| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACS |
Australian Customs Service |
| ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
| ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
| AFFA |
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry- Australia |
| AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| ANZSOG |
Australian and New Zealand School of Government |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| APSED |
Australian Public Service Employment Database |
| APS Gazette |
The Commonwealth of Australia Public Service Gazette |
| APSLMAP |
Australian Public Service Labour Market Adjustment Program |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| ATSI |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders |
| ATSIC |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
| AWA |
Australian Workplace Agreement |
| CAPAM |
Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management |
| CASA |
Commonwealth Air Safety Authority |
| CDAC |
Career Development Assessment Centre |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CFO |
Chief Finance Officer |
| Commission |
Australian Public Service Commission |
| COMNET |
Corporate Management Network |
| CPSU |
Community and Public Sector Union |
| DCITA |
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| DEST |
Department of Education, Science and Tourism |
| DEWR |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DH&A |
Department of Health and Ageing |
| DIMIA |
Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| DOFA |
Department of Finance and Administration |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| ELDP |
Executive Leadership Development Program |
| EROPA |
Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration |
| GAPS |
Graduate APS |
| HIC |
Health Insurance Commission |
| HR |
Human Resource |
| HRD |
Human Resource Development |
| IAPSEN |
Indigenous APS Employees Network |
| IEG |
Indigenous Employment Group |
| IiP |
Investors in People |
| ILS |
Integrated Leadership Strategy |
| IPAA |
Institute of Public Administration Australia |
| ISAC |
Independent Selection Advisory Committee |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| LAFIA |
Leading Australia's Future in Asia |
| LDN |
Leadership Development Network |
| MAC |
Management Advisory Committee |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPC |
Merit Protection Commissioner |
| NOIE |
National Office for the Information Economy |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OH&S |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OOS |
Ocupational Overuse Syndrome |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statement |
| PM&C |
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| PRC |
Promotion Review Committee |
| PS Act 1999 |
Public Service Act
1999 |
| PSETA |
Public Service Education and Training Australia |
| PSM Course |
Public Sector Management Course |
| PSMPC |
Public Service and Merit Protection Commission |
| PUMA |
Public Management Committee |
| PWD |
People with Disabilities |
| SELC |
Senior Executive Leadership Capability |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SWIM |
Senior Women in Management |
| VET |
Network Vocational Educational and Training Network |
| WDP |
Workplace Diversity Program |
| WRC |
Workplace Relations Committee |