ACCI

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

ACLG

Australian Council of Local Government

ALGA

Australian Local Government Association

CAF

Council for the Australian Federation

CGC

Commonwealth Grants Commission

CICS

Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat

CLA

Civil Liberties Australia

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

The Constitution

The Australian Constitution; Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900

Engineers' case

Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 129

FAGs

Financial Assistance Grants

The Inter-governmental Agreement

Inter-Governmental Agreement Establishing Agreement Establishing Principles Guiding Inter-Governmental Relations on Local Government Matters

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GST

Good and Services Tax

HFE

Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation

IGA

Intergovernmental Agreement (on Federal Financial Relations)

IP

Implementation Plans

MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

NPs

National Partnerships

NPPs

National Partnerships Payments

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The Pape case

Pape v Commissioner of Taxation (2009) 238 CLR 1

RDA

Regional Development Australia

RMP

Regional Management Plan

ROCs

Regional Organisations of Councils

SCAG

Standing Committee of Attorneys-General

SPPs

Specific Purpose Payments

VFI

Vertical Fiscal Imbalance

Work Choices case

New South Wales v Commonwealth (Work Choices Case) (2006) 229 CLR 1.