Historic treaty laws have marked a "new era" for Indigenous people but landmark negotiations won't start until well into the new year.

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Victoria became the first Australian jurisdiction to pass treaty legislation which establishes Gellung Warl, a new body under the state's First Peoples Assembly with powers to make decisions on matters directly affecting Indigenous people.

While the legislation has cleared parliament, treaty negotiations are still some time away.

The laws will need to be approved by governor Margaret Gardner and then the agreement ratified at a public signing between the government and the First Peoples Assembly at Federatio

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