Treaty Negotiation Framework

About this document

The Treaty Negotiation Framework sets out the principles that guides Treaty-making in Victoria and provides Traditional Owner groups with the ability to choose their own pathways and timelines for negotiating Treaties that reflect their particular priorities and aspirations.

It explains the criteria and standards that groups need to meet if they want to enter Treaty negotiations and how they can be supported – with resourcing from the Self-Determination Fund and guidance from the Treaty Authority – to enter negotiations on more equal footing with the Government.

To embed First Peoples’ culture in the Treaty Negotiation Framework, we asked Keerray Woorroong (Gunditjmara) and Yorta Yorta woman, Sherry Johnstone to create an artwork that represents the Treaty Process for First Peoples in Victoria.