ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APS

Australian Public Service

APS Act

Public Service Act 1999

APS Employee

A person engaged under section 22, or a person who is engaged under section 72 of the APS Act. Non-ongoing APS employees are engaged under subsections 22(2)(b) of the APS Act. Ongoing APS employees are engaged under subsection 22(2)(a) of the APS Act.

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

EPBC Act

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Grant

Commonwealth financial assistance covered by the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines

GST

Goods and Services Tax

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

IT

Information Technology

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

MP

Member of Parliament

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

SES

Senior Executive Service

SME

Small and Medium Enterprise

WHS

Work Health and Safety

WOAG

Whole of Australian Government