| 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 | 
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