Alert! Victoria’s Statewide Treaty Act 2025 – What Lawyers Need to Know

Victoria’s Statewide Treaty Act 2025 marks a significant shift in the State’s approach to law-making, public administration, and engagement with First Peoples. By establishing Gellung Warl, which commence on 12 December 2025, alongside truth-telling, accountability, and consultation mechanisms, the Act embeds First Peoples’ self-determination into the daily work of government, Parliament, and the legal profession. 

This seminar provides practitioners with an understanding of the Act’s structure, powers, and implications and how it will influence policy development, legislative processes, planning and land-use decisions, and public-sector legal practice.  

This seminar will discuss: 

• What the Act Establishes - Gellung Warl’s structure, powers, and links to Parliament and truth-telling bodies. 
• Legislative Impact – Consultation requirements and procedural changes for all bills. 
• Practical Implications – How treaty obligations affect policy, planning, and legal practice. 
• Risks & Responsibilities – Ethical considerations and professional duties for practitioners.