Abbreviations

AANZFTAAustralia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
ACCIAustralian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ACTUAustralian Council of Trade Unions
ADICAustralian Dairy Industry Council
AEGICAustralian Export Grains Innovation Centre
AFTINETAustralian Fair Trade and Investment Network
AHK-BITAustralia-Hong Kong bilateral investment treaty
A-HKFTAFree Trade Agreement between Australia and Hong Kong, China
AIBCAustralian Indonesia Business Council
Ai GroupAustralian Industry Group
AIYAAustralia – Indonesia Youth Association
ARIAAnalysis of Regulatory Impact on Australia
ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations
BITBilateral Investment Treaty
CBH GroupCo-operative Bulk Handling Limited
CCIWA
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia
ChAFTA
China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CPTPP
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
CRCCold Rolled Coil
CSPComprehensive Strategic Partnership
DFATDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ECAExport Council of Australia
ETUElectrical Trades Union
FIRB
Foreign Investment Review Board
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GIWA
Grain Industry Association of Western Australia
GPA
Agreement on Government Procurement
IA-BIT
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the promotion and Protection of Investments
IA-CEPA
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Indonesia
IMF
International Monetary Fund
Investment
Investment Agreement between the Government of Australia and
Agreement
the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
ISDS
Investor-State Dispute Settlement
JSCOTJoint Standing Committee on Treaties
KAFTAKorea-Australia Free Trade Agreement
MCAMineral Council of Australia
METSMining Equipment and Technology Services
MSTMinimum Standard of Treatment
MFNMost-Favoured-Nation
MOUMemorandum of Understanding
NGONon-Governmental Organisation
NFFNational Farmers’ Federation
NIANational Interest Analysis
NTEUNational Tertiary Education Union
NTMNon-Tariff Measure
RCEPRegional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
SMEsSmall and Medium Enterprises
SPSSanitary and Phytosanitary
TBTTechnical Barriers to Trade
TVETTechnical and Vocational Education and Training
UKUnited Kingdom
VETVocational Education and Training
VTC
Vocational Training Council
WTOWorld Trade Organisation

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