Portfolio Budget Statements 2008-09 

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Abbreviations 

AAO
Administrative Arrangement Orders

AAS
Australian Accounting Standards

AASB
Australian Accounting Standards Board

ABA
Aboriginals Benefit Account

AEIFRS
Australian Equivalent of International Financial Reporting Standards

AGD
Attorney-General’s Department

AGDRP
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

AGIE
Australian Government Indigenous Expenditure

AHL
Aboriginal Hostels Limited

ALRA
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

ARIA
Australian Remote Indigenous Accommodation

ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorders

ATSI Act 2005
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

CAC
Act 1997 Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

CALD
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

CATSI Act
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

CDC
Commercial Development Corporation

CDEP
Community Development Employment Projects

CFC
Commonwealth Financial Counselling

CHG
Community Hostels Grant

CHIP
Community Housing and Infrastructure Program

COAG
Council of Australian Governments

CRF
Consolidated Revenue Fund

CSA
Child Support Agency

CSHA
Commonwealth State Housing Agreement

CSHC
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

CSTDA
Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement

DAP
Disability Assistance Package

DEEWR

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

DSP
Disability Support Pension

EOCFW
Employer of Choice For Women

EOWA
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency

FaHCSIA
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

FMA
Act 1997 Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

FRSP
Family Relationship Services Program

FTB
Family Tax Benefit

FVRAP
Family Violence Regional Activities Program

GFS
Government Financial Statements

GSR
Great Southern Rail

HEMTP
Heavy Equipment Management Training Program

HOME
Household Organisational Management Expenses advice program

IBA
Indigenous Business Australia

ICSI
Indigenous Communities Strategic Investment

ILC
Indigenous Land Corporation

IYMP
Indigenous Youth Mobility Program

LGA
Local Government Authorities

MIA
Maternity Immunisation Allowance

NAHA
National Affordable Housing Agreement

NAIDOC
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee

NDAP
National Disability Advocacy Program

NGOs
Non-Government Organisations

NIDS
National Illicit Drugs Strategy

NTER
Northern Territory Emergency Response

NTRB
Native Title Representative Body

OfW
Office for Women

PBC
Prescribed Bodies Corporate

PB Statements
Portfolio Budget Statements

RA
Rent Assistance

RPAP
Reconnecting People Assistance Package

OSW
Office of the Status of Women

SAAP
Supported Accommodation Assistance Program

SHSP
Social Housing Subsidy Program

SIHIP
Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program

SPP
Special Purpose Payment

SSAT
Social Security Appeals Tribunal

TSRA
Torres Strait Regional Authority


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