AAC

Asbestos Awareness Committee

ACM

Asbestos-containing materials

agency

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

ARD

Asbestos-related disease

ASEA

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency

ASEA Act

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013

ASEC

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council

ASGN

Asbestos Support Group Network

ASL

Average Staffing Level

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

Council

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Council

DIY

Do-it-yourself (renovators/renovations)

EL

Executive Level

Finance law

For the purpose of the PGPA Act, finance law comprises:

• the PGPA Act
• the PGPA Rule
• any other instrument made under the PGPA Act (for example: Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs), Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines (CGRGs) and PGPA (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015 (FRR); accountable authority instructions under section 20A; determinations establishing special accounts under section 78; determinations transferring functions between non-corporate Commonwealth entities under section 75; and government policy orders under sections 22 or 93) an Appropriation Act

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

GST

Goods and Services Tax

HWSA

Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities

MRC

Management and Removal Committee

Minister

Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations (unless otherwise stated)

NAER

National Asbestos Exposure Register

NSP/Plan

National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management

NSP 2014-2018

National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Management and Awareness 2014-2018

NSP 2019-2023

National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management 2019-2023

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statement

PGARD

Parliamentary Group for Asbestos Related Disease

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

REC

Research and Evaluation Committee

SES

Senior Executive Service

WHO

World Health Organization

WPWG

Water Pipes Working Group