Abbreviations and acronyms

Date
AASB
Australian Accounting Standards Board
ABAC
APEC Business Advisory Council
ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACCC
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACL
Australian Consumer Law
ACNC
Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission
ADB
Asian Development Bank
AMP
Agency Multicultural Plan
ANAO
Australian National Audit Office
ANCP
Australian National Contact Point
ANZTPA
Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Agency
AOFM
Australian Office of Financial Management
APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APFF
Asia Pacific Financial Forum
APRA
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
APS
Australian Public Service
APSC
Australian Public Service Commission
ARPC
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
ASIC
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASX
Australian Stock Exchange
ATO
Australian Taxation Office
AWA
Australian Workplace Agreement
BAF
Business Advisory Forum
BEPS
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
BRCWG
COAG Business Regulation and Competition Working Group
BTWG
Business Tax Working Group
CAC Act
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
CBA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
CBOSC
Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation
CEFC
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
CFR
Council of Financial Regulators
CGS
Commonwealth Government Securities
COAG
Council of Australian Governments
CPRs
Commonwealth Procurement Rules
CRF
Consolidated Revenue Fund
CSS
Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EL
Executive level
FATCA
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
FCA
Federal Court of Australia
FIFO
Fly-in, fly-out
FIRB
Foreign Investment Review Board
FMA Act
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
FMO
Finance Minister's Orders
FoFA
Future of Financial Advice
FOI
Freedom of Information
FPMS
Federal Payments Management System
FSAP
Financial Stability Assessment Program
FSB
Financial Stability Board
GRA
General revenue assistance
GST
Goods and services tax
GVG
Green Vehicle Guide
HCS
HIH Claims Support
HLIC
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICA
Insurance Contracts Act 1984
IDA
International Development Association
IFC
International Finance Corporation
IGA
Intergovernmental Agreement
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMR
Investment manager regime
IMTC
Information Management and Technology Committee
IT
Information technology
IWC
Inclusive Workplace Committee
JCPAA
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
KPMG
Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
LISC
Low income superannuation contribution
MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MIT
Managed Investment Trusts
MRRT
Minerals Resource Rent Tax
MYEFO
Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook
NAB
New Arrangements to Borrow
NDIS
National Disability Insurance Scheme
NHSC
National Housing Supply Council
NIIS
National Injury Insurance Scheme
NMETO
Net medical expenses tax offset
NP
National Partnerships
NSW
New South Wales
NTLG
National Tax Liaison Group
NZ
New Zealand
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OPA
Official Public Account
OTC
Over-the-counter
PBS
Portfolio Budget Statements
PDS
People Development System
PEFO
Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook
PGSAs
Post Graduate Study Awards
PIR
Post Implementation Review
PJC
Parliamentary Joint Committee
PRRT
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax
PSS
Public Sector Superannuation Scheme
PSSap
Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan
RBA
Reserve Bank of Australia
SBR
Standard Business Reporting
SCSI
Standing Committee on Standards Implementation
SDR
Special Drawing Rights
SES
Senior Executive Service
SNE NP
National Partnership to Deliver a Seamless National Economy
SPP
Specific Purpose Payment
SRC
Supervisory and Regulatory Cooperation
TES
Tax Expenditure Statement
TTAASAG
TransTasman Accounting and Auditing Standards Advisory Group
TTSOG
TransTasman Senior Officials Group
WET
Wine Equalisation Tax