In the Report, the Commission urged the Victorian Government to make substantive progress on the implementation of recommendations within a 12-month period. As outlined above, the government has considered and undertaken work to progress implementation planning for each of the recommendations that it supports or has committed to consider further.
As acknowledged in the State Response to the Report released in April 2024, delivering the reforms envisaged by the recommendations and achieving meaningful change will be complex and require an effective and flexible implementation approach. Since the release of the State Response, the Victorian Government has ensured recommendation implementation plans are integrated with reform initiatives that are already underway. This approach will ensure government is effectively utilising existing resources and partnerships to address the Report’s recommendations.
The Commission has continued to hold hearings throughout 2024 and will deliver its third interim report in 2025. The government anticipates that this report will contain findings and recommendations from both its Land Injustice and Social Justice lines of inquiry. The government will consider all findings and recommendations genuinely and transparently.
The Commission will conclude its inquiry and deliver its final report by 30 June 2025. The implementation of the Yoorrook for Justice report recommendations must therefore be balanced and flexible to accommodate future recommendations made in the interim and final reports, as well as the Commission’s advice for future arrangements regarding implementation reporting, monitoring and governance.
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