AAO

Administrative Arrangements Order

AAP

Annual Audit Plan

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

A-Based

Australian-based

ABP

Automated Border Processing

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ABTC

APEC Business Travel Card

ACAD

Aboriginal Cadet

ACM

Australasian Correctional Management Pty Ltd

ACS

Australian Customs Service

ACTU

Australian Council of Trade Unions

ADS

Approved Destination Status

ADV

Australian Declaratory Visas

AEC

Australian Electoral Commission

AFMA

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AL

Assessment Level

ALO

Airline Liaison Officer

AMEP

Adult Migrant English Programme

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APC

Asia-Pacific Consultations on Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Migrants

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

API

Advance Passenger Information

APIMRP

Australian Population, Immigration, and Multicultural Research Programme

APP

Advance Passenger Processing

APS

Australian Public Service

ARC

Australian Red Cross

ARMS

AMEP Reporting Management System

ASA

Asylum Seeker Assistance

ASCO

Australian Standard Classification of Occupations

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

ASIO

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

ATIS

Automated Telephone Interpreting Service

ATNS

Agreements, Treaties, Negotiations, and Settlements

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

ATSB

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

ATSIC

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AUSCO

Australian Cultural Orientation

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement

BIO

Border Intelligence Officer

BOC

Border Operations Centre

BPLAA

Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Foreign Fishing) Act 2005

BSD

Border Security Division

BVE

Bridging E visa

BVF

Bridging F visa

CADST

Cadets

CCMD

Compliance Services, Case Management and Detention portal

CeBIT

Centre for Office and Information Technology

CEI

Chief Executive Instruction

CERS

Certificates of Evidence of Resident Status

CES

Client Enquiry Support

CIL

Citizenship Information Line

CIS

Country Information Service

CJSV

Criminal Justice Stay visa

CLG

Corporate Leadership Group

CMA

Council for Multicultural Australia

CMAL

Central Movement Alert List

CMSC

Change Management Steering Committee

CNTA

China National Tourism Association

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CPAS

Contracts and Procurement Advice Section

CP&CCD

Compliance Policy and Case Coordination Division

CPG

Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines

CSC

Computer Science Corporation Australia Pty Ltd

CSIP

Client Service Improvement Programme

CSSS

Community Settlement Services Scheme

CSU

Cluster Support Unit

CSWE

Certificates in Spoken and Written English

CSWP

Commonwealth/State Working Party on Skilled Migration

CTC

Competitive Tendering and Contracting

DAEC

Departmental Audit and Evaluation Committee

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry

DEAN

Document Examination Alert Notices

DeHAG

Detention Health Advisory Group

DEST

Department of Education, Science and Training

DEWR

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DIAC

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

DIMA

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

DIMIA

Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

DPMC

DIMA Performance Management Committee

DPP

Director of Public Prosecutions

DRC

Detention Review Committee

DRMs

Detention Review Managers

DSC

Detention Services Contract

DSP

Detention Services Provider

DVS

Document Verification Service

EC

European Commission

EC

Executive Commitee

ECP

Enhanced Cooperation Programme

ECS

Enhanced CEKAL System

EDRC

Executive Detention Review Committee

EL

Executive level

ELICOS

English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students

EMC

Executive Management Committee

ENS

Employer Nomination Scheme

EOC

Entry Operation Centre

ESOS Act

Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000

ESP

External services provider

ETA

Electronic Travel Authority

EU

European Union

e-Visa

electronic visa

EVO

Entitlement Verification Online

EXEC

Executive

FaCSIA

Department of Families, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs

FECCA

Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia

FINA

Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur

FISC

Fraud, Integrity and Security Committee

FMA Act

Fisheries Management Act 1991

FOI

Freedom of information

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

FCC

Four Country Conference

GCIM

Global Commission on International Migration

GDEN

Global Document Examination Network

GFU

Global Feedback Unit

GPU

Global Processing Unit

GSE

Global Systems Environment

GSL

GSL (Australia) Pty Ltd

GSM

General Skilled Migration

HR

Human resources

HREOC

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

HSA

Health Services Australia

IAAAS

Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme

IAP

Internal Audit Programme

IBM

International Business Machines Corp.

