Glossary

2005 agency survey: The agency survey conducted in June 2005 for the State of the Service Report 2004–05
2005 employee survey: The employee survey conducted in May 2005 for the State of the Service Report 2004–05
2006 agency survey: The agency survey conducted in June–July 2006 for the State of the Service Report 2005–06
2006 employee survey: The employee survey conducted in May–June 2006 for the State of the Service Report 2005–06
AAT: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
AAWI: Average annualised wage increase
ABA: Australian Broadcasting Authority
ABC: Australian Broadcasting Corporation=
ABCC: Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner
ABN: Australian Business Number
ABR: Australian Business Register
ABS: Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACA: Australian Communications Authority
ACC: Australian Crime Commission
ACCs: Area Consultative Committees
ACCC: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACMA: Australian Communications and Media Authority
Act: Public Service Act 1999
ACT: Australian Capital Territory
ADF: Australian Defence Force
ADR: Alternative dispute resolution
AEC: Australian Electoral Commission
AFC: Australian Film Commission
AFMA: Australian Fisheries Management Authority
AFP: Australian Federal Police
AFPCS: Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat
AGD: Attorney-General’s Department
Agency survey: The agency survey for the State of the Service Report 2005–06
AGIMO: Australian Government Information Management Office
AHD-MPC: Australian Health Disaster Management Policy Committee
AHL: Aboriginal Hostels Limited
AIATSIS: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
AIFS: Australian Institute of Family Studies
AIHW: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
AIPRD: Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development
AIRC: Australian Industrial Relations Commission
ANAO: Australian National Audit Office
ANTA: Australian National Training Authority
ANZSIC: Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classifi cation
ANZSOG: Australia and New Zealand School of Government
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APS: Australian Public Service
APSED: Australian Public Service Employment Database
APSEDII: Australian Public Service Employment Database Internet Interface
AP6: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
ASADA: Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
ASCC: Australian Safety and Compensation Council
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASIC: Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ATAC: Australian Telework Advisory Committee
ATO: Australian Taxation Office
AusAID: Australian Agency for International Development
AUSTRAC: Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
AWA: Australian workplace agreement
AWM: Australian War Memorial
BoM: Bureau of Meteorology
BPTC: Business Process Transformation Committee
CA: Certified agreement
CBMS: Central Budget Management System
CCTV: Closed circuit television
CDAC: Career Development Assessment Centre
CDEP: Community Development Employment Projects Programme
CGTA: Commonwealth Games Travel Authorities
CEIs: Chief executive instructions
CEO: Chief executive officer
CIOC: Chief Information Officers’ Committee
CIS: Customer Information System
CIU: Cabinet Implementation Unit
CLC: Corporate Leadership Council
CMR: Customs Cargo Management Re-engineering (CMR) Project
COAG: Council of Australian Governments
Code: APS Code of Conduct (s.13 of the Public Service Act 1999)
Commission: Australian Public Service Commission
Commissioner: Australian Public Service Commissioner
Commissioner’s Directions: Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 1999
CPI: Consumer price index
CRM: Client Relationship Management
CRS: CRS Australia
CSA: Child Support Agency
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CSP: Competitive selection process
CSS: Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme
CT: Counter-Terrorism
CTFR: Counter-Terrorism First Response
Customs: Australian Customs Service
Cwlth: Commonwealth
DAFF: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
DCITA: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Defence: Department of Defence
DEH: Department of the Environment and Heritage
DEST: Department of Education, Science and Training
DEWR: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
DFAT: Department of Foreign Aff airs and Trade
DHA: Defence Housing Authority
DHS: Department of Human Services
DIMA: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Aff airs
DIMIA: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Aff airs
Directions: Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 1999
DITR: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
DMO: Defence Materiel Organisation
