Acronyms & Abbreviations Used in Australia
Abbreviations and acronyms
Acronym
Definition
ACC
Australian Crime Commission
ACC
Amalgamated Crisis Centre
AAT
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ABCB
Australian Building Codes Board
ACC
Amalgamated Coordination Centre
ACIU
ASNET Communications Infrastructure Upgrade
ACT
Australian Capital Territory
ACTU
Australian Council of Trade Unions
ACICA
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
ADR
Alternative Dispute Resolution
AEMC
Australian Emergency Management Committee
AFDO
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
AFER
Australasian Forum of Explosives Regulators
AFP
Australian Federal Police
AFP PS
Australian Federal Police Protective Services
AG
Attorney-General
AGCTC
Australian Government Counter-Terrorism Committee
AGCTPC
Australian Government Counter-Terrorism Policy Committee
AGD
Attorney-General’s Department
AGDRC
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Committee
AGIMO
Australian Government Information Management Office
AGIS
Attorney-General’s Department Information Service
AGS
Australian Government Solicitor
AGTSPC
Australian Government Transport Security Policy Committee
AHTCC
Australian High Tech Crime Commission
AIATSIS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
AIJA
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration
AIS
Aboriginal Interpreter Service
AIS
Australian Institute of Sport
AJEM
Australian Journal of Emergency Management
ALGA
Australian Local Government Association
All Hazards
A generic reference to damage, destruction or disruption caused by natural disasters, negligence, accidents or by deliberate acts of terrorism, criminal activity and/or malicious damage
ALRC
Australian Law Reform Commission
AM
Member of the Order of Australia
AMLAT
Anti-Money Laundering Assistance Team
AML/CTF
Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing
ANAO
Australian National Audit Office
ANCOR
Australian National Child Offender Register
ANZLIC
Australian and New Zealand Land Information Council
AO
Officer of the Order of Australia
APAIS
Australian Public Affairs Information Service
APEC
Asia – Pacific Economic Cooperation
APMC
Australasian Police Ministers Council
APS
Australian Public Service
ATSIC
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASIC
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASIC
Aviation Security Identification Card
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
AusCERT
Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
AusCheck
Australian Background Checking Service
AUSFTA
Australia – United States Free Trade Agreement
AUSTRAC
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
AWA
Australian Workplace Agreement
BCI
Building and Construction Industry
BFAG
Banking and Finance Advisory Group
BGAG
Business – Government Advisory Group on National Security
CAR
Central African Republic
CBR
Chemical, biological, radiological
CBRN
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
CBREP
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Enhancement Program
CCA
Commonwealth Copyright Administration
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
CDAC
Career Development Assessment Centre
CDS
Commonwealth Disability Strategy
CEDAW
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CERD
Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
CIAC
Critical Infrastructure Advisory Council
CIP
Critical Infrastructure Protection
CIPMA
Critical Infrastructure Protection Modelling and Analysis
CJC
Criminal Justice Certificate
CJD
Civil Justice Division
CLCs
Community Legal Centres
CNVA
Computer Network Vulnerability Assessment
COAG
Council of Australian Governments
ComLaw
Commonwealth Law (with Internet access)
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CrimTrac
Agency responsible for delivery and maintenance of national policing information services
CrJD
Criminal Justice Division
CSG
Corporate Services Group
CSIAG
Communication Sector Infrastructure Advisory Group
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CT
Counter-Terrorism
CTLWG
Counter-Terrorism Legal Working Group
CTSPU
Counter-Terrorism Strategic Policy Unit
DAWGS
Data and Workflow of Grants System
DCITA
Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts
DDA Act
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
DDRIP
Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
DEST
Department of Education, Science and Training
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DIGO
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
DIMA
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
DIRKS
Designing and implementing record keeping systems
DITR
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
DoTRS
Department of Transport and Regional Services
DPP
Director of Public Prosecutions
DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo
DSD
Defence Signals Directorate
DVS
Document Verification Service
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
EC
European Commission
ECCCF
Expensive Commonwealth Criminal Cases Fund
ECJ
European Court of Justice
ECP
Enhanced Cooperation Package
ECPPAT
End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafficking
EDMS
Electronic Document Management System
EL
Executive Level
EM
Emergency Management
EMA
Emergency Management Australia
EMS
Environmental Management System
EMSINA
Emergency Management Spatial Information Network Australia
ESD
Ecologically Sustainable Development
ESPAC
E Security Policy and Coordination (Committee)
EU
European Union
FaCSIA
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
FATF
Financial Action Task Force
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
FSG
Financial Services Group