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICSE

Integrated Client Service Environment

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IDAG

Immigration Detention Advisory Group

IDC

Interdepartmental commitee

IDEAL

Immigration Dilemmas: Ethics, APS values and Leadership

IDPs

internally displaced persons

IDS

Immigration Detention Standards

IECN

International Event Coordinator Network

IELTS

International English Language Testing System

IFF

Illegal Foreign Fishers

IGC

Inter-Governmental Consultations

IGOC Act

Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

IHSS

Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy

IMtel

Immigration Intelligence (IT System)

IOM

International Organization for Migration

ISO

International Standards Organisation

ISR

Identity Services Repository

ISS

Immigration Status Service

IT

Information technology

ITACs

Immigration Transit Accommodation Centres

JCPAA

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

LA

Labour agreement

LEE

Locally engaged employee

LSIA3

Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia

LSIC

Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada

MAL

Movement Alert List

MAPKE

Migration Advice Professional Knowledge Entrance

MAPP1

Mandatory Advance Passenger Processing — Stage 1

MARA

Migration Agents Registration Authority

MATF

Migration Agents Taskforce

MCIMA

Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

MCRG

Muslim Community Reference Group

MIA

Migration Institute of Australia

MJEX

Multi-jurisdictional exercise

MMO

Movement Monitoring Officer

MO

Medical officer

MODL

Migration Occupations in Demand List

MOU

Memorandum of understanding

MPMS

Migration Programme Management System

MRC

Migrant resource centre

MRT-RRT

Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal

MSA

Migrant service agency

MSI

Migration series instruction

NAATI

National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters

NAP

National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security

NCC

National Character Cancellation Centre

NEAS

National English Language Teaching Accreditation Scheme

NGO

Non-government organisation

NIDC

Northern Immigration Detention Centre

NIO

National intelligence officer

NISS

National Identity Security Strategy

NIVA

National Identity Verification and Advice

NSCF

National Staff Consultative Forum

OFW

Office for Women

OHS Act

Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

OHS

Occupational health and safety

OIPC

Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination

OPA

Official Public Account

OPC

Offshore processing centre

PAES

Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements

PALA

Performance and Learning Agreement

PAO

Public affairs officer

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statements

PIC

Public interest criteria

PID

Personal identity digit

PIDC

Pacific Immigration Directors Conference

PMC

People Management Committee

POPC

Perth Offshore Parents Centre

PPV

Permanent Protection visa

PRC

People’s Republic of China

PRLEG

Principal legal officer

PSO

Programme Services Office

PSST

People-Smuggling Strike Team

PTW

Permission to work

PV

Protection visa

RCOA

Refugee Council of Australia

RFT

Request for tender

RHC

Residential housing centre

RHP

Residential Housing Project

RMAS

Regional Movement Alert System

ROS

Resolution of status

ROU

Record of understanding

RPBV

Removal Pending Bridging visa

RRAC

Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council

RRV

Resident Return visa

RSMS

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme

RTO

Registered Training Organisation

SAR

Special Administrative Region

SBS

Special Broadcasting Service

SEARCCT

South East Asian Regional Centre for Counter Terrorism

SES

Senior Executive Service

SES B

Senior executive service, band

SGP

Settlement Grants Programme

SHP

Special Humanitarian Programme

SIR

Skilled — independent regional

SLA

Service level agreement

SNLEG

Senior legal officer

SPAO

Senior public affairs officer

SPP

Special Preparatory Programme

SRF

Settlement Reporting Facility

STOs

State and territory office

TB

Tuberculosis

THV

Temporary Humanitarian visa

TIS

Translating and Interpreting Service

TOEFL

Testing of English as a Foreign Language

TPV

Temporary Protection visa

TRIPS

Travel and Immigration Processing System

TVAG

Tourism and Visa Advisory Group

UHM

Unaccompanied humanitarian minor

UN

United Nations

UNDG

United Nations Development Group

UNDP

United Nations Development Program

UNESCO

United Nations Education, Scientific & Cultural Organisation

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s (originally International Children’s Emergency) Fund

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHLD

United Nations High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

USA

United States of America

VET

Vocational and educational training

VPC

Visitors processing centre

VSC

Values and Standards Committee

WCSU

War Crimes Screening Unit

WHM

Working holiday makers

WTO

World Trade Organisation

WTO GATS

World Trade Organisation General Agreement on Trade in Services