Acronyms and Abbreviations
| 4WD |
four-wheel drive vehicles |
| A/g |
acting |
| ACCC |
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission |
| ASSP |
Aviation Safety Surveillance Program |
| ATC |
Australian Transport Council |
| AWA |
Australian workplace agreement |
| BAe |
British Aerospace |
| BASI |
Bureau of Air Safety Investigation |
| CA |
certified agreement |
| CAO |
Civil Aviation Order |
| DOTARS |
Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| EEO |
equal employment opportunity |
| ETOPS |
extended range operation with twin engine aircraft. |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration [United States] |
| FAS |
First Assistant Secretary |
| HCA |
High Court of Australia |
| HR |
human resources |
| JAA |
Joint Aviation Authorities [Europe] |
| Mercosur |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay |
| PAES |
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statements |
| SAP |
Systems, Applications, Products [in data processing] |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| VIP |
very important person |
