The personal toll of systemic injustices on Indigenous Victorians and their families is set to be laid bare by Australia's first truth-telling inquiry.
From Wednesday, Victoria's Yoorrook Justice Commission will return for another two-week block of public hearings delving into the state's "broken" child protection and criminal justice systems.
The topics were raised by the commission last year, but the latest block of hearings will place a greater emphasise on personal experiences.
Indigenous parents and carers of removed children and Stolen Generations members will be called during the first week.
Commissioners will also hear from Aboriginal Victorians with links to the adult and youth criminal justice systems and their families, as well as advocates and experts.
Some witnesses will speak in closed sessions because of the sensitive nature of their evidence.
"We will hear about the human toll of systemic injustice, and the enduring impact this has on individuals, their families and community more broadly," Yoorrook chair Eleanor Bourke said.
Reforms to Victoria's strict bail laws and raising the age of criminal responsibility will continue to be canvassed, after the state government committed to legislative changes, along with addressing systemic injustices in both systems.
Victorian government representatives will be in the hot seat when the commission holds a further round of hearings on the same issues from March 21-31.
Yoorrook appointed former Department of Premier and Cabinet staffer Travis Lovett as a commissioner last week after Wayne Atkinson's sudden departure in June before the release of its interim report.
Within that report, the commission requested Governor Linda Dessau extend the due date for its final report from mid-2024 to mid-2026 and sign off on additional resources.
A Department of Premier and Cabinet spokeswoman said the government is still considering the interim report's recommendations, in consultation with the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria.
Yoorrook is expected to deliver a second interim report in June as it works to establish an official public record of Indigenous experiences since colonisation.
