Acronyms and abbreviations
ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACT – Australian Capital Territory
AFP – Australian Federal Police
AGIMO – Australian Government Information Management Office
AGLIN – Australian Government Libraries Information Network
AM – Member of the Order of Australia
ANAO – Australian National Audit Office
AO – Officer of the Order of Australia
APH – Australian Parliament House
APLA – Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Australasia
APLAP – Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific
APS – Australian Public Service
APSC – Australian Public Service Commission
ASD – Australian Signals Directorate
BCAR – Building Condition Assessment Report
BCI – Building Condition Index
CCTV – Closed Circuit Television
CEO – Chief Executive Officer
CIO – Chief Information Officer
CIT – Canberra Institute of Technology
COO – Chief Operating Officer
CPRs – Commonwealth Procurement Rules
CRMP – Commonwealth Risk Management Policy
DPS – Department of Parliamentary Services
EEGO – Energy Efficiency in Government Operations
EMMS – Electronic Media Monitoring Service
EPBC Act – Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
ESCI – Engineering Systems Condition Index
ESD – Ecologically Sustainable Development
ESS – Employee Self Service
FOI Act – Freedom of Information Act 1982
FTE – Full Time Equivalent
GST – Goods and Services Tax
HCOs – Harassment Contact Officers
HILDA – the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Australia
HR – Human Resources
HRC – Health and Recreation Centre
HSRs – Health and Safety Representatives
ICT – Information and Communication Technology
IDF – Intermediate Distribution Frame
IFLA – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IHG – InterContinental Hotels Group
JSCPL – Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library
KPIs – Key Performance Indicators
KPMG – Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
LCI – Landscape Condition Index
MBE – Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
MP – Member of Parliament
MSS – Manager Self Service
NLA – National Library of Australia
NPI – National Pollutant Inventory
NPP – New Policy Proposal
ORC – Opinion Research Corporation
P2P – Procure to Pay
ParlAV – Parliamentary Audio Visual Services
PBO – Parliamentary Budget Office
PCN – Parliamentary Computing Network
PDF – Portable Document Format
PEL – Parliamentary Executive Levels
PGPA Act – Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
PICTAB – Parliamentary ICT Advisory Board
PID Act – Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013
PSL – Parliamentary Service Levels
PSM – Public Service Medal
PSS – Parliamentary Security Service
PWPP – Pacific Women’s Partnership Program
Q&A – Question and Answer
RAP – Reconciliation Action Plan
RMS – Rehabilitation Management System
SAMP – Strategic Asset Management Plan
SES – Senior Executive Service
SMB – Security Management Board
SMEs – Small and Medium Enterprises
TV – Television
US – United States
UV – Ultra Violet
VD – Volunteer Officers’ Decoration
VSO – Visitor Services Officer
WANTS – Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy
WCAG2.0 – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
WHS – Work, Health and Safety
WHS Act – Work Health and Safety Act 2011
WHSMS – Work Health & Safety Management System