Annual Report 2003-04 Abbreviations and acronyms
AAT | Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
ABCB | Australian Building Codes Board |
ACIU | ASNET Communications Infrastructure Upgrade |
ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
ACICA | Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration |
ADR | Alternative dispute resolution |
AEMC | Australian Emergency Management Committee |
AFP | Australian Federal Police |
AFP PS | Australian Federal Police Protective Services |
A-G | Attorney-General |
AGCTC | Australian Government Counter-Terrorism Committee |
AGD | Attorney-General's Department |
AGS | Australian Government Solicitor |
AJEM | Australian Journal of Emergency Management |
AIJA | Australian Institute of Judicial Administration |
AIS | Aboriginal Interpreter Service |
ALGA | Australian Local Government Association |
AM | Member of the Order of Australia |
AML/CTF | Anit-money-laundering/counter-terrorism financing |
ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
ANCOR | Australian National Child Offender Register |
AO | Officer of the Order of Australia |
APEC | Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APMC | Australasian Police Ministers Council |
APS | Australian Public Service |
ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
ASIS | Australian Secret Intelligence Service |
ASNET | Australian Secure Network |
AS/NZS | Australian Standards and New Zealand Standards |
ASO | Air Security Officer |
ASVS | Australian Security Vetting Service |
AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
AUSFTA | Australia - United States Free Trade Agreement |
AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement |
BCI | Building and Construction Industry |
CBR | Chemical, biological, radiological |
CBREP | Chemical, Biological and Radiological Enhancement Program |
CERD | Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
CIP | Critical Infrastructure Protection |
CJC | Criminal Justice Certificate |
CJD | Civil Justice Division |
COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
CPI | Consumer Price Index |
CrimTrac | Agency responsible for delivery and maintenance of national policing information services |
CrJD | Criminal Justice Division |
CSG | Corporate Services Group |
DAWGS | Data and Workflow of Grants System |
DCITA | Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts |
DDA | Disability Discrimination Act 1992 |
DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
DIMIA | Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
DIRKS | Designing and implementing record keeping systems |
DRC | Democratic Republic of Congo |
DSD | Defence Signals Directorate |
EC | European Commission |
ECP | Enhanced Cooperation Package |
ECPAT | End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafficking |
EDMS | Electronic document management system |
EL | Executive Level |
EMA | Emergency Management Australia |
EMS | Environmental Management System |
ESD | Ecologically sustainable development |
FaCS | Department of Family and Community Services |
FATF | Financial Action Taskforce |
FCA | Family Court of Australia |
FESA | Fire and Emergency Services Authority |
Finance | Department of Finance and Administration |
FLLAD | Family Law and Legal Assistance Division |
FMA Act | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
FMC | Federal Magistrates Court |
FOI | Freedom of information |
FRLI | Federal Register of Legislative Instruments |
FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
GSLP | Government Sector Linkages Program |
HREOC | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
HRH | His Royal Highness |
HRIS | Human Resource Information system |
ICACSCP | International Child Abduction, Child Support and Civil Procedure |
ICC | International Criminal Court |
ICPC | International Centre for the Prevention of Crime |
ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
IKS | Information and Knowledg e Services Group |
ILSAC | International Legal Services Advisory Council |
ILUA | Indigenous Land Use Agreement |
ISLD | Information and Security Law Division |
ISS | International Social Service |
IT | Information technology |
ITEC | Information Technology Executive Committee |
ITSA | Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia |
JSCOT | Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
JWG | Joint Working Group |
KM | Knowledge management |
LID | Legislative Instruments Database |
LO | Legal Officer |
LSNTD | Legal Services and Native Title Division |
M2006 | Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games |
MA | Mature Audience |
MARCEL | Marriage Celebrants System |
MCCOC | Model Criminal Code Officers Committee |
MP | Member of Parliament |
MSS | Ministerial Support System |
NAJAC | National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee |
NCP | National Crime Prevention |
NCTC | National Counter-Terrorism Committee |
NGO | Non-government organisation |
NII | National Information Infrastructure |
NJCA | National Judicial College of Australia |
NMCL | National Mediation Conference Limited |
NOIE | National Office for the Information Economy |
NSW | New South Wales |
NT | Northern Territory |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OFLC | Office of Film and Literature Classification |
OH&S | Occupational health and safety |
OIL | Office of International Law |
OLD | Office of Legislative Drafting |
OLSC | Office of Legal Services Coordination |
PAES | Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements |
PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements |
PIF | Pacific Islands Forum |
PLO | Principal Legal Officer |
PM&C | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
PNG | Papua New Guinea |
PNR | Passenger Name Record |
PPI | Program for Performance Improvement |
PSI | Proliferation Security Initiative |
PSCC | Protective Security Coordination Centre |
PSM | Public Service Medal |
PWD | People with Disability Australia Incorporated |
QC | Queen's Counsel |
RFD | Reserve Force Decoration |
RMIT | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
RPVs | Remote Positioning Vehicles |
ROK | Republic of Korea |
SCAG | Standing Committee of Attorneys-General |
SCAG/APMC | Standing Committee of Attorneys-General/Australasian Police Ministers Council |
SCALEplus | Statutes, Cases Automated Legal Enquiry (with Internet access) |
SecVet | Security Vetting System |
SES | Senior Executive Service |
SIG | Security in Government |
SLO | Senior Legal Officer |
TMRO | Trade Measures Review Officer |
TMRS | Trade Measures Review Secretariat |
UN | United Nations |
UNIDROIT | An international institution for the unification of private law |
US | United States (of America) |
USAR | Urban Search and Rescue |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
WAN | Wide Area Network |
WTO | World Trade Organization |