A

A/g

Acting

ABA

Australian Broadcasting Authority

ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACA

Australian Communications Authority

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACIF

Australian Communications Industry Forum

ACN

Australia’s Cultural Network

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ACTF

Australian Children’s Television Foundation

AE

Additional Estimates

AeB.N

Australian Electronic Business Network

AFC

Australian Film Commission

AFL

Australian Football League

AFTRS

Australian Film, Television and Radio School

AGLS

Australian Government Locator Service

ACIF

Australian Communications Industry Forum

AIA

Arts Indemnity Australia

AIATSIS

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

AICC

Australian International Cultural Council

AIEAC

Australian Information Economy Advisory Council

AIIA

Australian Information Industry Association

AIMIA

Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association

AMOL

Australian Museums On Line

AMPS

Analogue Mobile Phone Service

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APEC

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

APG

Australian Property Group

APRA

Australasian Performing Rights Association

APS

Australian Public Service

APT

Accountability Project Team

APT

Asia Pacific Telecommunity

ARPANSA

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

AS

Assistant Secretary

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

ASO

Administrative Services Officer

ASEN

Australian Science Exhibitors Network

ASPAC

Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centres

ASTAP

APT Standardisation Program

ASTC

Association of Science and Technology Centres

ASTEN

Australasian Science and Technology Exhibitors’ Network

ATO

Australian Tax Office

ATOM

Australian Teachers of Media

ATSI

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

ATSIC

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

AVCC

Australian Vice Chancellors’ Committee

B

BARN

Building Additional Rural Networks

BCA

Blind Citizens Australia

BCL

Broadcast Communications Limited

BITS

Building on IT Strengths (program)

