Annual Report 2005-06

Glossary

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ACMA

Australian Communications and Media Authority

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACIF

Australian Communications Industry Forum

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

AGAF(I)

Australian Government Authentication Framework for Individuals

AGD

Attorney-General's Department

AGIMO

Australian Government Information Management Office

ALRC

Australian Law Reform Commission

ANZELA

Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association

APPA

Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities

APS

Australian Public Service

Austlii

Australasian Legal Information Institute

AWG

Authentication Working Group

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

AUSTRAC

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

CA

Certified Agreement

CCMA

Customer Contact Management Association

CDS

Commonwealth Disability Strategy

CRGIS

Commonwealth Reference Group on Identity Security

CCTV

Closed circuit television

Customs

Australian Customs Service

DCITA

Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DHS

Department of Human Services

DIMA

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

DoHA

Department of Health and Ageing

DVA

Department of Veterans' Affairs

DVS

Document Verification Service

EHR

electronic health records

FOI

Freedom of Information

HIC

Health Insurance Commission

HREOC

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

ICA

Insurance Council of Australia

IPPs

Information Privacy Principles

IMAGE

Information Management for Government Employees (IMAGE)

JIG

Joint Initiatives Group

MCCA

Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NHMRC

National Health and Medical Research Council

NPPs

National Privacy Principles

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OH&S

Occupational Health and Safety

OMI

Own Motion Investigation

PAC

Privacy Advisory Committee

PCO

Privacy Contact Officer

PIA

Privacy Impact Assessment

PID

Personal Information Digest

RSS

Really Simple Syndication

RTDs

residential tenancy databases

SCAG

Standing Committee of Attorneys-General

SES

Senior Executive Service

TFN

tax file number

TPID

Temporary Public Interest Determination