A year on from the Yoorrook Justice Commission's historic interim report, a "disappointing" 15 per cent of the recommendations have been implemented in full.

The interim report from the first truth-telling body in the country, called for an independent watchdog to tackle police complaints, stop detaining children under the age of 16 and to implement a First Nations-controlled child protection system.

In April, the Victorian government announced they would only be adopting four of the 46 recommendations in full, seeking more time for reforms surrounding child protection and justice and police oversight.

On Friday, the government released an Implementation Progress Report, with 30 recommendations now accepted in full or in principle, and 13 recommendations under further consideration.

Chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Professor Eleanor Bourke, said the commissioners were "beyond disappointed" by a lack of action from the government in the report.

"It doesn't show nearly enough implementation or nearly enough progress," Professor Bourke said.

"The Government has acknowledged that the injustices against First Peoples identified in Yoorrook for Justice are ongoing and require urgent action. There is very little sense of urgency conveyed in this Progress Report."

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) chief executive, Nerita Waight said recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody report and Bringing Them Home report have gone unaddressed and "many of our people have died from that inaction".

"Yoorrook's Justice Report cannot be allowed to become another example of governments ignoring the solutions we want for our people," she said.

Three of the recommendations - modification of bail laws; the ability for individuals to bring cases to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) for government decisions made in breach of the state's Human Rights Charter; and raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 14 years without exceptions and prohibit the detention of children under 16 years - were rejected outright.

At least three Aboriginal people have died in custody since the report was published, which VALS said was the cost of government inaction for Aboriginal people, families, and communities".

"This is the ultimate price our people pay for government inaction," Ms Waight said.

"How much longer will they [the government] spend considering rather than actually doing?"

The recommendation for a self-determined child protection system, including the transferring of decision-making power, authority, control, and resources to Aboriginal communities, remains "under consideration" by the government.

"The current child protection system is broken, it continues to harm our children, young people and families," VALS said.

Earlier this year, an inquest found a "racist" child protection system ignored 17-year-old Indigenous girl's request to connect with culture before she took her own life.

In June, Guardian Australia revealed internal documents showing Victoria's Department of Fairness, Families and Housing (DFFH) was preparing for a "likely transfer" of powers to Indigenous groups because of the Treaty negotiations between the First Peoples' Assembly and the state government which are scheduled to begin next month.

This year, the government abandoned their plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 - despite previously promising it - as well as backflipping on bail laws for young people.

"The Victorian Government chose to remain silent about their changed position to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14, an urgent recommendation by Yoorrook and a key component of the recently passed Youth Justice Act," a VALS spokesperson said.

"It's concerning that a Government that claims it is committed to Aboriginal self-determination cannot even defend its own position on such a critical issue."

Ms Waight said Yoorrook outlined clearly what self-determination means, but the government's response makes it seem like it's "still struggling to understand the concept".

"As a Government that claims to be committed to working with Aboriginal communities and ACCOs, there have been significant last-minute changes to the Youth Justice Act recently that were made without our consultation," she said.

"To turn around and claim that they are working towards implementing Yoorrook's recommendations feels incredibly disingenuous."

Professor Bourke said the Yoorrook hearings had heard 16 apologies from Government representatives for the "systemic harm caused by the state to First Peoples" as well as hearing "repeated commitments to do better".

"I have said this before: for an apology to be truly meaningful, it must be followed by action to address what is being apologised for," she said.

"We are yet to see this action."