List of Abbreviations

List of Abbreviations

ABBREVIATION  MEANING 
AAT  Administrative Appeals Tribunal 
AEC  Australian Electoral Commission 
AFP  Australian Federal Police 
ASAS  Asylum Seekers Assistance Scheme  
ASP  Asylum Seekers Project 
CAAIP  Committee to Advise on Australia's Immigration Policies  
CAT  Convention Against Torture 
CCJDP  Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace 
CLA  Christopher Levingston & Associates 
CROC  Convention on the Rights of the Child 
DIMA  Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (now DIMIA) 
DIMIA  Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 
DLO  Departmental liaison officer 
EXCOM  Executive Committee (of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) 
HREOC  Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 
IAAAS  Immigration Application Advice and Assistance Scheme 
IARC  Immigration Advice and Rights Centre 
ICCPR  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
IRT  Immigration Review Tribunal  
LAC  Legal Aid Commission 
MARA  Migration Agents Registration Authority 
MIA  Migration Institute of Australia 
MIRO  Migration Internal Review Office  
MIU  Ministerial Intervention Unit 
MRT  Migration Review Tribunal 
MSI  Migration Series Instruction 
NGO  Non-government organisation 
PCMS  Parliamentary Correspondence Management System 
Refugee Convention  Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 
RRT  Refugee Review Tribunal 
SBICLS  South Brisbane Immigration and Community Legal Service 
UNCAT  United Nations Committee Against Torture 
UNHCR  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees