AANZFTA

ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand FTA

ACBC

Australia–China Business Council

ACC

Australia–China Council

ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ACI–FTA

Australia–Chile Free Trade Agreement

ACTA

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AIC

Australia–India Council

AICC

Australia International Cultural Council

AII

Australia–Indonesia Institute

AJF

Australia–Japan Foundation

AKF

Australia–Korea Foundation

ALABC

Australia–Latin America Business Council

AMI

Australia–Malaysia Institute

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANZCERTA

Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (forum)

APO

Australian Passport Office

APS

Australian Public Service

AQIS

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

ARF

ASEAN Regional Forum

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEM

Asia–Europe Meeting

ASNO

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office

ATI

Australia–Thailand Institute

AUKMIN

Australia–United Kingdom Ministerial Dialogue

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AUSFTA

Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement

AUSMIN

Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations

Austrade

Australian Trade Commission

CAAR

Council for Australian–Arab Relations

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy (European Union)

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

CCAMLR

Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

CHOGM

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

COALAR

Council on Australia Latin America Relations

CTBT

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DAP

Direct Aid Program

DCCEE

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

DEEWR

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DIAC

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

DPRK

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea)

DSEWPaC

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

EABC

European Australian Business Council

EAS

East Asia Summit

EC

European Commission

EFIC

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation

ERT

Emergency Response Team

EU

European Union

FMCT

Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty

FMIS

Financial Management Information System

FOI

freedom of information

FTA

free trade agreement

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

G8

Group of Eight industrialised nations (member countries Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States)

G20

Group of Twenty (19 member countries and the European Union) designated as the premier forum for international economic cooperation

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

ICT

information and communications technology

IMV

International Media Visits

IP

intellectual property

ISAF

International Security Assistance Force

IWC

International Whaling Commission

JCPAA

(Parliamentary) Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

JSCFADT

(Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

JSCOT

(Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

LES

locally engaged staff

LNG

liquefied natural gas

MAFTA

Malaysia–Australia Free Trade Agreement

MOU

memorandum of understanding

MTCR

Missile Technology Control Regime

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NGO

non-government organisation

NPDI

Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative

NPT

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

ODIN

Official Diplomatic Information Network

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OHS

occupational health and safety

OIC

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

OPO

Overseas Property Office

OSCE

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

PACER

Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statements

PIF

Pacific Islands Forum

PNG

Papua New Guinea

PSI

Proliferation Security Initiative

PSWPS

Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme

RAMSI

Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

ROK

Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea)

R2P

Responsibility to Protect (principle)

SAFTA

Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement

SATIN

Secure Australian Telecommunications and Information Network

SES

Senior Executive Service

SLA

Service Level Agreement

STARS

Statistical Trade Analysis and Retrieval System (database)

SVP

Special Visits Program

TAFTA

Thailand–Australia Free Trade Agreement

TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership (agreement)

TSD

Trilateral Strategic Dialogue

UAE

United Arab Emirates

UN

United Nations

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNGA

United Nations General Assembly

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNSC

United Nations Security Council

US

United States of America

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization

WMD

Weapons of Mass Destruction

WTO

World Trade Organization

Next page: List of requirements
Previous page: Glossary of Terms