     by a subsequent Aboriginal Representative Body declaration;

"Aboriginal Representative Body declaration" means a declaration by the Minister under section 11;

"Aboriginal Treaty Working Group" means—

        (a)     the Aboriginal Treaty Working Group recognised by the Minister in July 2016; or

        (b)     if that Aboriginal Treaty Working Group is no longer in existence, a body established by the Minister from time to time with objectives that correspond with—

              (i)     consulting with traditional owners and Aboriginal Victorians on options for establishing, or re‑establishing, the Aboriginal Representative Body; and

              (ii)     providing advice to traditional owners and Aboriginal Victorians and to the State for the purpose of advancing the treaty process;

"dispute resolution process" means the dispute resolution process established by agreement by the Aboriginal Representative Body and the State in accordance with Part 7;

"guiding principles" means the principles set out in Part 3;

"misconduct" means conduct at a systemic level that brings the Aboriginal Representative Body into disrepute and that is not limited to the conduct of one person;

"subsequent Aboriginal Representative Body declaration" means a declaration by the Minister under section 18;

"traditional owner", in relation to an area in Victoria, has the same meaning as in Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 ;

"Treaty Authority" means the Treaty Authority established by agreement by the Aboriginal Representative Body and the State in accordance with Part 4;

"treaty negotiation framework" means the treaty negotiation framework established by agreement by the Aboriginal Representative Body and the State in accordance with Part 5;

"Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner" means the office holder of that name appointed by the Governor in Council under section 88 of the Constitution Act 1975 .