| 4CC |
Four Countries Conference |
| AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| ACSE |
Award for Client Service Excellence |
| ADS |
Approved Destination Status |
| ALO |
Airline Liaison Officer |
| AMEP |
Adult Migrant English Program |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APIMRP |
Australian Population, Immigration and Multicultural Research Program |
| APP |
Advance Passenger Processing |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| ARMS |
AMEP Reporting and Management System |
| ASA |
Asylum Seeker Assistance |
| ASCO |
Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
| AUSCO |
Australian Cultural Orientation |
| BVE |
Bridging E visa |
| BSI |
Border Security Initiative |
| CCS |
Complex Case Support |
| CLG |
Corporate Leadership Group |
| CMAL |
Central Movement Alert List |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CPAS |
Contracts and Procurement Advice Section |
| CPG |
Commonwealth Procurement Guideline |
| CSGP |
Citizenship Support Grants Program |
| CSSS |
Community Settlement Services Scheme |
| CSWE |
Certificates in Spoken and Written English |
| DAC |
Departmental Audit Committee |
| DEEWR |
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DeHAG |
Detention Health Advisory Group |
| DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DIAC |
Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DoHA |
Department of Health and Ageing |
| DRC |
Detention Review Committee |
| DVS |
Document Verification Service |
| EC |
European Commission |
| EU |
European Union |
| EDRC |
Executive Detention Review Committee |
| ELICOS |
English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students |
| ELT |
English Language Tuition |
| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| ENS |
Employer Nomination Scheme |
| ETA |
Electronic Travel Authority |
| ETAS |
Electronic Travel Authority System |
| FECCA |
Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| GDEN |
Global Document Examination Network |
| GFU |
Global Feedback Unit |
| GSM |
General Skilled Migration |
| HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| HSMA |
Health and Safety Management Arrangement |
| IAAAS |
Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme |
| ICS |
Immigration and Citizenship Service |
| ICT |
Information and communication technology |
| ICSE |
Integrated Client Services Environment |
| IDAG |
Immigration Detention Advisory Group |
| IDC |
Immigration Detention Centre |
| IDEAL |
Immigration Dilemmas: Ethics, APS Values and Leadership |
| IECN |
International Events Coordinator Network |
| IGC |
Inter-governmental consultations |
| IHSS |
Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy |
| IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
| IRC |
Identity Resolution Centre |
| ISR |
Identity Services Repository |
| JSCM |
Joint Standing Committee on Migration |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| LA |
Labour Agreement |
| LEE |
Locally engaged employee |
| MAL |
Movement Alert List |
| MARA |
Migration Agents Registration Authority |
| MCIMA |
Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| MCV |
Maritime Crew visa |
| MIA |
Migration Institute of Australia Limited |
| MODL |
Migration Occupations in Demand List |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRC |
Migrant Resource Centres |
| MRT |
Migration Review Tribunal |
| MSA |
Migrant Service Agencies |
| MSL |
Minimum salary level |
| NAATI |
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters |
| NAP |
National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security |
| NEAS |
National ELT Accreditation Scheme |
| NGO |
Non-government organisations |
| NIVA |
National Identity Verification and Advice |
| NSCF |
National Staff Consultative Forum |
| NSW |
New South Wales |
| OIPC |
Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination |
| OPC |
Offshore Processing Centre |
| OPC |
Office of the Privacy Commissioner |
| PAES |
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements |
| PAS |
Preferred Aussie Specialist |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statement |
| PDMS |
Pre-departure medical screening |
| PMC |
People Management Committee |
| PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
| POPC |
Perth Offshore Processing Centre |
| PRC |
People's Republic of China |
| PWR |
Parliament of the World's Religions |
| PY |
Professional Year |
| RCOA |
Refugee Council of Australia |
| RFT |
Request for tender |
| RMAS |
Regional Movement Alert System |
| RPBV |
Removal Pending Bridging visa |
| RRAC |
Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council |
| RSMS |
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme |
| RRT |
Refugee Review Tribunal |
| SBS |
Special Broadcasting Service |
| SDB |
Settlement Database |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SfP |
Systems for People |
| SGP |
Settlement Grants Program |
| SHP |
Special Humanitarian Program |
| SRS |
Security Referral Service |
| TAFE |
Technical and Further Education |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| THV |
Temporary Humanitarian visa |
| TIS |
Translating and Interpreting Service |
| TPV |
Temporary Protection visa |
| TRIPS |
Travel and Immigration Processing System |
| UHM |
Unaccompanied Humanitarian Minor |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
| USA |
United States of America |
| VCS |
Values and Conduct Section |
| VEVO |
Visa Entitlement Verification Online |
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