Abbreviations

AAT	Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ACIC	Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
ALRC	Australian Law Reform Commission
AWAVA	Australian Women Against Violence Alliance
BCO	The Border Crossing Observatory, Monash Gender and Family Violence Focus Program, and InTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence
CALD	Culturally and linguistically diverse
CATWA	Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia
CEDAW	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
DIAC	Department of Immigration and Citizenship
DIBP	Department of Immigration and Border Protection
EM	Explanatory Memorandum
FCA	Federal Court of Australia
FECCA	Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia
IARC	Immigration Advice and Rights Centre
ICCPR	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
LCA	Law Council of Australia
MCSW	McAuley Community Services for Women
MIA	Migration Institute of Australia
MLP	Australian National University College of Law Migration Law Program
OAIC	Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
PIA	Privacy Impact Assessment
SCA	Settlement Council of Australia
VRC	Victorian Royal Commission