Statewide Treaty Act 2025
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120 Truth-telling principles
(1) Truth-telling is to be—
(a) self-determined by First Peoples; and
(b) non-judicial; and
(c) trauma-informed, including by being embedded in an understanding of ongoing and intergenerational impacts; and
(d) capable of being localised and place-based; and
(e) led by First Peoples, with clear roles for and involvement of members of the Victorian community who are not First Peoples; and
(f) conducted to further promote and support the transformation of Victoria towards healing, reconciliation, understanding and truth .
(2) Nyerna Yoorrook Telkuna is to be guided by the truth-telling principles in the performance of its functions and exercise of its powers.
(3) The First Peoples' Assembly is to be guided by the truth-telling principles in making internal rules relating to Nyerna Yoorrook Telkuna.