1Purposes

1 Purposes

The main purposes of this Act are—

(a) to establish Gellung Warl—

(i) to exercise decision-making powers by representing First Peoples in Victoria and making decisions in relation to First Peoples in Victoria; and

(ii) to represent First Peoples in Statewide Treaty negotiations with the State, including undertaking ongoing Statewide Treaty negotiations; and

(iii) to provide for ongoing truth-telling and healing; and

(iv) to advise the Parliament and the State government in relation to matters that affect First Peoples; and

(v) to hold the State government to account in relation to its commitments to, and the impact of its actions on, First Peoples; and

(b) to amend the Advancing the Treaty Process with Aboriginal Victorians Act 2018 and the Treaty Authority and Other Treaty Elements Act 2022 in relation to the establishment of Gellung Warl; and

(c) to make consequential amendments to other Acts.