Abbreviations and acronyms

Abbreviations and acronyms

ABA

Australian Banking Association

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

AFCA

Australian Financial Complaints Authority

AFIA

Australian Finance Industry Association

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

AI

Artificial Intelligence

ANROWS

Australian National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety

APP

Australian Privacy Principles

APRA

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

ARAS

Aged Rights Advocacy Service

ARCA

Australian Retail Credit Association

ASFA

Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

ASIC Act

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

ATO

Australian Tax Office

AVO

Apprehended Violence Order

Banking Code

Banking Code of Practice

BCCC

Banking Code Compliance Committee

BNPL

Buy now pay later

BNPL Bill

Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024

BNPL Code

Buy Now Pay Later Code of Practice

CAANZ

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

CALD

Culturally and linguistically diverse

CALI

Council of Australian Life Insurers

CBA

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

COBA

Customer Owned Banking Association

COBCOP

Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice

Commission

Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission

Corporations Act

Corporations Act 2001

CWES

Centre for Women’s Economic Safety

DDO

Design and Distribution Obligations

DPN

Director penalty notice

DSS

Department of Social Services

EARG

Economic Abuse Reference Group

EPOA

Enduring power of attorney

ERS

Early release of super

Family Law Act

Family Law Act 1975

FCA

Financial Conduct Authority

FSU

Finance Sector Union

FTB A

Family Tax Benefit A

IC Act

Insurance Contracts Act 1984

IGTO

Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman

Insurance Code

General Insurance Code of Practice

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

Life Code

Life Insurance Code of Practice

National Plan

National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2030

NCC

National Credit Code

NCCP Act

National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

NSW

New South Wales

Privacy Act

Privacy Act 1998

PSS

Personal Safety Survey

RLC

Redfern Legal Centre

RLO

Responsible Lending Obligations

SCAG

Standing Council of Attorney-Generals

SIS Act

Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

SIS Regulations

Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994

SMFA

Single Mother Families Australia

SMSF

Self-Managed Superannuation Funds

St Vincent de Paul Society

St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia

UK

United Kingdom