Glossary of acronyms, abbreviations and terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AANZFTA | ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AG | Australia Group |
| AHP | Australian Humanitarian Partnership |
| ANCP | Australian NGO Cooperation Program |
| APEC | Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APRC | Asia–Pacific Regional Conference |
| APIS | Australian Passport Information Service |
| APPR | Aid Program Performance Report |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATT | Arms Trade Treaty |
| BBNJ | Marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction |
| BRAC | Development organisation dedicated to alleviating poverty by empowering the poor |
| CAVR | Centre for Armed Violence Reduction |
| ChAFTA | China–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| CHOGM | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention |
| EAS | East Asia Summit |
| FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FMCT | Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty |
| FRANZ | France, Australia and New Zealand humanitarian partnership |
| FTA | Free trade agreement |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GPE | Global Partnership for Education |
| GWO | Global Watch Office |
| G20 | Group of Twenty (19 member countries and the European Union)—forum for international economic cooperation |
| HRC | United Nations Human Rights Council |
| IA-CEPA | Indonesia–Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICC | International Criminal Court |
| ICN | International Communications Network |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IMV | International Media Visits program |
| IPPF | International Planned Parenthood Federation |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| iXc | innovationXchange |
| JAEPA | Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreement |
| JCPAA | Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit |
| JIT | Joint Investigation Team |
| KAFTA | Korea–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| LES | Locally engaged staff |
| LGBTI | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex |
| MIKTA | Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, Australia |
| MRA | Mutual Recognition Agreements |
| MTCR | Missile Technology Control Regime |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NGO | Non-government organisation |
| NSG | Nuclear Suppliers Group |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| ODE | Office of Development Effectiveness |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OPCW | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
| PAFTA | Peru–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| PIFS | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
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Purchaser- provider arrangements |
Arrangements under which the services of one agency are purchased by another agency to contribute to its outcomes |
| ROK | Republic of Korea |
| PSPF | Protective Security Policy Framework |
| RCEP | Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| TPP-11 | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCLOS | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| ‘2+2’ | Meeting of foreign and defence ministers from two countries |