DOTARS: Department of Transport and Regional Services
DVA: Department of Veterans’ Affairs
DVS: Document Verification Service
EEO: Equal employment opportunity
EFP: Executive Fellows Program
EL: Executive Level
EMA: Emergency Management Australia
EMPA: Executive Master of Public Administration
Employee survey: The employee survey for the State of the Service Report 2005–06
EOWA: Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
ERC: Expenditure Review Committee
ESVCLP: Early stage venture capital limited partnership investment vehicle
EU: European Union
EVO: Entitlements Verifi cation Online
FaCSIA: Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Family Court: Family Court of Australia
FAO: Family Assistance Office
Federal Court: Federal Court of Australia
FFMA: Future Fund Management Agency
Finance: Department of Finance and Administration
FOI: Freedom of Information
FTAs: Free Trade Agreements
FTE: Full-time equivalent
Gazette: Public Service Gazette
GBEs: Government Business Enterprises
GBRMPA: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
GSLP: Australian-Indonesian Government Sector Linkages Program
GST: Goods and Services Tax
Health: Department of Health and Ageing
HIC: Health Insurance Commission
HR: Human resources
HREOC: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
HSA: Health Services Australia
IAPSEN: Indigenous APS Employees’ Network
ICC: Indigenous Coordination Centres
ICS: Integrated Cargo System
ICT: Information and communications technology
IDETF: Interdepartmental Emergency Task Force
IES: Indigenous Employment Strategy
IIF: Innovation Investment Fund Programme
ILO: Indigenous Liaison Officer
ILS: Integrated Leadership System
IMSC: Information Management Strategy Committee
ISACs: Independent Selection Advisory Committees
ISIC: International Standard Industrial Classification All Economic Activities
IT: Information technology
IUU: Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
JAIG: Joint Aviation Intelligence Groups
JAIT: Joint Airport Investigation Teams
KPIs: Key Performance Indicators
LAFIA: Leading Australia’s Future in Asia
LALAC: Leadership and Learning Advisory Committee
LLO: Local Liaison Officers’ Programme
M2006: Commonwealth Games, 2006, Melbourne
MAC: Management Advisory Committee
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MRT: Migration Review Tribunal
MSIC: Maritime Security Identity Card
NAA: National Archives of Australia
NBA: National Blood Authority
NED: Nominal expiry date
NESB: Non-English speaking background
NGOs: Non-government organisations
NHMRC: National Health and Medical Research Council
NICP: National Indigenous Cadetship Programme
NIEP: National Indigenous Employees’ Plan
NLA: National Library of Australia
NMA: National Museum of Australia
NMI: National Measurement Institute
NNTT: National Native Title Tribunal
NOO: National Oceans Office
NOPSA: National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority
NSS: National Statistical Service
NT: Northern Territory
NWC: National Water Commission
NWI: National Water Initiative
NZ: New Zealand
OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OHS: Occupational health and safety
OIPC: Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
Ombudsman: Commonwealth Ombudsman
ONA: Office of National Assessments
OPC: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
OSB: Office of Small Business
OWS: Office of Workplace Services
PAC: Promotion appeal committee
PBS: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PECTA: Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999
PKI: Gatekeeper Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Framework
PM&C: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
PNG: Papua New Guinea
PRC: Promotion review committee
Protective Service: Australian Protective Service
PS Act: Public Service Act 1999
PSDP Act: Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2005
RAM: Royal Australian Mint
Regulations: Public Service Regulations 1999
RIS: Regulation impact statement
ROSA: Review of Self-Assessment
RPA: Regional Partnership Agreements
RRT: Refugee Review Tribunal
SA: South Australia
SCICT: Secretaries’ Committee on Information and Communications Technology
SDSS: Standard Defence Supply System (SDSS) Upgrade Project
SELC framework: Senior Executive Leadership Capability framework
SES: Senior Executive Service
SRAs: Shared Responsibility Agreements
TFN: Tax File Number
TR: Total remuneration
Treasury: Department of the Treasury
TRP: Total remuneration package
TSRA: Torres Strait Regional Authority
UK: United Kingdom
UN: United Nations
USA: United States of America
Values: APS Values (s.10(1) of the Public Service Act 1999)
VCLP: Venture Capital Limited Partnerships Programme
Vic: Victoria
VVCS: Vietnam Veterans’ Counselling Service
WA: Western Australia