This Agreement is supported by governance arrangements that ensure decision-making is shared between government and First Peoples and governance arrangements are consistent with clause 32 of the National Agreement.
The governance model for this Agreement has four elements:
- Aboriginal Leadership
- Cultural leadership, knowledge and expertise to advance the aspirations for Aboriginal Victorians and meet Closing the Gap outcomes.
- Equity
- Equity of opportunity, access to user friendly data sets at a regional level, investment in enabling Aboriginal Victorians to determine the spend on Indigenous Affairs, and accountability to community.
- Systems Transformation
- Communication and engagement, ACCO support and capacity building, economic development, community ownership, partnership and cultural protocols.
- Self-determination
- Process and practice, community voice first, Aboriginal Victorian led models for partnership, chairing and facilitating Aboriginal inclusions in policy, programming, and evaluation of Closing the Gap targets.
The governance for the Partnership Forum will also adhere to the Enabling Environment Standards outlined at Attachment A to help build trust, growth of the ACCO sector and learning that, if implemented, will ensure that First Peoples’ voices are heard, respected, listened to and acted on.
The parties recognise this partnership will evolve and mature over the life of the Agreement. To support continual improvements to the partnership, formal reviews of the Agreement will be undertaken periodically (with the first review to coincide with the end of the Partnership Forum’s first term).
The parties will endeavour in the spirit of co-operation, good faith, and mutual trust to resolve any difficulties or misunderstandings with respect to the Agreement.
The Agreement may be amended at any time by agreement in writing by all the Parties.
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