Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2011-2012

Acronyms and abbreviations



AAC

Art advisory committee

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AFP–UP

Australian Federal Police–Uniform Protection

AIC

Australian institute of criminology

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APH

Australian Parliament House

APLA

Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Australia

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

BCI

Building condition index

CCTV

Closed circuit television

CEI

Chief Executive’s Instruction

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CPG

Commonwealth procurement guidelines

CPI

Consumer price index

CSS

Commonwealth superannuation scheme

DCB

Departmental capital budget

DII

Design integrity index

DPS

Department of Parliamentary Services

EAP

Employee assistance program

EDRMS

Electronic document and records management system

EEGO

Energy efficiency in government operations

EMMS

Electronic media monitoring service

EOIT

Electorate office IT

ESCI

Engineering systems condition index

ESD

Ecologically sustainable development

ETD

Explosive trace detection

EWIS

Emergency warning and intercommunication system

FBT

Fringe benefits tax

FMA

Financial Management and Accountability (Act)

FOI

Freedom of information

FTE

Full time equivalent

GBPs

General briefs and publications

GFRR

Ground floor reading room

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

HAB

Heritage advisory board

HCO

Harrassment contact officer

HMC

Historic memorials collection

HPS

Hansard production system

HRC

Health & recreation centre

HSR

Health and safety representative

IAB

Information Access Branch

ICT

Information and communications technology

IHG

InterContinental Hotels Group

IT

Information technology

JHC

Joint house committee

LAST

Library authoring system and thesaurus

LCI

Landscape condition index

LED

Light emitting diode

NEPM

National environment protection measures

NPC

National packaging covenant

NPI

National pollution inventory

NRS

Network reputation services

ParlInfo Search

Parliamentary information system

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statement

PCN

Parliamentary computing network

PEL

Parliamentary executive level

PHAC

Parliament House art collection

POITAG

Presiding Officers’ Information Technology Advisory Group

PSL

Parliamentary service level

PSS

Parliamentary security service

RB

Research Branch

RCD

Residual current device

SAN

Storage area network

SARMS

Service and request management system

SES

Senior Executive Service

SFC

Strategy and finance committee

SMB

Security management board

SMCG

Senior management coordination group

TR

Total remuneration

WHS

Work health and safety

WoG

Whole-of-Government