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Abbreviations list

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

APRAST

Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team

APS

Australian Public Service

ASAOs

approved self-administering aviation organisations

ASAP

Aviation Safety Advisory Panel

ASC

Aviation Safety Committee

ASTRA

Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group

ATSB

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

CAA NZ

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

CASA

Civil Aviation Safety Authority

CASA PNG

Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Papua New Guinea

CASR

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations

CEO/DAS

Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aviation Safety

Chicago Convention

1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation

Civil Aviation Act

Civil Aviation Act 1988

CSC

Client Services Centre

DAME

designated aviation medical examiner

DGCA

Directors General of Civil Aviation

EASA

European Aviation Safety Agency

EPMO

Enterprise Portfolio Management Office

FAA

United States Federal Aviation Administration

GST

goods and services tax

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICC

Industry Complaints Commissioner

LGBTI

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex

LGBTIQ+

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer plus

OAR

Office of Airspace Regulation

PASO

Pacific Aviation Safety Office

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PNG

Papua New Guinea

RASG–APAC

Regional Aviation Safety Group – Asia and Pacific Regions

RPAS

remotely piloted aircraft systems

Skymuster

Skymuster Helicopters Pty Ltd

WHS

work health and safety