SECTION 6: ABBREVIATIONS
| AASB | Australian Accounting Standards Board |
| AAS | Assurance Audit Services |
| ACAG | Australasian Council of Auditors-General |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force |
| AEIFRS | Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards |
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| ASOSAI | Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement |
| BA | Biosecurity Australia |
| BCP | Business Continuity Plan |
| BPG | Better Practice Guide |
| BPK | Indonesian Audit Office |
| BSP | Business Support Process |
| CFCG | Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines |
| CMB | Corporate Management Branch |
| DCITA | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| DIAC | Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DMO | Defence Material Organisation |
| DOTARS | Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| 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 |
| FaCSIA | Department of Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| FMA Act | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
| GBE | Government Business Enterprise |
| GGS | General Government Sector |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| HRMIS | Human Resource Management Information System |
| IAASB | International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
| ICAA | Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia |
| IFAC | International Federation of Accountants |
| INTOSAI | International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| ISACA | Information Systems Audit and Control Association |
| ISS | Information Support Services |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JCPAA | Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit |
| OH&S | Occupational Health and Safety |
| PAS | Performance Audit Services |
| PSB | Professional Services Branch |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statement |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| TBL | Triple Bottom Line |
| The Act | The Auditor-General Act 1997. |
| WCF | Workplace Consultative Forum |