Glossary

Acronym	Explanation
AACAP	Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program
ABGR	Australian Building Greenhouse Rating
ABA	Aboriginals Benefit Account
ACA	Act Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976
ACF	Australian Charities Fund
ADRC	Accreditation Decisions Review Committee
AEDI	Australian Early Development Index
AGDRP	Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
AHURI	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
AIM	Australian Institute of Management
ALRA	Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976
ANAO	Australian National Audit Office
AoS	Assurance of Support
APEC	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APS	Australian Public Service
APY	Anangu Pitjantjatjarra Yunkatjatjarra
AQIS	Australian Quarantine Inspection Service
ARIA	Australian Remote Indigenous Accommodation Program
ATSIC	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
ATSIS	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
Auslan	Australian Sign Language
AWAs	Australian Workplace Agreements
BBF	Building a Better Future
BCP	Baseline community profiles
CAPs	Community Action Plans
CATSI	Act Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
CCB	Child Care Benefit
CCMS	Child Care Management System
CCQA	Child Care Quality Assurance System
CCTR	Child Care Tax Rebate
CDA	Child Disability Allowance
CDP	Continuous Development Plan
CDPP	Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
CfC	Communities for Children
CHINS	Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey
CHIP	Community Housing and Infrastructure Program
COAG	Council of Australian Governments
CPG	Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines
CPI	Consumer Price Index
CRS	Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service
CSA	Child Support Agency
CSED	Child Support Evaluation Dataset
CSHA	Commonwealth State Housing Agreement
CSTDA	Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement
DAC	Disability Access Coordinator
DEWR	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
DEST	Department of Education, Science and Training
DHS	Department of Human Services
DoHA	Department of Health and Ageing
DSP	Disability Support Pension
DVA	Department of Veterans’ Affairs
EDRMA	Electronic Document and Records Management Solution
E-text	Electronic text
FaCS	Department of Family and Community Services
FaCSIA	Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
FAO	Family Assistance Office
FCNI	Family and Community Network Initiative
FDC	Family Day Care
FDCQA	Family Day Care Quality Assurance
FHBH	Fixing Houses for Better Health
FIM	Family Income Management
FIS	Centrelink’s Financial Information Service
FLOs	Family Liaison Officers
FMA	Act Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
FOFMS	FaCSIA Online Funding Management System
FOI	Freedom of Information
FRSP	Family Relationship Services Program
FTB	Family Tax Benefit
FVPP	Family Violence Partnership Program
FVRAP	Family Violence Regional Activities Program
GBM	Government Business Manager
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
HILDA	Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia
HOIL	Home Ownership on Indigenous Land
HOME	Household Organisation Management Expenses Advice Program
IAP	Implementation Assistance Program
ICC	Indigenous Coordination Centre
ICHO	Indigenous Community Housing Organisation
ICP	Indigenous Children Program
ICSP	Indigenous Child Care Services Plan
ICT	Information and Communications Technology
IDC	Industry Development Centre
IDPWD	International Day of People with Disability
IGR	Intergenerational Report
IIS	Intelligent Information System
IPSU	Indigenous Professional Support Unit
ISP	Intensive Support Playgroups
ISP	Income Stream Providers
ItG	Invest to Grow
JET	Jobs, Education and Training
JETCCFA	Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance
LA	Local Answers
LDC	Long Day Care
LDS	Longitudinal Data Set
LSAC	Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
LSIC	Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
MIA	Maternity Immunisation Allowance
NABS	National Auslan Booking Service
NAIDOC	National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee
NAYSS	Newly Arrived Youth Support Service
NCAC	National Childcare Accreditation Council
NDAP	National Disability Advocacy Program
NECC	National Emergency Call Centre
NICRI	National Information Centre on Retirement Investments
NIYLD	National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group
NMA	National Museum of Australia
NTIYS	Northern Territory Integrated Youth Services
NTRBs	Native Title Representative Bodies
OAC	Office of the Access Card
ORAC	Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations
ORATSIC	Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations
OSHC	Outside School Hours Care
PBC	Prescribed Bodies Corporate
PBS	Portfolio Budget Statements
QIAS	Quality Improvement and Accreditation System
RA	Reconciliation Australia
RATSIC	Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations
REC	Research and Evaluation Committee
RPA	Regional Partnership Agreements
SAAP	Supported Accommodation Assistance Program
SDT	Special Disability Trust
SES	State Emergency Service
SES	Senior Executive Service
SFCS	Stronger Families and Communities Strategy
SHSP	Social Housing Subsidy Program
SIB	Single Indigenous Budget
SME	Small and Medium Enterprises
SNAICC	Secretariat of the National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
SPREP	Social Policy Research and Evaluation Panel
SPRS	Social Policy Research Services
SRA	Shared Responsibility Agreement
SRA IAP	Shared Responsibility Agreements Implementation Assistance Program
SSAT	Social Security Appeals Tribunal
TILA	Transition to Independent Living Allowance
UN	United Nations
VSEG	Volunteer Small Equipment Grant
VMP	Volunteer Management Program
WALK	Women’s Active Living Kit
Youthlinx	Integration of former Youth Activities Services and Family Liaison Worker (YAS/FLW) Program
YPDRAC	Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care

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