AASB

Australian Accounting Standards Board

AccuRate

Residential building energy-efficiency rating system (replaced NaTHERS)

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AM

Member of the Order of Australia

AICD

Australian Institute of Company Directors

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANZAC

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

AO

Officer of the Order of Australia

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

BARC

Board Audit and Risk Committee

Board

Board of Directors

BIC

Board Investment Committee

CAT

Command Activation Team

CHL

Commonwealth Heritage Listed

CSC

Conspicuous Service Cross

Cth

Commonwealth

DCO

Defence Community Organisation

Defence

Department of Defence

DFA

Defence Families of Australia

DHA

Defence Housing Australia

DHA AC

DHA Advisory Committee

DHA Act

Defence Housing Australia Act 1987

DHAHR

DHA Heritage Register

DHF

Defence Housing Forecast

DSA

Defence Services Agreement – Services Agreement with Defence on housing and related matters

EA

Enterprise Agreement

EER

Energy Efficiency Rating

EPBC Act

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

EY

Ernst & Young (professional services company)

FBC

Future Business Committee

FBT

Fringe Benefits Tax

FOI

Freedom of Information Act 1982

GBE

Government Business Enterprise

GBE Guidelines

Commonwealth Government Business Enterprise Governance and Oversight Guidelines

GST

Goods and Services Tax

Hon

Honourable

ICT

Information Communication and Technology

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

Investor

Owner of a DHA investment (formerly referred to as a lessor)

KPI

key performance indicator

Lessor

Owner of a DHA investment property now referred to as an investor

LIA

Living in Accommodation

MCA

Member Choice Accommodation

MD

Managing Director

MP

Member of Parliament

MWD

member with dependants

MWD(U)

member with dependants (unaccompanied)

MWOD

member without dependants

NatHERS

Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (replaced by AccuRate)

NQLD

North Queensland

NRC

Nomination and Remuneration Committee

NPAT

Net Profit After Tax

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

OAIC

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statements

PDA

Performance Development Agreement

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

PIP

Property Investment Program

PSM

Public Service Medal

PWC

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

QLD

Queensland

RA

rent allowance

RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

RAP

Reconciliation Action Plan

RBCH

Rent Band Choice Housing

Rent Bands

Classification of service residences by market rent

RMG

Resource Management Guide

Rtd

Retired

SA

South Australia

Services Agreement

Services Agreement with Defence on housing and related matters

SES

Senior Executive Service

SHEQ

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality

SQLD

South Queensland

SR

Service residence

TAS

Tasmania

TRIFR

Total recordable injury frequency rate

VIC

Victoria

WA

Western Australia

WHS

Work, Health and Safety

WHS Act

Work Health and Safety Act 2011