Section 5(1)(c) of Attachment A of the Requirements for annual reports for departments, executive agencies and other non-corporate Commonwealth entities (June 2015) states that an annual report must contain 'a glossary to make clear the meanings of any abbreviations and acronyms used'. This list of abbreviations and acronyms fulfils that requirement.

ADF Australian Defence Force

AGLN Australian Government Leadership Network

ANZSOG Australia and New Zealand School of Government

APS Australian Public Service

APSED APS Employment Database

APSEDii APSED internet interface

ATO Australian Taxation Office

Commission Australian Public Service Commission

Commissioner Australian Public Service Commissioner

DHS Department of Human Services

DFRT Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal

EL Executive Level

ICT information and communications technology

ISAC Independent Selection Advisory Committee

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PID Act Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

PMN People Management Network

PNG Papua New Guinea

PRC promotion review committee

PS Act Public Service Act 1999

RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

Regulations Public Service Regulations 1999

SES Senior Executive Service