| AAIs | Accountable Authority Instructions |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACLD | Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset |
| AND | Australian Network on Disability |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| APSC | Australian Public Service Commission |
| ASAC | Australian Statistics Advisory Council |
| ATO
BLADE | Australian Taxation Office
Business Longitudinal Analysis Data Environment |
| cat. no. | catalogue number |
| Census | Census of Population and Housing, conducted every five years under the authority of the Census and Statistics Act 1905. The Census aims to measure accurately the number of people and dwellings in Australia on Census Night, and a range of their key characteristics. |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPIS | Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey |
| CTASS | Community Trust in ABS Statistics Survey |
| CURF | Confidentialised Unit Record File |
| DCA | Delivery Confidence Assessment |
| DCA | Diversity Council Australia |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DGI | G-20 Data Gaps Initiative |
| DPA | Development and Performance Agreement |
| DPF | Development and Performance Framework |
| EABLD | Expanded Analytical Business Longitudinal Database |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| EL | Executive Level |
| ELG | Executive Leadership Group |
| EMS | Environmental Management System |
| EPBC Act | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
| FOI Act | Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| FTE
Gateway review | Full-time equivalent (employees)
The Gateway Review Process is led by the Department of Finance. Gateway Reviews serve to strengthen governance and assurance
practices and to assist non-corporate Commonwealth entities to successfully deliver major projects and programs. |
| HSR | Health and Safety Representative |
| HR | Human Resources |
| IAGDP | Indigenous Australian Government Development Program |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| Inposted | An officer of another agency posted to ABS |
| IPS | Information Publication Scheme |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| KLEMS | capital (K), labour (L), energy (E), materials (M) and services (S) inputs |
| LEED | Linked Employee–Employer Database |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| MADIP | Multi-agency Data Integration Project |
| MFD | Multi-function device |
| N/A | not applicable |
| NATSISS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey |
| NSO | National statistical organisation |
| NSS | National Statistical Service |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| Outposted | An ABS officer posted to another agency |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statement |
| PGPA Act | Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
| PIP | Performance Improvement Plan |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| RMS | Rehabilitation Management System |
| s. | section (legislation) |
| SBT Program | Statistical Business Transformation Program |
| SCH | Statistical Clearing House |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SMG | Senior Management Group |
| WHS | Work health and safety |
| WHS Act | Work Health and Safety Act 2011 |
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