Glossary

2006 agency survey: The agency survey conducted in June–July 2006 for the State of the Service report
2006 employee survey: The employee survey conducted in May–June 2006 for the State of the Service report
2007 agency survey: The agency survey conducted in June–July 2007 for the State of the Service report
2007 employee survey: The employee survey conducted in May–June 2007 for the State of the Service report
AAT: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ABCC: Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner
ABS: Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACC: Australian Crime Commission
ACCC: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACIAR: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
ACLEI: Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
ACMA: Australian Communications and Media Authority
Act: Public Service Act 1999
ACT: Australian Capital Territory
ADB: Asia Development Bank
ADF: Australian Defence Force
AEC: Australian Electoral Commission
AFC: Australian Film Commission
AFP: Australian Federal Police
AFPCS: Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat
AGA: Australian Government Architecture (AGA) Reference Models Version 1.0
AGD: Attorney-General’s Department
AGIMO: Australian Government Information Management Office
AGOSP: Australian Government Online Service Point
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
AIR: Australian Industrial Registry
AMEP: Adult Migrant English Program
ANAO: Australian National Audit Office
ANMM: Australian National Maritime Museum
ANSTO: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
ANZSCO: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
ANZSOG: Australia and New Zealand School of Government
AOFM: Australian Office of Financial Management
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APS: Australian Public Service
AP6: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
APSED: Australian Public Service Employment Database
AQIS: Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
ARC: Australian Research Council
ARPANSA: Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
ASADA: Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
ASCO: Australian Standard Classification of Occupations
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASIC: Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASIO: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Austrade: Australian Trade Commission
ATO: Australian Taxation Office
ATSB: Australian Transport Safety Bureau
AusAID: Australian Agency for International Development
AusDIN: Australian Disaster Information Network (AusDIN) Portal
AUSTRAC: Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
AWA: Australian Workplace Agreement
AWM: Australian War Memorial
BoM: Bureau of Meteorology
CA: Collective Agreement
CAPAM: Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management
CASA: Civil Aviation Safety Authority
CBMS: Central Budget Management System
CCMS: Child Care Management System
CDAC: Career Development Assessment Centre
CDEP: Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) programme
CDPP: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
CDS: Commonwealth Disability Strategy
CEIs: Chief Executive Instructions
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CGC: Commonwealth Grants Commission
CIPD: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CIPMA: Critical Infrastructure Protection Modelling and Analysis (CIPMA) programme
CIU: Cabinet Implementation Unit
CLC: Corporate Leadership Council
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
CRC: COAG Reform Council
CSA: Child Support Agency
CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
CSS: Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme
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
DEW: Department of the Environment and Water Resources
DEWR: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
DFAT: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DHA: Defence Housing Australia
DHS: Department of Human Services
DIAC: Department of Immigration and Citizenship
DIMA: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
DIMIA: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Directions: Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 1999
DIRKS: Designing and Implementing a Recordkeeping System
DITR: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
DOTARS: Department of Transport and Regional Services
DSG: Deputy Secretaries Group
DVA: Department of Veterans’ Affairs
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
EDRM: Electronic Document and Records Management System
EEO: Equal employment opportunity
EFP: Executive Fellows Program
EL: Executive Level
EMPA: Executive Master of Public Administration
EOWA: Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
EPBC Act: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
ERIG: Energy Reform Implementation Group
EU: European Union
FaCSIA: Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Family Court: Family Court of Australia
Federal Court: Federal Court of Australia
Finance: Department of Finance and Administration
FMC: Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
FOI: Freedom of Information
FRCs: Family Relationship Centres
FSANZ: Food Standards Australia New Zealand
FTE: Full-time equivalent
Gazette: Public Service Gazette
GBEs: Government business enterprises
GBRMPA: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
GST: Goods and Services Tax
Health: Department of Health and Ageing
HILDA: Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia Survey
HR: Human resources
HREOC: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
HRIS: Human Resources Information System
HSA: Health Services Australia
ICC: Indigenous Coordination Centre
ICP: International Comparison Program
ICS: Integrated Cargo System
ICT: Information and communications technology
IDC: Inter-departmental committee
IES: Indigenous Employment Strategy
IES: Institute for Employment Studies
IFF: Illegal foreign fishing
ILS: Integrated Leadership System
IPND: Integrated Public Number Database Scheme
ISACs: Independent Selection Advisory Committees
IT: Information technology
ITSA: Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
LAFIA: Leading Australia’s Future in the Asia-Pacific
MAC: Management Advisory Committee
MBL: Maximum Benefit Limit
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MRT/RRT: Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal
NAA: National Archives of Australia
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NBA: National Blood Authority
NCA: National Capital Authority
NESB: Non-English speaking background
NGOs: Non-government organisations
NHMRC: National Health and Medical Research Council
NICS: National Institute of Clinical Studies
NLA: National Library of Australia
NLC: Northern Land Council
NLP: National Landcare Programme
NMA: National Museum of Australia
NNTT: National Native Title Tribunal
NOPSA: National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority
NT: Northern Territory
NWC: National Water Commission
NZ: New Zealand
OBPR: Office of Better Practice Regulation
OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OFLC: Office of Film and Literature Classification
OHS: Occupational health and safety
OIPC: Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
Ombudsman: Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
ONA: Office of National Assessments
OPC: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
OTS: Office of Transport Safety
OWS: Office of Workplace Services
PBS: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PM&C: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
PNG: Papua New Guinea
POG: Program Operations Group
PRC: Promotion review committee
PS Act: Public Service Act 1999
PSS: Public Sector Superannuation Scheme
RAM: Royal Australian Mint
RAMSI: Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands
RAP: Reconciliation Action Plan
Regulations: Public Service Regulations 1999
RPAs: Regional Partnership Agreements
SA: South Australia
SCICT: Secretaries’ Committee on Information and Communications Technology
SCS: Senior Civil Service
SELC framework: Senior Executive Leadership Capability Framework
SES: Senior Executive Service
SOEs: Statements of Expectations
SOIs: Statements of Intent
SRAs: Shared Responsibility Agreements
SSAT: Social Security Appeals Tribunal
STEP: Structured Training Employment Projects
Treasury: Department of the Treasury
TSD: Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
TSP: Transport Security Programmes
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)
Vic: Victoria
WA: Western Australia
WITEM: Women in IT Executive Mentoring programme
WTO: World Trade Organization