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AC
Companion of the Order of Australia
ACT
Australian Capital Territory
Adviceline
Employment Policy Adviceline
ANZSOG
Australia and New Zealand School of Government
AO
Officer of the Order of Australia
APEC
Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation
APS
Australian Public Service
APSED
APS Employment Database
APSEDII
APSED Internet Interface
APSjobs
formerly the Australian Public Service Gazette
ATSI
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
AusAID
Australian Agency for International Development
AWA
Australian Workplace Agreement
CAPAM
Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management
CDAC
Career Development Assessment Centre
CMC
Commission Management Committee
Commissioner
Australian Public Service Commissioner
COMNET
Corporate Management Network
DEEWR
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
EEO
equal employment opportunity
EL
Executive Level
e-learning
electronic learning
ESD
ecologically sustainable development
FaHCSIA  
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
FMCA
Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
FOI
Freedom of Information
FOI Act
the Freedom on Information Act 1982
GSA
Government Skills Australia
GST
goods and services tax
Hon.
the Honourable
HR
human resources
IAPSEN
Indigenous Australian Public Service Employees Network
ICT
Information and communication technology
ISAC
Independent Selection Advisory Committee
IT
information technology
LAFIA
Leading Australia’s Future in Asia
MAC
Management Advisory Committee
MP
Member of Parliament
MPC
Merit Protection Commissioner
MPRA
Merit Protection and Review Agency
NAIDOC
National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee
NSW
New South Wales
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OH&S Act
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1991
OH&S
Occupational health and safety
OOS
occupational overuse syndrome
PBS
Portfolio Budget Statements
PRC
Promotion Review Committee
PSCC
Public Service Commissioners’ Conference
PSM
Public Sector Management
PWD
people with disability
QLD
Queensland
RTO
registered training organisation
SA
South Australia
SES
Senior Executive Service
STEP
Structured Training Employments Project
the Act
The Australian Public Service Act 1999
the Commission
Australian Public Service Commission
the Gazette
electronic APS employment gazette
TTY
text telephone
VIC
Victoria
WA
Western Australia
WR
workplace relations

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