The glossary provides definitions of terms that you may come across when you are dealing with this website.
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AATB - Anglo-Australian Telescope Board
ABARE - Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics
ABN - Australian Business Number
ACIS - Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme
ACN - Australian Company Number
ACP (Group) - Group Automotive Component Producer
ACP - Automotive Component Producer
ADAS - Australian Diving Accreditation Scheme
AEN - Australian Energy News magazine
AGAL - Australian Government Analytical Laboratories (now the National Measurement Institute)
AGO - Australian Greenhouse Office
AIATSTS - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
AIMS - Australian Institute of Marine Science
AMTP - Automotive Machine Tool Producer
ANAO - Australian National Audit Office
ANSTO - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
ANZSIC - Australia New Zealand Standard Industry Code
APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ARC - Australian Research Council
ASCOT - Australian Standing Committee on Tourism
ATC - Australian Tourist Commission (now Tourism Australia)
ATO - Australian Taxation Office
AusIndustry - The Commonwealth Government’s business unit delivers Commonwealth Government programs, particularly those relating to industry, tourism and innovation.
Austrade - Australian Trade Commission
B
BAA - Backing Australia’s Ability (Statement of Govt innovation policy Jan 2001)
BEP - Business Entry Point provides a service enabling Australian businesses to perform online transactions.
BIF - Biotechnology Innovation Fund
BTR - Bureau of Tourism Research (now Tourism Research Australia)
C
CoAG - Council of Australian Governments
COMET - Commercialising Emerging Technologies
CNG - Compressed Natural Gas
CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
D
DFA - Duty Free Allowance
DIISR - Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
DBCDE - Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
E
EEBP - Energy Efficiency Best Practice
EEI - Electric Energy Industry
EBPS - Enhanced Project By-Laws Scheme
EPICS - Enhanced Printing Industry Competitiveness Scheme
F
FAQ - Frequently asked question also a document of this title
Feedback - Any item of information received from customers to the Department in improving its services or performance.
G
GA - Geoscience Australia
I
IAccP - Innovation Access Program - see also IRDTA
ICN - Industry Capabilities Network assists suppliers and buyers with purchasing requirements.
IEA - International Energy Agency
IIF - Innovation Investment Fund
Infrastructure Australia - Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
IISR - Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
IR&D - Industry Research and Development
IRDTA - International Research and Development and Technology Access (The competitive grants component of IAccP, administered by AusIndustry)
IP Australia - Intellectual Property Australia promotes innovation, investment and trade.
IPP - Indigenous Partnerships Program
ISONET - Industrial Supplies Offices Network, now known as ICN
ITLG - Indigenous Tourism Leadership Group
J
JSF - Joint Strike Fighter
L
LNG - Liquefied Natual Gas
LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas
M
MCMPR - Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources
MCE - Ministerial Council on Energy
N
NIAS - National Innovation Awareness Strategy
NMI - National Measurement Institute
NOGSAC - National Oil & Gas Safety Advisory Committee
NOSAC - National Oil Supplies Emergency Committee
NSBF - National Small Business Forum
O
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
P
P3 - Pharmaceuticals Partnerships Program
PDF - Pooled Development Fund
PICS - Printing Industry Competitiveness Scheme
PPFSS - Petroleum Products Freight Subsidy Scheme
PRRT - Petroleum Resource Rent Tax
Q
Questacon - Australia's national science and technology centre
R
R&D Start (Start) - This is the official name of the product
R&D - Research and Development (NOTE: Be sure to check the exact coverage of the term in each product area as the coverage can differ)
REEF - Renewable Energy Equity Fund
RMP - Regional Minerals Program
RRR - Resource Rent Royalty
RTP - Regional Tourism Program
S
SAMP - Supplier Access to Major Products
SBCC - Small Business Consultative Committee
SBMC - Small Business Ministerial Council
SIS - Shipbuilding Innovation Scheme
SLG - Strategic Leaders Group
T
TADS - Tourism Accommodation Development Survey
TFC - Tourism Forecasting Council
TCF (SIP) - Textiles Clothing and Footwear (Strategic Investment Program) Scheme
TCF EOAP - Textiles Clothing and Footwear Expanded Overseas Assembly Provisions
TCF ICS - Textiles Clothing and Footwear Import Credit Scheme
TCF sector - Textiles Clothing and Footwear industries
TIWG - Tourism Industry Working Groups
TMC - Tourism Ministerial Council
Tradex - The Tradex Scheme provides relief via exemption from Customs duty and GST on imported goods. This is the official name of the product not an acronym or abbreviation.