| AAO |
Administrative Arrangements Order |
| ABCC |
Australian Building and Construction Commission |
| ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AEI |
Australian Education International |
| AEIFRS |
Australian Equivalents of International Financial Reporting Standards |
| AIG |
Australian Industry Group |
| AFPC |
Australian Fair Pay Commission XE "Australian Fair Pay Commission" |
| AGIE |
Australian Government Indigenous Expenditure |
| AIC |
Assistance for Isolated Children |
| AIR |
Australian Industrial Registry XE "Australian Industrial Registry" |
| AIRC |
Australian Industrial Relations Commission XE "Australian Industrial Relations Commission" |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APAs |
Annual Performance Agreements |
| APM |
Active Participation Model XE "Active Participation Model" |
| ARC |
Australian Research Council |
| ARD |
Asbestos Related Diseases |
| ASDOT |
Assessment Fee Subsidy for Overseas-Trained Australian Residents |
| ASL |
Average Staffing Level |
| ASNO |
Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Organisation |
| ATAS |
Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme |
| AUQA |
Australian Universities Quality Agency |
| AVCC |
Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee |
| BITES |
Basic IT Enabling Skills |
| BOTPLS |
Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme |
| BAA |
Business Achievement Awards |
| BDAP |
Business Development and Assistance Programme |
| BDP |
Business Development Programme |
| BPA |
Business Partnership Agreement XE "Business Partnership Arrangement" |
| BTA |
Beneficiaries Trust Account |
| CAC |
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies |
| CDEP |
Community Development Employment Projects |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CN |
Competitive neutrality |
| COAG XE "COAG" |
Council of Australian Governments XE "Council of Australian Governments" |
| CRIS |
Cost Recovery Impact Statement |
| CRS |
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service Australia |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DEN |
Disability Employment Network |
| DEEWR |
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DEST |
Department of Education, Science and Training |
| DEWR |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DIAB |
Department Items – Adjustments and Borrowings |
| DSP |
Disability Support Pension XE "Disability Support Pension" |
| EFTSU |
Equivalent Full-Time Student Unit |
| EFTSL |
Equivalent Full-Time Student Load |
| EOWA XE "EOWA" |
Equal Opportunity XE "Equal Opportunity" for Women in the Workplace Agency |
| ESOS |
Education Services for Overseas Students |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
| Finance |
Department of Finance and Deregulation XE "Department of Finance and Administration" |
| FMA Act |
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FTA |
Australian-United States Free Trade Agreement |
| GEERS |
General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme XE "General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme" |
| GFS |
Government Finance Statistics |
| GGS |
General Government Sector |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| HECS |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| HEFA |
Higher Education Funding Act 1998 |
| HELP |
Higher Education Loan Programme |
| HESA |
Higher Education Support Act 2003 |
| HIFAR |
High Flux Australian Reactor |
| HOP |
Home Ownership Programme |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IAF |
Institutional Assessment Framework |
| ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
| IEDA |
Indigenous Education Direct Assistance |
| IEP |
Indigenous Employment Programme XE "Indigenous Employment Programme" |
| IESIP |
Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Programme |
| ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
| IYMP |
Indigenous Youth Mobility Programme |
| JNS |
Job Network XE "Job Network" Services |
| JPET XE "JPET" |
Job Placement, Employment and Training |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| MA |
Mobility Allowance |
| MAA |
Mature Age Allowance XE "Mature Age Allowance" |
| MYEFO |
Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook |
| NAO |
New Agency Outcome |
| NCGP |
National Competitive Grants Programme |
| NEIS |
New Enterprise Incentive Scheme XE "New Enterprise Incentive Scheme" |
| NIQTSL |
National Institute for Quality Teaching and School Leadership |
| NOHSC |
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission XE "National Occupational Health and Safety Commission" |
| NOOSR |
National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition |
| NRP |
National Research Priorities |
| NSA |
Newstart Allowance XE "Newstart Allowance" |
| OEA XE "OEA" |
Office of the Employment Advocate (now Workplace Authority) |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OLDPLS |
Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme |
| OPA |
Official Public Account |
| OWS |
Office of Workplace Services (now Workplace Ombudsman) |
| PA |
Partner Allowance XE "Partner Allowance" |
| PAES |
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PEFO |
Pre-Election Fiscal Outlook |
| PP |
Parenting Payment XE "Parenting Payment" |
| PPP |
Parenting Payment XE "Parenting Payment" (partnered) |
| PPS |
Parenting Payment XE "Parenting Payment" (single) |
| PSES |
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements |
| PSP |
Personal Support Programme XE "Personal Support Programme" |
| SEESA |
Special Employee Entitlement Scheme for Ansett XE "Ansett" Group Employees |
| Seacare Authority |
Seafarers’ Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority |
| SFSS |
Student Financial Supplement Scheme |
| SME |
Small-Medium Enterprise |
| SPP |
Specific Purpose Payment |
| SRCC |
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission |
| TRA |
Trades Recognition Australia |
| UA |
Utilities Allowance |
| UIG |
Urgent Issues Group |
| ULD |
Unlawful Dismissal |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation XE "Vocational Rehabilitation" |
| VTE |
Vocational and Technical Education |
| WA |
Widow Allowance XE "Widow Allowance" |
| WELL |
Workplace English Language and Literacy |
| WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
| YA(O) |
Youth Allowance XE "Youth Allowance" (Other) |