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Abbreviations and acronyms

In addition to this list of abbreviations and acronyms, a glossary of terms related to personal insolvency and trustee services, regulation and enforcement, and personal property securities is available on our website at afsa.gov.au/glossary.

AFP — Australian Federal Police

AFSA — Australian Financial Security Authority

APS — Australian Public Service

ARITA — Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association

Bankruptcy Act — Bankruptcy Act 1966

B2G — business-to-government

COVID-19 — coronavirus disease 2019

EL — Executive Level

FOI Act — Freedom of Information Act 1982

GONI — giving of notice identifier

GST — goods and services tax

ICT — information and communications technology

IPP — Indigenous Procurement Policy

LGBTIQ+ — lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer

NAIDOC — National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee

NPII — National Personal Insolvency Index

PBS — portfolio budget statements

PGPA Act — Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule — Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

PPS Act — Personal Property Securities Act 2009

PPSR — Personal Property Securities Register

SES — Senior Executive Service

SME — small to medium-sized enterprise

WCAG — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

WHS — work health and safety

WHS Act — Work Health and Safety Act 2011