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Abbreviations and acronyms

AASB Australian Accounting Standards Board

AGEST Australian Government Employee Superannuation Trust

ASP Aussie Specialist Program

ATC Australian Tourist Commission

ATE Australian Tourism Exchange

AWA Australian Workplace Agreement

BEA Business Events Australia

CIBTM China Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition

CSS Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme

ERP Enterprise resource planning

FIT Free Independent Travel

ITB Internationale Tourismus Börse

IVS International Visitor Survey

KPI Key performance indicator

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

NABERS National Australian Built Environment Rating System

NLTTS National Long-Term Tourism Strategy

PAES Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements

PAICE Pacific Area Incentives and Conferences Expo

PBS Portfolio Budget Statements

PGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PSS Public Sector Superannuation Scheme

PSSap Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan

STO State and Territory Tourism Organisation

TA Act Tourism Australia Act 2004

TRA Tourism Research Australia

UNWTO United Nations World Tourism Organization

WAN Wide area network

WYSTC World Youth and Student Travel Conference