| AAA |
Agriculture
Advancing Australia |
| AAH |
Aquatic Animal Health |
| AAHL |
Australian
Animal Health Laboratory |
| ABARE |
Australian
Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics |
| ACPH |
Advisory Committee on
Pesticides and Health |
| ACT |
Australian
Capital Territory |
| ACS |
Agri Chain Solutions Ltd |
| ADF |
Australian
Defence Force |
| AFF |
Agricultural Finance Forum |
| AFFA |
Department
of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry - Australia |
| AFFAEMPLAN |
AFFA Emergency
Management Plan |
| AFMA |
Australian Fisheries Management Authority |
| AGVET |
Agricultural and Veterinary |
| AHA |
Animal
Health Australia |
| AICCC |
AQIS - Industry
Cargo Consultative Committee |
| ALC |
Australian Landcare Council |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| ANZCERTA |
Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Trade Relations
Agreement |
| ANZECC |
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation
Council |
| ANZFA |
Australia New Zealand Food Authority |
| APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APL |
Australian Pork Limited |
| APLC |
Australian Plague Locust Commission |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| AQIS |
Australian
Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| AQUAPLAN |
Five year aquatic animal Health Plan |
| AQUAVETPLAN |
Aquatic Disease Emergency Response Plan |
| ARMCANZ |
Agriculture and Resource Management Council of
Australia and New Zealand |
| ASEAN |
Association of
South
East Asian Nations |
| ASRIS |
Australian Soil Resources Information System |
| ATAX |
Australian Taxation Studies Assistance Program |
| ATCG |
Agricultural Trade Consultative Group |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| ATSI |
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders |
| AUSVETPLAN |
Australian Veterinary Plan |
| AWB |
AWB
Limited formerly Australian Wheat Board |
| AWBI |
Australian Wheat Board (International) Ltd |
| AWC |
Australian Weeds Committee |
| AWRAP |
Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation |
| AWS |
Australian Wool Services Ltd |
| BAS |
Business Activity Statement |
| BRS |
Bureau of Rural Sciences |
| CBD |
Convention on Biodiversity |
| CBOT |
Chicago
Board Of Trade |
| CCAMLR |
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources |
| CCEAD |
Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases |
| CCPR |
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues |
| CCSBT |
Convention for the Conservation of Southern Blue Fin
Tuna |
| CDS |
Commonwealth Disability Strategy |
| CER |
Closer Economic Relations |
| CLU |
Corporate Legal Unit |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| COP6 |
Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| CPPO |
Chief Plant Protection Officer |
| CRC |
Cooperative Research Centre |
| CRCV |
Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture |
| CRIMP |
Centre for Research into Introduced Marine Pests |
| CRT |
Combined Rural Traders |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation |
| CVO |
Chief Veterinary Officer |
| DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DISR |
Department of Industry Science and Resources |
| DoFA |
Department of Finance and Administration |
| DoTRS |
Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| DPIE |
Department of Primary Industries and Energy |
| DPIF |
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries |
| DWG |
Designated Working Group |
| EA |
Environment Australia |
| EPBC |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation |
| ERAP |
Eden Regional Adjustment Package |
| ERC |
Expenditure Review Committee |
| ESD |
Environmentally Sustainable Development |
| EU |
European Union |
| EUREP |
European Retailers Group |
| FA Act |
Fisheries Administration Act 1991 |
| F&A |
Fisheries and Aquaculture |
|
FAO
|
Food and Agricultural Organisation
|
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| FAP |
Fisheries Action Plan |
| FarmBis |
Farm Business Improvement Scheme |
| FFP |
Farm forestry Program |
| FFRS |
Farm Family Restart Scheme |
| FHMC |
Fish Health Management Committee |
| FIDAQ |
Forest Industries Development Assistance Program for
South East Queensland |
| FISAP |
Forest Industry Structural Adjustment Program |
| FM Act |
Fisheries Management Act 1991 |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FRDC |
Fisheries R&D Corporation |
| FRRF |
Fisheries Resources Research Fund |
| FRSC |
Food Regulation Standing Committee |
| FTA |
Free Trade Agreement |
| FWG |
Fisheries Working Group |
| FWPRDC |
Forest and Wood Products Research and Development
Corporation |
| GABCC |
Great Artesian Basin Consultative Committee |
| GABSI |
Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative |
| GAP |
Good Agricultural Practice |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GISP |
Global Invasive Species Program |
| GTEM |
Global Trade and Environment Model |
| HACCP |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system
|
| HAL |
Horticulture Australia Limited |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| HSR |
Health and Safety Representatives |
| IAS |
Instalment Activity Statement |
| ICAC |
International Cotton Advisory Committee |
| IDF |
International Dairy Federation |
| IFF |
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests |
| IGA |
Inter Governmental Agreement |
| IGC |
International Grains Council |
| IiP |
Investors in People |
| IMC |
Inland Marketing Corporation |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| INI ANSREDEF |
Indonesian International Animal Science Research and
Development Foundation |
| IMO-MEPC |
