Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory

AMSANT

Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025

the Australian CDC bill

Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

the Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions bill

Australian Council of Trade Unions

ACTU

Australian Health Promotion Association

AHPA

Australian Institute of Digital Health

AIDH

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

AIHW

Australian Medical Association

AMA

the Biosecurity Act2015

the Biosecurity Act

the committee

Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

CRPD

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DAFF

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

the department

Director of Human Biosecurity

DHB

Explanatory Memorandum

EM

the Freedom of Information Act 1982

FOI Act

International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination

ICERD

International Covenant on Civic and Political Rights

ICCPR

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

ICESCR

the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister Health and Ageing

the Minister

National Focal Point

NFP

the National Health Security Act 2007

NHS Act

the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Act 2023

NORDR Act

Non-communicable diseases

NCDs

Public Health Association of Australia

PHAA

the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

RACGP

World Health Organisation

WHO