ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

ACCG

Australian Children's Commissioners and Guardians

ACCM

Australian Council on Children and the Media

ACWA

Association of Children's Welfare Agencies

AHRC

Australian Human Rights Commission

AHRC Act

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

ALSWA

Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia

AMA

Australian Medical Association

ATSILS

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service

ARACY

Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth

AYAC

Australian Youth Affairs Coalition

Bill

Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young
People Bill 2010

CAAH

Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health

CAFWAA

Child and Welfare Agencies Association

CAPRA

Child Abuse Prevention Research Centre

ChilOut

ChilOut – Children Out of Immigration Detention

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

Commonwealth Commissioner

Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People

CRC

Convention on the Rights of the Child

CRPD

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

CSSA

Catholic Social Services Australia

DIAC

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

ECA

Early Childhood Australia

EM

Explanatory Memorandum

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

HRLRC

Human Rights Law Resource Centre

IGOC Act

Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

Law Council

Law Council of Australia

LIV

Law Institute of Victoria

MYAN

Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network

NACLC

National Association of Community Legal Centres

NAPCAN

National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

National Framework

National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020

NCYLC

National Children's and Youth Law Centre

NDS

National Disability Services

NGO

Non-government organisation

NIFTeY

National Investment for the Early Years

NSW

New South Wales

PIAC

Public Interest Advocacy Centre

SNAICC

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

UK

United Kingdom

UN

United Nations

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

WEAVE

Women Everywhere Advocating Violence Eradication

YAC

Youth Advocacy Centre

YACVic

Youth Affairs Council of Victoria

YMCA

Young Men's Christian Association

2003 Bill

A Better Future for Our Kids Bill 2003

2008 Bill

National Commissioner for Children Bill 2008

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