Abbreviations

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Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Definition

CAT

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

CERD

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination

CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

CRC

Convention on the Rights of the Child

CRPD

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

DIAC

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

FRLI

Federal Register of Legislative Instruments

IHAG

Immigration Health Advisory Group

IHMS

International Health and Medical Services

ICCPR

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ICESCR

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

LCA Committee

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

PNG

Papua New Guinea

PJCHR

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

Public Works Committee

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

Refugee Convention

The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, as amended by the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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