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Abbreviations and acronyms

ACAG

Australasian Council of Auditors-General

ACPAC

Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees

AGO

Auditor-General’s Office (Papua New Guinea)

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APS

Australian Public Service

ASAE

Australian Standard on Assurance Engagements

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

ASOSAI

Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

BPK

Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia (Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia)

CAAF

Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation

CFO

chief financial officer

COVID-19

coronavirus disease 2019

Defence

Department of Defence

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

EPBC Act

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

FIPP

Forum for INTOSAI Professional Pronouncements

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

GST

goods and services tax

INTOSAI

International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

IPP

Institutional Partnerships Program

IT

information technology

JCPAA

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

NAIDOC

National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee

PASAI

Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

PNG

Papua New Guinea

PSM

Public Service Medal

SAI

supreme audit institution

SES

Senior Executive Service

SME

small to medium-sized enterprise

WHS

work health and safety