| 4CC |
Four Country Conference |
| AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
| ACSE |
Award for Client Service Excellence |
| ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
| AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
| ADS |
Approved Destination Status |
| AHRC |
Australian Human Rights Commission |
| ALO |
Airline Liaison Officer |
| AMEP |
Adult Migrant English Program |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APMIRP |
Australian Population, Multicultural and Immigration Research Program |
| APP |
Advance Passenger Processing |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| ASA |
Asylum Seeker Assistance |
| ASCO |
Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ASIC |
Australian Securities and Investment Commission |
| ASIO |
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
| AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
| AUSCO |
Australian Cultural Orientation |
| AWA |
Australian Workplace Agreement |
| AWOTE |
Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings |
| BVE |
Bridging visa E |
| BIO |
Border Intelligence Officer |
| CA |
Collective Agreement |
| CCS |
Complex Case Support |
| CMAL |
Central Movement Alert List |
| COG |
College of Immigration Oversight Group |
| CPG |
CPG Commonwealth Procurement Guideline |
| CSGP |
Citizenship Support Grants Program |
| CSL |
Critical Skills List |
| CSRS |
Community Status Resolution Service |
| CSWE |
Certificates in Spoken and Written English |
| DAC |
Departmental Audit Committee |
| DAP |
Diverse Australia Program |
| DeHAG |
Detention Health Advisory Group |
| DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DIAC |
Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DLO |
Department Liaison Officer |
| DVS |
Document Verification Service |
| EC |
European Commission |
| EU |
European Union |
| ELICOS |
English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students |
| ELT |
English Language Tuition |
| EMMP2 |
Enhanced Migration Management Phase II Project |
| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| ETA |
Electronic Travel Authority |
| ETAS |
Electronic Travel Authority System |
| FECCA |
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| G4S |
Detention Services Provider |
| GDEN |
Global Document Examination Network |
| GFMD |
Global Forum on Migration and Development |
| GSM |
General Skilled Migration |
| GVP |
Generic Visa Portal |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| 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 |
| IHMS |
International Health and Medical Services |
| IHSS |
Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy |
| IMA |
Irregular Maritime Arrivals |
| IMtel |
Immigration Intelligence Repository |
| IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
| IRC |
Identity Resolution Centre |
| ISR |
Identity Services Repository |
| IWWN |
Illegal Worker Warning Notice |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| LEE |
Locally engaged employee |
| MAL |
Movement Alert List |
| MARA |
Migration Agents Registration Authority |
| MCV |
Maritime Crew visa |
| MIA |
Migration Institute of Australia |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| MRT |
Migration Review Tribunal |
| MSL |
Minimum salary level |
| MYSA |
Multicultural Youth South Australia |
| NAATI |
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters |
| NADC |
National Australia Day Council |
| NAIDOC |
National Aborigines and Islander Day Observance Committee |
| NAP |
National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security |
| NEAS |
National ELT Accreditation Scheme |
| NGO |
Non-government organisations |
| NILS |
No-Interest Loan Scheme |
| NIVA |
National Identity Verification and Advice |
| NSCF |
National Staff Consultative Forum |
| NSW |
New South Wales |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| PAS |
Preferred Aussie Specialist |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statement |
| PDMS |
Pre-departure medical screening |
| PIDC |
Pacific Immigration Directors’ Conference |
| PLFM |
Performance Linked Fee Matrix |
| PMC |
People Management Committee |
| PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
| PSM |
Public Service Medal |
| PSWPS |
Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme |
| PV |
Protection visa |
| PRC |
People’s Republic of China |
| PWR |
Parliament of the World’s Religions |
| RCOA |
Refugee Council of Australia |
| RMAS |
Regional Movement Alert System |
| RoS |
Resolution of Status |
| RPBV |
Removal Pending Bridging visa |
| RRAC |
Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council |
| RRT |
Refugee Review Tribunal |
| RSA |
Refugee Status Assessment |
| SCoA |
Settlement Council of Australia |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SfP |
Systems for People |
| SGP |
Settlement Grants Program |
| SHP |
Special Humanitarian Program |
| SIA |
Social Inclusion Agenda |
| SIEV |
Suspected Irregular Entry Vessel |
| SRO |
Senior Review Officer |
| SRS |
Security Referral Service |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| TCAP |
Temporary Community Access Permission |
| 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 |
| UN |
United Nations |
| 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 |
| VOIP |
Voice Over Internet Protocol |
| WHM |
Working Holiday Maker |
