Gellung Warl, which was established as part of the treaty process, says bill would erode the basic rights of people in prison
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Victoria’s new First Nations voice to parliament has made its first intervention on government policy under nation-leading treaty powers to call for a controversial bill that would deny prisoners at least one hour of open air daily to be scrapped.
The Labor government’s corrections amendment bill 2026, which is expected to pass parliament this week with Coalition support, would give authorities the ability to deny prisoners their daily hour of outdoor time “subject to operational considerations”.