Glossary

2008 agency survey

The agency survey conducted in June–July 2008 for the State of the Service report

2008 employee survey

The employee survey conducted in May–June 2008 for the State of the Service report

2009 agency survey

The agency survey conducted in June–July 2009 for the State of the Service report

2009 employee survey

The employee survey conducted in May–June 2009 for the State of the Service report

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

AAWI

Average annualised wage increase

ABARE

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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

ACMA

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Act

Public Service Act 1999

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AEC

Australian Electoral Commission

AFMA

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

AFPCS

Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

AGIMO

Australian Government Information Management Office

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

ALRC

Australian Law Reform Commission

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANMM

Australian National Maritime Museum

ANZSOG

Australia and New Zealand School of Government

AOFM

Australian Office of Financial Management

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

APSED

Australian Public Service Employment Database

APVMA

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

ARC

Australian Research Council

ARPANSA

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

ASADA

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

ASIO

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AUSTRAC

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

Austrade

Australian Trade Commission

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement

AWM

Australian War Memorial

AYF

Australian Youth Forum

BoM

Bureau of Meteorology

CA

Collective Agreement

CDAC

Career Development Assessment Centre

CDPP

Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

CEIs

Chief Executive Instructions

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CGC

Commonwealth Grants Commission

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

Committee

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

CrimTrac

CrimTrac Agency

CSA

Child Support Agency

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

CSS

Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme

Customs

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

Customs and Border Protection

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DBCDE

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

DCC

Department of Climate Change

DEEWR

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Defence

Department of Defence

DEWHA

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DHA

Defence Housing Australia

DHS

Department of Human Services

DIAC

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

DIISR

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Directions

Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 1999

DoHA

Department of Health and Ageing

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

EAS

Ethics Advisory Service

ECONET

Ethics Contact Officer Network

EEO

Equal employment opportunity

EL

Executive Level

Environment

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

EOWA

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency

EYLF

Early Years Learning Framework

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Federal Court

Federal Court of Australia

FFMA

Future Fund Management Agency

Finance

Department of Finance and Deregulation

FMC

Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

FOI

Freedom of Information

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

FSANZ

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

FTE

Full-time equivalent

GBRMPA

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Health

Department of Health and Ageing

HR

Human resources

HREOC

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

IAPSEN

Indigenous APS Employees Network

ICT

Information and communications technology

IES

Indigenous Employment Strategy

ILS

Integrated Leadership System

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

Infrastructure

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Innovation

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

IP Australia

Intellectual Property Australia

IT

Information technology

ITSA

Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia

JCPAA

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

LAFIA

Leading Australia’s Future in Asia

MAC

Management Advisory Committee

MDBA

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Medicare

Medicare Australia

MoAD

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

MOHRI

Minimum Obligatory Human Resource Information

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MRT/RRT

Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal

NAA

National Archives of Australia

NBA

National Blood Authority

NCA

National Capital Authority

NED

Nominal expiry date

NESB

Non-English speaking background

NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive

NGOs

Non-government organisations

NHMRC

National Health and Medical Research Council

NLA

National Library of Australia

NMA

National Museum of Australia

NNTT

National Native Title Tribunal

NOPSA

National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority

NSO

Centrelink’s National Support Office

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

NWC

National Water Commission

NZ

New Zealand

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Ombudsman

Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

ONA

Office of National Assessments

OPC

Office of Parliamentary Counsel

OPH

Old Parliament House

PM&C

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

PNG

Papua New Guinea

PS Act

Public Service Act 1999

PSB

Public Sector Branch

PSR

Professional Services Review

PSSap

Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan

RAM

Royal Australian Mint

RAP

Reconciliation Action Plan

REFLECT

Recognise problem, Find information, Linger, Evaluate options, Come to a decision, Take time to reflect

Regulations

Public Service Regulations 1999

RET

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

RTO

Registered Training Organisation

SA

South Australia

SES

Senior Executive Service

SSAT

Social Security Appeals Tribunal

TIES

Tax Issues Entry System

Treasury

Department of the Treasury

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