BP

Budget Paper

BSA

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

C

CA

Certified Agreement

CAC

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies

CAL

Copyright Agency Ltd

CBF

Community Broadcasting Foundation

CBP

Cultural Bequests Program

CCC

Construction Coordination Committee

CD

Compact Disc

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

CD-ROM

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CGP

Cultural Gifts Program

CGT

Capital Gains Tax

CITP

Corporate Information Technology Plan

CMC

Cultural Ministers Council

CMCSC

Cultural Ministers Council Standing Committee

CMPC

Contemporary Music Project Committee

CND

Calling Number Display

COF

Centenary of Federation

CPAS

Centre for Public Awareness of Science

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CRU

Communication Research Unit

CSG

Customer Service Guarantee

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

CTP

Commonwealth Technology Port

CWP

Capital Works Program

D

DAB

Digital Audio Broadcasting

DCA

Department of Communications and the Arts

DCC

Department Consultative Council

DEH

Department of Environment and Heritage

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DIRKS

Designing and Implementing Record Keeping Systems Manual

DNC

Distributed National Collection

DRAC

Digital Radio Advisory Committee

E

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

EDS

Executive Development Scheme

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

Email

Electronic Mail

EME

Electromagnetic Energy

EMG

Executive Management Group

ESC

Electorate Selection Committees

F

F

Female

FACTS

Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations

FAEC

Fraud, Audit and Evaluation Committee

FAS

First Assistant Secretary

FCHP

Federation Cultural and Heritage Projects

FCP

Federation Community Projects

FFC

Film Finance Corporation

FLIC

Film Licensed Investment Company

FM

Frequency Modulation

FOI

Freedom of Information

FTA

Fixed Term Arrangements

G

GAA

Graduate Administrative Assistant

GAC

Governmental Advisory Committee

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GBE

Government Business Enterprise

GHz

Gigahertz

GIC

Government Information Centre

GOVERNET

Government Electronic Resources Network

GPKI

Government Public Key Infrastructure

GSM

Global Systems for Mobiles

GST

Goods and Services Tax

H

HCC

Heritage Collections Council

HDTV

High Definition Television

HF

High Frequency

HMC

Heritage Ministers Council

HPCC

High Performance Computing and Communications

HRC

Human Resources Committee

HRD

Human Resource Development

HRM

Human Resource Management

I

IATM

International Association of Transport and Communication

Museums

ICANN

Internet Corporation for Assigning Names and Numbers

ICOM

International Council of Museums

ID

Industrial Democracy

IDP

Industry Development Plan

II

Intelligent Island

IIOTF

Information Industries and Online Taskforce

IMC

Information Management Committee

IP

Intellectual Property

IPAC

Information Policy Advisory Council

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

ISP

Internet Service Provider

IT

Information Technology

IT&C

Information Technology and Communications

IT&T

Information Technology and Telecommunications

ITO

Information Technology Officer

ITOL

Information Technology Online

ITR

International Telecommunication Regulations

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

L

LAN

Local Area Network

LBP

Launceston Broadband Project

LMDS

Local Multipoint Distribution Services

M

M

Male

MACC

Media and Communications Council

MAC

Ministerial Advisory Council

MAI

Multilateral Agreement on Investment

MAVIS

Merged Audiovisual Information System

MCH

Movable Cultural Heritage

MCIE

Ministerial Council for the Information Economy

MHz

Megahertz

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPA

Media and Public Affairs

MRA

Mutual Recognition Arrangement

N

NAA

National Archives of Australia

NADC

National Australia Day Council

NAISDA

National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association

NCA

National Capital Authority

NCC

National Competition Council

NEAC

National Electronic Authentication Council

NESB

Non-English Speaking Background

NIDA

National Institute of Dramatic Art

NMA

National Museum of Australia

NOIE

National Office for the Information Economy

NPG

National Portrait Gallery

NRS

National Relay Service

NSTC

The National Science and Technology Centre

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

NTA

National Transmission Agency

NTN

Networking the Nation

NTN

National Transmission Network

NTWP

New Technologies Working Party

NUSC

Net Universal Service Costs

O

OASITO

Office of Asset Sales and IT Outsourcing

ODC

Organisation Development Committee

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OFLIC

Office of Film and Literature Classification

OGO

Office for Government Online

OH&S

Occupational Health and Safety

OPAI

Online Public Access Initiative

OPH

Old Parliament House

P

PAC

Privacy Advisory Committee

PAML

Performing Arts Multimedia Library

PECC

Project Electronic Commerce and Communications

PfD

Partnership for Development

PLR

Public Lending Right

PMCH

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage

PMS

Performance Management System

PMT

Project Management Team

POP

Point of Presence

PPCA

Phonographic Performance Company of Australia

PSMPC

Public Service and Merit Protection Commission

PWD

People with a Disability

Q

QLD

Queensland

R

RABS

Remote Area Broadcasting Services

RADCOM

Radio Communications Management

RC

Running Costs

RCP

Regional Communications Partnership

R&D

Research and Development

RPH

Radio for the Print Handicapped

RTIF

Regional Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (Networking the Nation)

S

SBS

Special Broadcasting Service

SCG

Staff Consultative Group

SEA

Software Engineering Australia

SEQC

Software Engineering Quality Centres

SES

Senior Executive Service

SIG

Strategic Issues Group

SME

Small to Medium sized Enterprise

SSO

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

SSS

Shared System Suite

STD

Subscriber Trunk Dialling

SWIM

Senior Women in Management

T

T2

Second partial sale of Telstra

TAFE

Technical and Further Education

TIA

Tax Incentives for the Arts

TIHC

Tax Incentives for Heritage Conservation

TIO

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

TIGERS

Trials of Innovative Government Electronic Regional Services

TPA

Trade Practices Act 1974

TPF

Television Production Fund

TTY

Telephone Typewriter

TV

Television

U

UHF

Ultra High Frequency

UNESCO

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UPU

Universal Postal Union

USO

Universal Service Obligation

USP

Universal Service Plan

UTS

United Telecasters Sydney Limited

V

VC

Victoria Cross

VHF

Very High Frequency

VIC

Victoria

W

WA

Western Australia

WHO

World Health Organisation

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WPPT

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

WRC

Workplace Relations Committee

WTO

World Trade Organisation

WWW

World Wide Web

Y

Y2K

Year 2000