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Abbreviations and acronyms

A

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ADB

Australian Dictionary of Biographies

ACOLA

Australian Council of Learned Academies

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANZSRC

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classifications

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

ARC

Australian Research Council

ARC Act

Australian Research Council Act 2001

ARIC

Australian Research Integrity Committee

ASKAP

Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement

B

BCP

Business Continuity Plan

BSB

Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

C

CACHE

Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage & Environment

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CoE

Centres of Excellence

CP

Corporate Plan

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

D

DECRA

Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

DI

Discovery Indigenous

DRP

Disaster Recovery Plan

E

EI

Engagement and Impact

EIS

Engineering and Information Sciences

ERA

Excellence in Research for Australia

ESD

Ecologically Sustainable Development

F

FL

Australian Laureate Fellowships

FT

Future Fellowships

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

G

GST

Goods and Services Tax

H

HCA

Humanities and Creative Arts

I

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

IFA

Individual Flexibility Arrangements

IPS

Information Publication Scheme

IT

Information Technology

ITRH

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs

ITRP

Industrial Transformation Research Program

ITTC

Industrial Transformation Training Centres

J

JCPAA

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

K

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

L

LASP

Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects

LIEF

Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

M

MBIE

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

MRAG

Medical Research Advisory Group

N

NABERS

National Australia Building Environment Rating System

NCGP

National Competitive Grants Program

NHMRC

National Health and Medical Research Council

NIT

National Interest Test

P

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statements

PFAS

Per-and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

PS Act

Public Service Act 1999

R

RDC

Rural Research and Development Corporations

RM Policy

Risk Management Policy

RMS

Research Management System

ROPE

Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence

RMIT

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

S

SAC

Selection Advisory Committee

SBE

Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences

SES

Senior Executive Service

SME

Small and Medium Enterprises

SMG

Senior Management Group

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

SRI

Special Research Initiatives

SRIEAS

SRI in Excellence in Antarctic Science

U

UA

Universities Australia

W

WHS

Work Health and Safety

WHS Act

Work Health and Safety Act 2011