Traditional Owner Engagement Project and draft framework
The Victorian Government wanted to engage more effectively with Traditional Owners. To enable this work the Victorian Government Traditional Owner Engagement Project was put in place to focus on improving engagement in areas where there was no formal recognition. These are areas where there are:
- no Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) appointed under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic)
- no native title settlements/positive determinations under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
- no settlements under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)
Aboriginal Victoria held extensive discussions with Traditional Owners, government staff and stakeholders from December 2018 - July 2019. Traditional Owner feedback has been published in the report:
You can also download a PDF version of the report:
Following this work a Draft Framework was developed for strong relationships and engagement between the Victorian Government and Traditional Owners (Draft Framework).
Draft Framework for strong relationships and engagement between the Victorian Government and Traditional Owners
The purpose of the Draft Framework was to set the long-term vision and paint a picture of success for engagement between Government and Traditional Owners of areas without formal recognition. It is aspirational and high level in nature.
Read the Draft Framework
Read the Consultation report - December 2020
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