Commonwealth Ombudsman - Annual Report 2009-2010 - Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviations and acronyms

ACCr

Aged Care Commissioner

ACC

Australian Crime Commission

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACLEI

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANU

Australian National University

ANZOA

Australian and New Zealand Ombudsman Association

AP

age pension

APOR

Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Regional (conference)

APRA

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

APS

Australian Public Service

AQIS

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

ARC

Australian Review Council

ARIA

Accessibility Remoteness Index of Australia

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AUSTRAC

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

AYAD

Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development

BAS

Business Activity Statement

CCC

Corruption and Crime Commission

CCMS

Child Care Management System

CCTR

child care tax rebate

CDDA

Compensation for Detriment Caused by Defective Administration

CDPP

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

CHOBS

Complaint-Handling Ombudsman Backed Scheme

CHU

Complaint Handling Unit

CIS

(Aged Care) Complaints Investigation Scheme

CMA

Career Management Agency

CO

Commanding Officer

CoA

Change of Assessment

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

Complaints Act

Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981

Crimes Act

Crimes Act 1914

CSA

Child Support Agency

Cth

Commonwealth

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DCCEE

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

DEEWR

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

DEWHA

Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DFR

Defence Force Recruiting

DHA

Defence Housing Authority

DHLGRS

Department of Housing, Local Government and Regional Services (NT)

DIAC

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

DPO

Departure Prohibition Order

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

ESOS

Education Services for Overseas Students

ESSP

Economic Security Strategy Payment

EU

European Union

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

FAO

Family Assistance Office

FOI

freedom of information

FTB

Family Tax Benefit

GEERS

General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme

GFU

Global Feedback Unit

GSM

General Skilled Migration

GST

Goods and Services Tax

HCWA

Helping Children with Autism

Hon.

Honourable

IDCs

Immigration Detention Centres

IGT

Inspector-General of Taxation

IMAs

irregular maritime arrivals

IU

Indigenous Unit

IT

information technology

JOIN

Joint Outreach Initiative Network

JSA

Job Services Australia

LGBTI

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (people)

Migration Act

Migration Act 1958

MOU

memorandum of understanding

MRC

Mail Redistribution Centre

MRCA

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

MRT

Migration Review Tribunal

NOC

National Ombudsman Commission

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

NTER

Northern Territory Emergency Response

OCPNG

Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea

OH&S

Occupational Health and Safety

Ombudsman Act

Ombudsman Act 1976

ORI

Ombudsmen of the Republic of Indonesia

ORRP

Outer Regional and Remote Payment

PIO

Postal Industry Ombudsman

POA

Pacific Ombudsman Alliance

PPOs

Private Postal Operators

PRC

People’s Republic of China

Prof.

Professor

QLD

Queensland

RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force

RBA

Reserve Bank of Australia

ROG

Redress of Grievance

RSA

refugee status assessment

RSL

Returned and Services League

s

section

SA

South Australia

SD

Surveillance Devices Act 2004

SES

Senior Executive Service

SIHIP

Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program

STARTTS

Service for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors

TAS

Tasmania

TFN

tax file number

TIA Act

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

TRA

Trades Recognition Australia

TTMRA

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement

UAC

Uniform Assessment Criteria

VIC

Victoria

WA

Western Australia

WISH

Woolloomooloo Integrated Services Hub