Print this page| AAO | Administrative Arrangements Order | |
| AC | Companion of the Order of Australia | |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory | |
| AGD | Attorney-General's Department | |
| AM | Member of the Order of Australia | |
| AO | Officer of the Order or Australia | |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | |
| APS | Australian Public Service | |
| ASACS | Accreditation and Security Access Control System | |
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development | |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement | |
| BCC | Budget Coordination Committee | |
| CA | Certified Agreement | |
| CAS | Central Advertising System | |
| CBD | central business district | |
| CBRN | chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear | |
| CIU | Cabinet Implementation Unit | |
| CLG | Corporate Leadership Group | |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments | |
| CSC | Conspicuous Service Cross | |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | |
| CT | counter terrorism | |
| DEST | Department of Education, Science and Training | |
| DEW | Department of Environment and Water Resources | |
| DEWR | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| DSC | Distinguished Service Cross | |
| EC | Exceptional Circumstances | |
| EL | Executive Level | |
| FOI | Freedom of Information | |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement | |
| GCU | Government Communications Unit | |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | |
| GPF | Government Partnership Fund | |
| GSG | Graduate Support Group | |
| GST | goods and services tax | |
| GVG | Green Vehicle Guide | |
| IDC | Interdepartmental Committee | |
| IHSS | Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy | |
| JCPAA | Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit | |
| KBE | Knight of the British Empire | |
| KCMG | Knight Commanders of the Order of St Michael and St George | |
| MAC | Management Advisory Committee | |
| MCGC | Ministerial Committee on Government Communications | |
| MCU | Ministerial Correspondence Unit | |
| MDB | Murray Darling Basin | |
| MP | Member of Parliament | |
| NADC | National Australia Day Council | |
| NCTC | National Counter Terrorism Committee | |
| NESB | non-English speaking background | |
| NSC | National Security Committee (of Cabinet) | |
| NSW | New South Wales | |
| OH&S | Occupational Health and Safety | |
| OWR | Office of Water Resources | |
| PACCT | Publicly funded Agencies' Collaborative Counter Terrorism | |
| PCMS | Parliamentary Correspondence Management System | |
| PM&C | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
| PSCC | Protective Security Coordination Centre | |
| PSM | Public Service Medal | |
| PSM | Protective Security Manual | |
| RAP | Reconciliation Action Plan | |
| RSCT | Research Support for Counter Terrorism | |
| SCNS | Secretaries' Committee on National Security | |
| SES | Senior Executive Service | |
| SOM | Senior Officials Meeting | |
| TPA | Trade Practices Act | |
| TSWG | Technical Support Working Group | |
| UMPNER | Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy Review | |
| UN | United Nations |
Last Updated: 21 January, 2008