| AASB |
Australasian Accounting Standards Board |
| ABA |
Australian Breastfeeding Association |
| AIPA |
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Union |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APPF |
Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum |
| ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ASL |
average staffing level |
| AWA |
Australian Workplace Agreement |
| CPA |
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association |
| CSS |
Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme |
| DPS |
Department of Parliamentary Services |
| EPBC Act |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
| FMA Act |
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMO |
Finance Minister’s Orders |
| FMIS |
Financial Management Information System |
| IPU |
Inter-parliamentary Union |
| JSCOT |
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
| OH&S |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OH&S Act |
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 |
| OPA |
Official Public Account |
| PEO |
Parliamentary Education Office |
| PS |
Parliamentary Service |
| PSS |
Public Sector Superannuation Scheme |
| PSSap |
PSS accumulation plan |
| PPS |
Parliamentary Papers Series |
| PRO |
Parliamentary Relations Office |
| RSS |
Really Simple Syndication |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SMCG |
Senior Management Coordination Group |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |