| ACC |
Area Consultative Committee |
| ACCC |
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission |
| ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
| ADRs |
Australian Design Rules |
| AFAC |
Australasian Fire Authorities Council |
| AFCN |
Australian Freight Council Network |
| ALC |
Australian Logistics Council |
| ALGA |
Australian Local Government Association |
| ALTD |
Australian Land Transport Development Act |
| AN |
Australian National Railways Commission |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APAC |
Australasian-Pacific Aeronautical College Incorporated |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| APSC |
Asia Pacific Space Centre |
| APTNARC |
Accessible Public Transport National Advisory Committee |
| AQUIS |
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| ARFFS |
Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Services |
| ARG |
Aviation Reform Group |
| ASIC |
Aviation Security Identification Card |
| AROU |
Australian Rail Operations Unit |
| ARTC |
Australian Rail Track Corporation |
| AS/NZS |
Australian Standard/ New Zealand Standard |
| ASIC |
Australian Security Identification Card |
| ASO |
Australian Security Officer |
| ATC |
Australian Transport Council |
| ATC |
Air Ttraffic Ccontrol |
| ATEC |
Australian Transport & Energy Corridor Ltd |
| ATSB |
Australian Transport Safety Bureau |
| ATSCC |
Accessible Transport Standards Consultative Committee |
| AWAs |
by Australian Workplace Agreements |
| BSPVES |
Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme |
| BTE |
Bureau of Transport Economics (now the BTRE) |
| BTRE |
Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics |
| CAC Act |
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 |
| CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| CBS |
Checked Bag Screening |
| CEI's |
Chief Executive Instructions |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CRIS |
Commonwealth Regional Information Service |
| DCC |
Departmental Consultative Committee |
| DOTARS |
Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| DRAP |
Dairy Regional Assistance Programme |
| EA |
Environment Australia |
| EL |
Executive Level (officer) |
| EMP |
Environmental Management Plan |
| EPBC Act |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
| ESD |
Ecologically Sustainable Development |
| FMECI |
Friends of Merri Creek Incorporated |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FRRR |
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal |
| GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Production |
| GET |
Group Executive Team |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| IGA |
Inter-Governmental Agreement |
| IHRA |
International Harmonised Research Activities |
| ILN |
Integrated Logistics Network |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IOT |
Indian Ocean Territories |
| IRPC |
Immigration Reception and Processing Centre |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| ISPS code |
International Shipping and Port Security code |
| JCPAA |
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit |
| JWG-T |
China-Australia Joint Working Group on Transport |
| KAVHA |
Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area [Norfolk Island] |
| MAG |
More Accessible Government |
| MEPC |
Marine Environment Protection Committee |
| MIFCo |
Maritime Industry Finance Company Limited |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| NAASRA |
National Association of Australian State Roads Authorities |
| NAS |
National Airspace System |
| Navaids |
Navigation Aids |
| NDRA |
Natural Disaster Relief Arrangements |
| NDRMSP |
Natural Disaster Risk Management Studies Programme |
| NRM |
NAASRA Roughness Measure |
| NRTC |
National Road Transport Commission |
| NSW |
New South Wales |
| NT |
Northern Territory |
| NTAC |
National Transport Advisory Council |
| NTC |
National Transport Commission |
| NTS |
National Transport Secretariat |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PAES |
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PMC |
People Management Committee |
| PRL |
Phosphate Resources Limited |
| PSSA |
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area |
| Qld |
Queensland |
| RAP |
Regional Assistance Programme |
| RASS |
Remote Air Service Subsidy |
| RAW |
Registered Automotive Workshop Scheme |
| RBDA |
Regional Business Development Analysis |
| RFMP |
Regional Flood Mitigation Programme |
| RFT |
Request for Tender |
| RISs |
Regulation Impact Statements |
| RONI |
Roads of National Importance |
| RSP |
Regional Solutions Programme |
| RTC |
Rural Transaction Centres |
| RTC EPOS |
Rural Transaction Centres Electronic Point of Sale |
| RTI |
Regional Telecommunications Inquiry |
| SA |
South Australia |
| SACL |
Sydney Airport Corporation Limited |
| SAP |
SAP Departments financial management system |
| SARS |
Sudden Severe Acute-illness Respiratory Syndrome |
| SBDC |
Small Business Development Corporation |
| SCORD |
Standing Committee on Regional Development |
| SCOT |
Standing Committee on Transport |
| SDAs |
Service Delivery Arrangements |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SEVS |
Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicle Scheme |
| SITC |
Strategic Information Technology Committee |
| SME |
Small to Medium Enterprise |
| TAFE |
Technical and Further Education |
| Tas |
Tasmania |
| TFES |
Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme |
| TNIP |
Transparent Noise Information Package |
| TSI (CA) Act |
Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 |
| TSI Act |
Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 |
| Vic. |
Victoria |
| VSSR |
Vehicle Safety Standards Report |
| WA |
Western Australia |
| WBACC |
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council |