Acronyms

Date

    AAT

    Administrative Appeals Tribunal

    ABS

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

    ACCC

    Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

    ADB

    Asian Development Bank

    AGA

    Australian Government Actuary

    ANAO

    Australian National Audit Office

    AOFM

    Australian Office of Financial Management

    APEC

    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

    APRA

    Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

    APS

    Australian Public Service

    ASIC

    Australian Securities and Investments Commission

    ASIO

    Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

    ATO

    Australian Taxation Office

    AWAs

    Australian Workplace Agreements

    BAS

    Business Activity Statements

    CAMAC

    Companies and Markets Advisory Committee

    CEO

    Chief Executive Officer

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer

    CPI

    Consumer Price Index

    CPSU

    Community and Public Sector Union

    DIRKS

    Developing and Implementing Records Keeping System

    EAP

    Employee Assistance Program

    EBRD

    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

    EL

    Executive Level

    EL2

    Executive Level 2

    FIRB

    Foreign Investment Review Board

    FMA

    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

    FOI

    Freedom of Information

    FSAC

    Financial Sector Advisory Council

    G-20

    Group of Twenty

    GST

    Goods and Services Tax

    HIH

    HIH Claims Support

    HIPC

    Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

    HLIC

    Housing Loans Insurance Corporation

    IMF

    International Monetary Fund

    IT

    Information Technology

    MDDs

    Medical Defence Organisations

    NCC

    National Competition Council

    NCP

    National Competition Policy

    OECD

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

    OH&S

    Occupational Health and Safety

    OPA

    Official Public Account

    PATTS

    Papua New Guinea Australia Twinning Scheme

    PBS

    Portfolio Budget Statements

    PNG

    Papua New Guinea

    PSMPC

    Public Service and Merit Protection Commission

    RBA

    Reserve Bank of Australia

    SEB

    Senior Executive Band

    SES

    Senior Executive Service

    STOCP

    Sydney 2000 Olympic Coin Program

    UMP/AMIL

    United Medical Protection and Australasian Medical Indemnity Insurance Limited

    UNCITRAL

    United Nations Commission on International Trade Law