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Treaty act sets in motion long awaited change for Queensland
Queensland’s Path to Treaty Act 2023 – underpinned by the UN Declaration to the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – was passed into law by the Queensland Parliament sitting in Cairns early last month.
The Act specified key bodies to be appointed to progress the Queensland truth telling and healing process and to prepare community for treaty-readiness. The Interim truth and Treaty Body (ITTB) was integral in the drafting of the Act, which received bipartisan support.
Minister for Treaty Leeanne Enoch said she was “absolutely determined” to help guide Queensland through the truth and treaty process.
A key focus for the ITTB was to lead the establishment of a First Nations Treaty Institute, which was informed by consultation with community groups and key stakeholders from across the State, over the past several months.
The ITTB would also support Queensland Government to establish the Truth Telling and Healing Inquiry.
The Institute and the Inquiry will guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the Queensland Government in working together towards truth telling, and ultimately treaty negotiations.
For more information on the key structures that will progress Truth and Treaty in Queensland, visit the ITTB website at www.truthandtreatyqld.org.au
