| ACCO | Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation |
| ACCHO | Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisation |
| AEA | Aboriginal Engagement Advisor |
| AEDC | Australian Early Development Census |
| AJA | Aboriginal Justice Agreement |
| AJC | Aboriginal Justice Caucus |
| AJF | Aboriginal Justice Forum |
| AWO | Aboriginal Wellbeing Officer |
| CCYD | Children's Court Youth Diversion Order |
| CDP | Community Data Project |
| DEECA | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action |
| DE | Department of Education |
| DFFH | Department of Families, Fairness and Housing |
| DGS | Department of Government Services |
| DH | Department of Health |
| DJCS | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| DJSIR | Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions |
| DPC | Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| DTF | Department of Treasury and Finance |
| DTP | Department of Transport and Planning |
| EDGC | Early Diversion Group Conferences |
| IDG | Indigenous Data Governance |
| IDS | Indigenous Data Sovereignty |
| KMS | Koori Maternity Services |
| KWWM | Kaka Wangity Wangin Mirrie - Corrections Victoria Aboriginal Cultural Program Grants |
| LJWP | Local Justice Worker Program |
| MCH | Maternal and Child Health |
| NAJP | National Access to Justice Partnership 2025 – 2030 |
| PBP | Place-based Partnership |
| PSP | Prison Support Program |
| RAJAC | Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committees |
| RTO | Registered Training Organisation |
| SET | Socio-economic target |
| SEWB | Social and emotional wellbeing |
| VAAF | Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework |
| VACCA | Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency |
| VACCHO | Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
| VACL | Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages |
| VAEAI | Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated |
| VAHHF | Victorian Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Framework |
| VALS | Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service |
| VET | Vocational Education Training |
| VGAAR | Victorian Government Aboriginal Affairs Report |
| VPS | Victorian Public Sector |
| WOVG | Whole-of-Victorian Government |
| YBFS | Year Before Full-Time Schooling |
| Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation (ACCO) | An organisation that delivers services, including land and resource management, that builds the strength and empowerment of Aboriginal communities and is:
As per clause 44 of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap |
| Aboriginal organisation | An Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation, Traditional Owner Corporation or other Aboriginal-led or Aboriginal-governed organisation. |
| Coalition of Peaks | The Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Peak Organisations. The Coalition of Peaks is a representative body consisting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander national and state and territory community-controlled peak organisations who work to improve life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. |
First Peoples’ Assembly of Gellung Warl
| Consisting of democratically elected members to inform Parliament and the Victorian Government on matters that affect Aboriginal people and make decisions about issues that impact Aboriginal people. |
| Gellung Warl | Gellung Warl, meaning ‘tip of the spear’ in in the Gunaikurnai language, is the First Peoples’ representative and deliberative body established under the Statewide Treaty Act 2025. Gellung Warl consists of three parts:
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| Governments/Government Parties | All Australian Governments, consisting of the Commonwealth, states and territories, and the Australian Local Government Association. |
| Joint Council on Closing the Gap | Ministerial Council on Closing the Gap, with representation from Government Parties and the Coalition of Peaks. |
| Jurisdictions | The Commonwealth, states and territories. |
| Mainstream institutions and agencies | Government agencies, institutions, organisations and services they fund that develop policies or deliver services to all Australians, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. |
| National Agreement | The National Agreement on Closing the Gap. |
| Ngaweeyan Maar-oo | The Koorie Caucus of Victoria’s Partnership Forum on Closing the Gap. Ngaweeyan Maar-oo is comprised of delegates from eight Aboriginal Governance Forum Aboriginal Caucuses, and community-selected ACCO representatives across 14 sectors. |
| Nginma Ngainga Wara | The Statewide Treaty Act 2025 establishes Nginma Ngainga Wara as an accountability mechanism within Gellung Warl. |
| Nyerna Yoorrook Telkuna | The Statewide Treaty Act 2025 establishes Nyerna Yoorrook Telkuna to lead ongoing truth-telling, healing and reconciliation across Victorian towns and regions, promoting understanding of local history and place. |
| Partnership Forum on Closing the Gap | The Partnership Forum on Closing the Gap is a group that oversees Victoria's action on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. |
| Productivity Commission | The Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body on economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians. |
| Statewide Treaty | Victoria’s first Statewide Treaty formally commenced on 12 December 2025. The Statewide Treaty Act 2025 gives effect to this Treaty and establishes a new entity, Gellung Warl, which has evolved from the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. |
| Traditional Owner | An Aboriginal person who has traditional connections to an identified geographical area of Country. |
| Traditional Owner Corporation | An incorporated group that represents the interests of Traditional Owners in a particular area. They may hold rights under federal or state legislation on behalf of the Traditional Owners they represent, or they may have no formal agreements in place. |
| Yoorrook Justice Commission | The first ever formal Truth-telling process in Australia inquiring into Aboriginal people’s ongoing lived experiences of colonialism and systemic injustice in Victoria. |
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