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
FVPLS
Family Violence Prevention Legal Services
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services
GIRC
Geospatial Incident Response Capability in DIGO
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
GovCERT.au
Australian Government Computer Emergency Readiness Team
GSLP
Government Sector Linkages Program
HCO
Harassment Contact Officer
HREOC
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
HRH
Her/His Royal Highness
HRIS
Human Resource Information System
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
IAWJ
International Association of Women Judges
ICACSCP
International Child Abduction, Child Support and Civil Procedure
ICC
Indigenous Coordination Centre
ICC
International Criminal Court
ICCD
International Crime Cooperation Division
ICPC
International Centre for the Prevention of Crime
ICCPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICJ
International Court of Justice
ICT
Information and Communications Technology
IGA
Inter-Governmental Agreement
IJLAD
Indigenous Justice and Legal Assistance Division
IKS
Information and Knowledge Services (Group)
ILHRD
Information Law and Human Rights Division
ILSAC
International Legal Services Advisory Council
ILUA
Indigenous Land Use Agreement
IOC
International Oceanographic Commission
IP
Intellectual Property
IPAA
Institute of Public Administration Australia
ISLD
Information and Security Law Division
ISS
International Social Service
IT
Information Technology
ITEC
Information Technology Executive Committee
ITLOS
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
ITSA
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
JAICCOLS
Joint Australia – India Consultative Committee on Legal Services
JSCOT
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
JWG
Joint Working Group
KM
Knowledge Management
LARI
Legal Aid Reporting Initiative
LID
Legislative Instruments Database
LJAD
Law and Justice Advocacy
LO
Legal Officer
LSNTD
Legal Services and Native Title Division
M2006
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
MA
Mature Audience
MAEB
Mutual Assistance and Extradition Branch
MARCEL
Marriage Celebrants System
MCCA
Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs
MCCOC
Model Criminal Code Officers Committee
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MP
Member of Parliament
MSIC
Maritime Security Identification Card
MSS
Ministerial Support System
NADRAC
National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council
NAJAC
National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee
NATA
National Association of Testing Authorities
National security
Measures taken to plan for, prevent and respond to natural disasters, acts of politically motivated violence, or damage to Australian assets including critical infrastructure
NCC
National Crisis Committee
NCCIP
National Committee on Critical Infrastructure Protection
NCCPP
National Community Crime Prevention Programme
NCP
National Crime Prevention
NCTC
National Counter-Terrorism Committee
NCTC LISC
National Counter-Terrorism Committee Legal Issues Sub-Committee
NEMCC
National Emergency Management Coordination Centre
NFMS
National Firearms Management System
NGO
Non-Government Organisation
NII
National Information Infrastructure
NIMAG
National Information Management Advisory Group
NJCA
National Judicial College of Australia
NMCL
National Mediation Conference Limited
NOIE
National Office for the Information Economy
NSIM
National Spatial and Information Management Working Group
NSINS
National Spatial Information for National Security
NSST
National Security Science and Technology Unit
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
OIPC
Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
OLDP
Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing
OLSC
Office of Legal Services Coordination
PAES
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements
PBS
Portfolio Budget Statements
PDRR
Preventative, Diversion, Rehabilitation and Restorative
PIF
Pacific Islands Forum
PKK
Kurdistan Workers Party
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
PPRR
Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery
PSCC
Protective Security Coordination Centre
PSI
Proliferation Security Initiative
PSIS
Prescription Shopping Information Service
PSM
Public Service Medal
PSM
Protective Security Manual
PSPC
Protective Security Policy Committee
PWD
People with Disability Australia Incorporated
QC
Queen’s Counsel
RFD
Reserve Force Decoration
RIS
Regulation Impact Statement
RLAU
Regional Legal Assistance Unit
RMIT
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RPA
Regional Partnership Agreement
RPVs
Remote Positioning Vehicles
ROK
Republic of Korea
SASWG
Secretaries Aviation Security Working Group
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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)
SCID
Security and Critical Infrastructure Division
SecVet
Security Vetting System
SES
Senior Executive Service
SIG
Security in Government
SITF
Special Incident Task Force
SLO
Senior Legal Officer
SLRC
Security Legislation Review Committee
SMMC
Strategic Maritime Management Committee
SRA
Shared Responsibility Agreement
TISN
Trusted Information Sharing Network
TMRO
Trade Measures Review Officer
TMRS
Trade Measures Review Secretariat
TPMs
Technological Protection Measures
UN
United Nations
UNCITRAL
UN Commission on International Trade Law
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
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
WTO
World Trade Organization
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We will come back with more abbreviations and acronyms soon. :fl: :fl: :fl:
