- The Victorian Government must:
- transfer decision-making power, authority, control and resources to First Peoples, giving full effect to self-determination in the Victorian child protection system. Transferring or creating decision-making power includes but is not limited to:
- system design
- obtaining and allocating resources
- powers of, and appointments to bodies or institutions
- accountability and oversight functions including new First Peoples led bodies, oversight processes or complaints pathways.
- negotiate this through the Treaty process including through potential interim agreements
- in doing so, go beyond the transfer of existing powers and functions under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic), which will require new, dedicated legislation, developed by First Peoples, for the safety, wellbeing and protection of First Peoples children and young people, and
- recognising the urgent need for immediate reform, without delay take all necessary steps to begin and diligently progress the establishment of a dedicated child protection system for First People children and young people supported by stand-alone legislation based upon the right of First Peoples to self-determination to be developed by an Aboriginal representative body or bodies of organisation/s sufficiently resourced by government for this purpose.
- transfer decision-making power, authority, control and resources to First Peoples, giving full effect to self-determination in the Victorian child protection system. Transferring or creating decision-making power includes but is not limited to:
WOVG Position
Under consideration
Lead Minister/agency
Lead Minister: Minister for Children and Minister for Treaty and First Peoples (Minister for Children to lead on the substance of this recommendation, Minister for Treaty to co-lead to the extent it arises in Treaty negotiations).
Lead agency: DFFH and DPC
Liaison agency: Victoria Police
- The Victorian Government must:
- The Victorian Government must give full effect to the right of First Peoples to self-determination in the Victorian criminal justice system as it relates to First Peoples. This includes negotiating through the Treaty process, including through potential interim agreements, the transfer of decision-making power, authority, control and resources in that system to First Peoples. Transferring or creating decision-making power includes but is not limited to:
- system design
- obtaining and allocating resources
- powers of, and appointments to bodies or institutions, and
- accountability and oversight functions including new First Peoples led oversight processes or complaints pathways.
WOVG Position
Under consideration
Lead Minister/agency
Lead Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Treaty and First Peoples
Lead agency: DJCS and DPC
Liaison agency: Victoria Police
- The Victorian Government must give full effect to the right of First Peoples to self-determination in the Victorian criminal justice system as it relates to First Peoples. This includes negotiating through the Treaty process, including through potential interim agreements, the transfer of decision-making power, authority, control and resources in that system to First Peoples. Transferring or creating decision-making power includes but is not limited to:
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