International Maritime Organization - Marine
Environment Protection Committee |
| IPCC |
Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPPC |
International Plant Protection Convention |
| IRA |
Impact Risk Analysis |
| IRAAP |
Import Risk Analysis Appeal Panel |
| ISO |
International
Organisation for Standardisation. |
| ISPM |
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures |
| ITO |
International Trade Organisation |
| ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organisation |
| JAS-ANZ |
Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand |
| JETACAR |
Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic
Resistance |
| JMPR |
Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues |
| JTC |
Joint Trade Committee |
| LAL |
Landcare Australia Limited |
| LIDP |
Lamb Industry Development Program |
| LMRS |
Livestock
Marketing Reporting
Services |
| LWRRDC |
Land and Water Resources Research and Development
Corporation |
| MCFFA |
Ministerial Council on Forestry, Fisheries and
Aquaculture |
| MDB |
Murray-Darling Basin |
| MDBC |
Murray Darling Basin Commission |
| MDBMC |
Murray-Darling Basin Commission Ministerial Council |
| MFN |
Most favoured nation |
| MSQA |
Meat Safety Quality Assurance System |
| NADC |
National Aquaculture Development Committee |
| NAMP |
National Arbovirus Monitoring Program |
| NAPSWQ |
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality |
| NAQS |
Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy |
| NCEEP |
Northern Cattle Export Enhancement Project |
| NCP |
National Competition Policy |
| NDPSC |
National Drugs and Poisons Scheduling Committee |
| NEAT |
Neat Domestic Trading Pty Ltd |
| NESB |
People from non-English speaking backgrounds |
| NFI |
National Forest Inventory |
| NGO |
Non Government Organisation |
| NHMRC |
National Health and Medical
Research Council |
| NIAC |
National Infrastructure Advisory Council |
| NIDP |
New Industries Development Program |
| NLWRA |
National Land and Water Resources Audit |
| NOHSC |
National Occupational Health and Safety Committee |
| NOIE |
National Office for the Information Economy |
| NOJDP |
National Ovine Johnes Disease Control and Evaluation
Program |
| NORMAC |
Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee |
| NPF |
Northern Prawn Fishery |
| NPIDP |
National Pork Industry Development Program |
| NRA |
National Registration Authority for Agricultural and
Veterinary Chemicals |
| NRM |
Natural Resource Management |
| NRS |
National Residue Survey |
| NSW |
New South Wales |
| NT |
Northern Territory |
| NTB |
Non-tariff barrier |
| NTDPIF |
Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and
Fisheries |
| NVIS |
National Vegetation Information System |
| NWA |
National Wool Alliance |
| NZ |
New Zealand |
| OCPPO |
Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer |
| OCVO |
Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OH&S |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OGTR |
Office of Gene Technology Regulator |
| OIE |
Office International des Epizooties (World Organisation
of Animal Health) |
| OIV |
International Office of Wine and Vine |
| PACC |
Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals Committee |
| PAES |
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statement |
| PBRA |
Plant Breeder-s Rights Act 1994 |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PCP |
Pilot Commercialisation Projects |
| PEAQ |
Post Entry Animal Quarantine |
| PHA |
Plant Health Australia |
| PIAPH |
Product Integrity, Animal (including Aquatic Animal)
and Plant Health |
| PIERD |
Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development |
| PM&C |
Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
| PPGP |
Pigmeat Processing Grants Program |
| PtP |
Performance through People |
| PwC |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| PWD |
People with Disabilities |
| QDPI |
Queensland Department of Primary Industries |
| QEAC |
Quarantine and Exports Advisory Committee |
| QE&S |
Quarantine and Export Services |
| QFMA |
Queensland Fisheries Management Authority |
| QRC |
Quarantine Review Committee |
| RAFS |
Retirement Assistance for Farmers Scheme |
| RCP |
Rural Communities Program |
| RDC |
Research Development Corporation |
| RFA |
Regional Forest Agreement |
| RIRDC |
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation |
| RIS |
Rural Industry Strategy |
| RWAG |
Rural Women's Advisory Group |
| SA |
South Australia |
| SBT |
Southern Blue Fin Tuna |
| SCARM |
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Resource
Management |
| SCFA |
Standing Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| SENTF |
South East Non Trawl Fisheries |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SFM |
Sustainable Forest Management |
| SIAP |
Sugar Industry Assistance Package |
| SOCOG |
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games |
| SPS |
Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary |
| STA |
Supermarket to Asia |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNFF |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
| UPOV |
International Convention for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants |
| US |
United States of America |
| USA |
United States of America |
| US EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| WA |
Western Australia |
| WAPIS |
Wood and Paper Industries Strategy |
| WEA |
Wheat Export Authority |
| WGAFC |
Working Group on Agricultural and Food Cooperation |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WMA |
Wheat Marketing Act 1989 |
| WRA |
Weed Risk Assessment |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
