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