Appendix 3 – Agency abbreviations
| ABCI | Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence |
| ACC | Australian Crime Commission |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AIATSIS | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| APS | Australian Protective Service |
| APS Commission | Australian Public Service Commission |
| ARPANSA | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| AUSTRAC | Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre |
| BOM | Bureau of Meteorology |
| ComSuper | Commonwealth Superannuation Administration |
| CRS | Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service |
| Customs | Australian Customs Service |
| DAFF | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| DCITA | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| DEST | Department of Education, Science and Training |
| DEWR | Department of Employment, Workplace Relations |
| DIMIA | Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| DITR | Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources |
| FaCS | Department of Family and Community Services |
| Finance | Department of Finance and Administration |
| FSANZ | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| GBRMPA | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| Health | Department of Health and Ageing |
| HREOC | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| ITSA | Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia |
| NCA | National Crime Authority |
| NICNAS | National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme |
| NOHSC | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission |
| NOIE | National Office for the Information Economy |
| ORER | Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator |
| OSCA | Office of Strategic Crime Assessments |
| PM&C | Department of the Prime Minster and Cabinet |
| PSR | Professional Services Review |
| TSRA | Torres Strait Regional Authority |
Note: These agencies were current as at 30 June 2003. AAO changes after this date are not included.