AAC Authorised Audit Company
AARF Australian Accounting Research Foundation
AASB Australian Accounting Standards Board
AFSL Australian Financial Services License
AISB Auditor Independence Supervisory Board
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASIC Act Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
ASX Australian Stock Exchange
AuASB Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
BSX Bendigo Stock Exchange
CALDB Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board
CAMAC Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
CAP Company Announcements Platform
CASAC Companies and Securities Advisory Committee
CCAB Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies
CLERP Corporate Law Economic Reform Program
CLERP Act 1999 Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999
Corporations Act Corporations Act 2001
CPAA CPA Australia
DPP Director of Public Prosecutions
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
ESB Ethics Standards Board
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
FRC Financial Reporting Council
FRRP Financial Reporting Review Panel
FSG Financial Services Guide
FSR Act Financial Services Reform Act 2001
IASB International Accounting Standards Board
ICAA The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
IFAC International Federation of Accountants
JCPAA Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
LRB Legislation Review Board
LSE London Stock Exchange
MINCO Ministerial Council for Corporations
NASD National Association of Securities Dealers
NIA National Institute of Accountants
NSX Stock Exchange of Newcastle
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
PCAOB Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
PDS Product Disclosure Statement
SCAG Standing Committee of Attorneys-General
SDIA Securities and Derivatives Industry Association
SEATS Stock Exchange Automated Trading System
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
SIA Securities Institute of Australia
SME Small and Medium Enterprises
SoA Statement of Advice
"the law" Corporations Act 2001
US GAAP US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles