| AAUS |
Australian Association for Unmanned Systems |
| Act |
Civil Aviation Act 1988 |
| ADS-B |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast |
| AGL |
Above Ground Level |
| AIN |
Aviation Infringement Notice |
| ASAP |
Aviation Safety Advisory Panel |
| ASTRA |
Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group |
| ATCO |
Air Traffic Control Operators |
| ATM |
Air traffic management |
| ATSB |
Australian Transport and Safety Bureau |
| AusALPA |
Australian Airline Pilots' Association |
| BVLOS |
Beyond visual line of sight |
| CAR |
Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 |
| CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| CASR |
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CIRRIS |
Corporate Integrated Reporting and Risk Information System |
| CMATS |
Civil Military Air Traffic Management System |
| Committee |
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee |
| DAA |
Detect and Avoid |
| Defence |
Department of Defence |
| DHA |
Department of Home Affairs (formerly the Department of Immigration and Border Protection) |
| DIRDC |
The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities (formerly the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development) |
| EASA |
European Aviation Safety Agency |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration (United States) |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| HLS |
Helicopter landing site |
| IAA |
Irish Aviation Authority |
| IALPG |
International Aerospace Law and Policy Group |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
| JARUS |
Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems |
| MAAA |
Model Aeronautical Association of Australia |
| NFRM |
Notice of Final Rule Making |
| NPRM |
Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
| PANS |
Procedures for Air Navigation Services |
| RA |
Restricted Area |
| RAAO |
Recreational Aviation Administration Organisation |
| RA-Aus |
Recreational Aviation Australia |
| ReOC |
Remote pilot operator's certificate |
| RePL |
Remote pilot licence |
| Rex |
Regional Express Airlines |
| RMIT |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
| RPA |
Remotely piloted aircraft |
| RPAS |
Remotely piloted aircraft systems |
| RPT |
Regular public transport |
| RTF |
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Registration Task Force Aviation Rulemaking Committee (US) |
| SARPs |
Standards and Recommended Practices |
| SIM card |
Subscriber identification module (used in mobile phones) |
| SOC |
Standard Operating Conditions |
| TCAS |
Traffic Collision Avoidance System |
| UAS |
Unmanned aerial systems |
| UASSC |
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standards Sub-committee |
| UAV |
Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| US |
United States of America |
| UTM |
Unmanned traffic management |
| VIPA |
Virgin Independent Pilots Association |