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Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ACIC

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

ACLEI

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AGO

Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation

APS

Australian Public Service

Archives Act

Archives Act 1983

ASD

Australian Signals Directorate

ASIO

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

ASIO Act

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

ASIS

Australian Secret Intelligence Service

AUSTRAC

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

DIO

Defence Intelligence Organisation

FIORC

Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council

FOI

Freedom of information

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

IAG

Integrity Agencies Group

IGIS/The Office

The statutory agency of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

IGIS Act

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

IIOF

International Intelligence Oversight Forum

Inspector-General

The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

IS Act

Intelligence Services Act 2001

NIC

National Intelligence Community

OAIC

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

OCO

Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

ONI

Office of National Intelligence

ONI Act

Office of National Intelligence Act 2018

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statement

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

PID

Public Interest Disclosure

PID Act

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

PJCIS

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Privacy Act

Privacy Act 1988

SES

Senior Executive Service

SIO

Special intelligence operations

TIA Act

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

WHS Act

Work Health and Safety Act 2011