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"Victoria will have a permanent Indigenous voice to state parliament, with the
progressive crossbench throwing their support behind a plan to allow the First
Peoples’ Assembly’s work to continue following treaty.
Guardian Australia understands the Victorian government will introduce a
treaty bill to parliament later this year, which will formalise the First
Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria as an advisory body.
According to a senior government source not authorised to speak publicly about
the bill, it will see the assembly renamed and granted statutory powers in
relation to matters affecting Aboriginal Victorians.
While the government will be required to consult the body on such matters, it
will not have veto power over parliament, the source said.
They said it will be introduced when parliament returns from winter break, most
likely in September.
While the Greens, Animal Justice party and Legalise Cannabis are yet to see the
bill, they have told
Guardian Australia they support the assembly having a
permanent role. This would give the government the numbers it needs for the
bill to pass the upper house."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
