| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAO | Administrative Arrangements Order |
| AAT | Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| AAT Act | Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 |
| Acts Interpretation Act | Acts Interpretation Act 1901 |
| AGIFT | Australian Government Interactive Functions Thesaurus |
| AGIMO | Australian Government Information Management Office |
| AIC | Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 |
| AICmr | Australian Information Commissioner |
| ALRC | Australian Law Reform Commission |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| APP | Australian Privacy Principle |
| Archives Act | Archives Act 1983 |
| ARC | Administrative Review Council |
| ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
| Charges Regulations | Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations 1982 |
| Commissioner | Information Commissioner |
| Commonwealth Electoral Act | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1901 |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DPMC | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| FOI | freedom of information |
| FOI Act | Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| Guidelines | Guidelines issued by the Information Commissioner under s 93A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| IC review | Information Commissioner review |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| IGIS | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security |
| IPS | Information Publication Scheme |
| LPP | legal professional privilege |
| National Archives | National Archives of Australia |
| NBN Co Ltd | NBN Co Limited |
| OAIC | Office of the Australian Information Commissioner |
| OCR | Optical character recognition |
| OGP | Open Government Partnership |
| Ombudsman Act | Ombudsman Act 1976 |
| ONA | Office of National Assessments |
| PBO | Parliamentary Budget Office |
| PGPA Act | Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
| Privacy Act | Privacy Act 1988 |
| Privileges Act | Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 |
| PS Act | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 |
| Public Service Act | Public Service Act 1999 |
| reg | regulation |
| RSS | Really Simple Syndication |
| s | section |
| ss | sections |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| WCAG 2.0 | Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 |
Glossary
Version 1.3, October 2014
