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Acronyms and abbreviations

AA	Airservices Australia
AAO	Administrative Arrangement Orders
ABC	Australian Bicycle Council
ABCs	Airport Building Controllers
ACT	Australian Capital Territory
ADF	Australian Defence Force
ADRs	Australian Design Rules
AEOs	Airport Environment Officers
AFTA	ASEAN [Association of South East Asian Nations] free trade area
AGCC	Australian GNSS Coordination Committee
AIDA	AustraliaIndonesia Development Area
ALGA	Australian Local Government Association
ALTD Act	Australian Land Transport Development Act 1998
AM	Member of the Order of Australia
AMSA	Australian Maritime Safety Authority
AN	Australian National Railways Commission
ANAO	Australian National Audit Office
AO	Officer of the Order of Australia
APEC	AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation
APS	Australian Public Service
ARFF	Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting [unit]
AROU	Australian Rail Operations Unit
ARTC	Australian Rail Track Corporation
AS	Assistant Secretary
ASL	average staffing level
ATC	Australian Transport Council
ATSB	Australian Transport Safety Bureau
ATSI	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
AVGAS	aviation gasoline
AWAs	Australian Workplace Agreements
AWDC	AlburyWodonga Development Corporation
AWDCMC	AlburyWodonga Development Corporation Ministerial Council
AWG	Aviation Working Group
BASI	Bureau of Air Safety Investigation
BTE	Bureau of Transport Economics
CA	Certified Agreement
CAC Act	Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
CAIR	Confidential Aviation Incident Reporting System
CASA	Civil Aviation Safety Authority
CER	[Australia New Zealand] Closer Economic Relations [Trade Agreement]
COAG	Council of Australian Governments
COPs	conformity of production assessments
CNS/ATM	Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management
CSA	Casino Surveillance Authority
DAF	Development Assessment Forum
DOFA	Department of Finance and Administration
DOTARS	Department of Transport and Regional Services
EEO	equal employment opportunity
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EL	Executive Level
ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
ESD	ecologically sustainable development
FAL	national facilitation
FAS	First Assistant Secretary
FIRS	Federal Interstate Registration Scheme
FOI	freedom of information
GATS	General Agreement on Trade in Services
GBE	Government Business Enterprise
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GNSS	Global Navigation Satellite System
GST	Goods and Services Tax
IASC	International Air Services Commission
IBTOS	Infrastructure Borrowings Tax Offset Scheme
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organisation
IDC	Inter-Departmental Committee
IiP	Investors in People
ILN	Integrated Logistics Network
IMO	International Maritime Organisation
IT&T	information technology and telecommunications
ITS	Intelligent Transport System
KAVHA	Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area [Norfolk Island]
LGDP	Local Government Development Program
LGIP	Local Government Incentives Programme
LTOP	Long Term Operating Plan
Mercosur	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
MICE	Meeting Incentive Convention and Event
MIFCo	Maritime Industry Finance Company Limited
MIIU	Marine Incident Investigation Unit
MoU	Memoranda of Understanding
MP	Member of Parliament
MPG	Marine and Ports Group
MTC	Maritime Transport Committee
NAILG	National Awards for Innovation in Local Government
NBS	National Bicycle Strategy
NCA	National Capital Authority
NESB	non-English-speaking background
NR	National Rail
NRSS	National Road Safety Strategy
NRM	natural resources management
NRTC	National Road Transport Commission
NSW	New South Wales
NT	Northern Territory
NTC	National Transport Council
NZ	New Zealand
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OH&S	occupational health and safety
ORR	Office of Regulation Review
PNG	Papua New Guinea
PRC	Peoples Republic of China
PWD	people with a disability
Qld	Queensland
RASS	Remote Air Service Subsidy
RCP	Rural Communities Program
RDCG	Rural Development Centre Grant
RFMP	Regional Flood Mitigation Programme
RIS	Regional Impact Statement
RIS	Regulatory Impact Statements
RP	Rural Plan
RSDLG	Regional Services, Development and Local Government
RTA	Roads and Traffic Authority [NSW]
RTC	Rural Transaction Centres
RtP	Results through People
SA	South Australia
SANAP	Sydney Airport Noise Amelioration Program
SCOT	Standing Committee on Transport
SEQ2001RCC	South East Queensland Regional Coordination Committee
SES	Senior Executive Service
SVP	Single Voyage Permit
TACT	Technical and Administrative Cooperation in Transport
Tas.	Tasmania
TFIs	test facility inspections
TLWG	Transport and Logistics Working Group
TPT-WG	Transportation Working Group [APEC]
TRS	Territories and Regional Support
TTICG	Transport Trade Industry Consultative Group
TTMRA	Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement
UAE	United Arab Emirates
UK	United Kingdom
URA	Understanding Rural Australia
URAAC	Understanding Rural Australia Advisory Committee
USA	United States of America
VHST	Very High Speed Train
Vic.	Victoria
WA	Western Australia
WTO	World Trade Organisation
XMT	Cross-modal and Maritime Transport
Y2K	Year 2000