| AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| ABCI |
Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACM |
Australasian Correctional Management |
| ACS |
Australasian Correctional Services |
| AE |
Additional Estimates |
| AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
| AMEP |
Adult Migrant English Program |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APC |
Advance Passenger Clearance |
| APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APP |
Advanced Passenger Processing |
| APS |
Australian Protective Service |
| ASA |
Asylum Seeker Assistance |
| ASY |
Average Staff Years |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| AQIS |
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| BCN |
Bilingual Consultants Network |
| CAS |
Commonwealth Administrative Services |
| CIS |
Country Information Services |
| CPSU |
Community and Public Sector Union |
| CRF |
Consolidated Revenue Fund |
| CRS |
Clothing Reimbursement Scheme |
| CRSS |
Community Refugee Settlement Scheme |
| CSC |
Computer Science Corporation |
| CSM |
Client Services Manager |
| CSS |
Community Settlement Services |
| CSWE |
Certificate in Spoken and Written English |
| CTEL |
Citizenship Telephone Enquiry Line |
| DEETYA |
Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DIMA |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| DoFA |
Department of Finance and Administration |
| DPP |
Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DSS |
Department of Social Security |
| EEO |
Equal employment opportunity |
| EFTPOS |
Electronic funds transfer at point of sale |
| ENS |
Employer Nomination Scheme |
| ESL |
English as a second language |
| ETA |
Electronic Travel Authority |
| FECCA |
Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia Inc. |
| FMIS |
Financial Management Information System |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information (Act) |
| FSPI |
Financial Services Performance Indicators |
| GD6 |
General Direction No. 6 |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| HAS |
Health Assessment Service |
| HIC |
Health Insurance Commission |
| HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| IAAS |
Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme |
| IASS |
Immigration Advisory Services Scheme |
| ICSE |
Integrated Client System Environment |
| IDC |
Immigration Detention Centre |
| IHSS |
Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy |
| IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
| IRT |
Immigration Review Tribunal |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| ITSI |
Information Technology Security Instruction |
| IVRU |
Interactive Voice Response Unit |
| LES |
Locally engaged staff |
| LSIA |
Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia |
| MAIS |
Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies |
| MAL |
Movement Alert List |
| MAPS |
Migrant Access Project Scheme |
| MARS |
Migration Agents Registration Scheme |
| MIRO |
Migration Internal Review Office |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| MRC |
Migrant Resource Centre |
| MRT |
Migration Review Tribunal |
| NCA |
National Crime Authority |
| NEPI |
National Exchange of Police Information |
| NESB |
Non-English-speaking background |
| NGO |
Non-government organisation |
| NISS |
National Integrated Settlement Strategy |
| NMAC |
National Multicultural Advisory Council |
| NOMAD |
National Organisational Management Database |
| OAA |
On-arrival accommodation |
| OH&S |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| PRC |
People's Republic of China |
| PSMPC |
Public Service and Merit Protection Commission |
| RoS |
Resolution of Status |
| RRAC |
Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council |
| RRT |
Refugee Review Tribunal |
| RSMS |
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme |
| RSVP |
Review of the Student Visa Program |
| SAC |
Special Assistance Category |
| SAL |
Skilled – Australian Linked (category) |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SHP |
Special Humanitarian Program |
| SOCOG |
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games |
| TAFE |
Tertiary and Further Education |
| TIS |
Translating and Interpreting Service |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
