| AASB | Australian Accounting Standards Board |
| AASG | Assurance Audit Services Group |
| ACAG | Australasian Council of Auditors-General |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force |
| AEIFRS | Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards |
| AIRPD | Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction |
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| APP | Advance Passenger Processing |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| ASOSAI | Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| AUSAB | Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement |
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| BA | Biosecurity Australia |
| BCP | Business Continuity Plan |
| BEFR | The Budget Estimates and Framework Review |
| BPG | Better Practice Guide |
| BPK | Indonesian Audit Office |
| BSP | Business Support Process |
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| CE | Chief Executive |
| CFCG | Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines |
| CMB | Corporate Management Branch |
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| DCITA | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| DIMA | The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| DMO | Defence Material Organisation |
| DOTARS | Department of Transport and Regional Services |
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| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| EBOM | Executive Board of Management |
| EDRMS | Electronic Document and Records Management System |
| EPBC Act | The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
| ESD | Ecologically Sustainable Development |
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| FaCSIA | Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| FMA Act | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
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| GaPS | Gazette Publishing System |
| GBE | Government Business Enterprise |
| GGS | General Government Sector |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
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| HR | Human Resource |
| HRR | High Risk Refunds |
| HRMIS | Human Resource Management Information System |
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| IAASB | International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
| ICAA | Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia |
| IFAC | International Federation of Accountants |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| INTOSAI | International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| IPE | Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment |
| ISA | International Standards on Auditing |
| ISACA | Information Systems Audit and Control Association |
| ISS | Information Support Services |
| IT | Information Technology |
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| JCPAA | Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit |
| JORN | Jindalee Operational Radar Network |
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| KRA | Key Result Area |
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| LGA | Local Government Authority |
| LMR | Lost Members Register |
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| OGTR | Office of the Gene Technology Register |
| OH&S | Occupational Health and Safety |
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| PASG | Performance Audit Services Group |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statement |
| PDS | Personal Development Scheme |
| PMKeyS | Personnel Management Key Solutions |
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| R&D | Research and Development |
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| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SME | Small-to-Medium Enterprises |
| SOE | Standard Operating Environment |
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| TBL | Triple Bottom Line |
| The Act | The Auditor-General Act 1997 |
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| WCF | Workplace Consultative Forum |
