Glossary/Acronyms 

The glossary provides definitions of terms that you may come across when you are dealing with this website.

• AAO
  Australian Astronomical Observatory
• AAOAC
  Australian Astronomical Observatory Advisory Committee
• AAOUC
  Australian Astronomical Observatory Users’ Committee
• AAT
  Anglo-Australian Telescope
• ABA
  Australian Business Account
• ABCB
  Australian Building Codes Board
• ABLIS
  Australian Business Licence and Information Service
• ABN
  Australian Business Number
• ABS
  Australian Bureau of Statistics
• ACCC
  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
• ACIP
  Advisory Council on Intellectual Property
• ACIS
  Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme
• ACNTC
  Australia-China Nanoscience and Technology Centre
• ACTA
  Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
• AIATSIS
  Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIMS Australian Institute of Marine Science
• AIP
  Australian Industry Participation
• AISRF
  Australia–India Strategic Research Fund
• AITC
  Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre
• ANIPP
  Australian National Institute of Public Policy
• ANSTO
  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
• ANU
  Australian National University
• APEC
  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
• APRSAF
  Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
• APS
  Australian Public Service
• APSII
  Australian Public Sectors Innovation Indicators
• ARC
  Australian Research Council
• ASEAN
  Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• ASPAC
  Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres
• ASTC
  Association of Science-Technology Centers
• ATO
  Australian Taxation Office
• ATS
  Automotive Transformation Scheme
• AWA
  Australian Workplace Agreement
• BBI
  Biotech Business Indicators
• BCA
  Building Code of Australia
• BEC
  Business Enterprise Centre
• BMI
  Body Mass Index
• BRCWG
  Business Regulation and Competition Working Group CA Commercialisation Australia
• CARE
  Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
• CASE
  Centralised Access to Search and Examination
• CCI
  Coordination Committee on Innovation
• CeBIT
  business event in the Asia Pacific region for Information and Communications Technology driving business strategy
• CEI
  Clean Energy Initiative
• CIM
  Certain Inputs to Manufacture
• CIML
  International Committee for Legal Metrology
• CIPM
  International Committee for Weights and Measures
• CLA
  Common Law Agreements
• COAG
  Council of Australian Governments
• COMET
  Commercialising Emerging Technologies
• CR
  Commercial Ready
• CRC
  Cooperative Research Centre
• CRN
  Collaborative Research Network
• CSC
  Customer Service Charter
• CSIRO
  Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
• CSTACI
  Commonwealth State and Territory Advisory Council on Innovation
• CTAG
  Clinical Trials Action Group
• DAFF
  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• DCCEE
  Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
• DIISR
  Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
• EBI
  European Bioinformatics Institute
• EC
  European Commission
• EDCO
  Equity and Diversity Contact Officer
• EEGO
  Energy Efficiency in Government Operations
• EIF
  Education Investment Fund
• EL
  Executive Level
• EMBL
  European Molecular Biology Laboratory
• EMS
  Environmental Management System
• EOAP
  Expanded Overseas Assembly Provisions
• EOI
  Expression of Interest
• EPBC Act
  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Enhanced Project By-law Scheme
• EPBS
  Enhanced Project By-law Scheme
• ESD
  ecologically sustainable development
• ESVCLP
  Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership
• EU
  European Union
• FBT
  Finance
• FMA
  Act Fringe Benefits Tax
• FOI
  Freedom of Information
• FTE
  full-time equivalent
• GBF
  Green Building Fund
• GCIF
  Green Car Innovation Fund
• GDP
  gross domestic product
• GFC
  Global Financial Crisis
• GIIF
  Geelong Investment and Innovation Fund
• GMT
  Giant Magellan Telescope
• GNOSIS
  OH suppression fibre feed
• GR
  Genetic Resources
• GSE
  Government Service Environment
• GST
  Goods and Services Tax
• HERMES
  High-resolution multi-element spectrograph for the AAT
• HISP
  Home Insulation Safety Plan
• HIV/AIDS
  human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• HR
  Human Resources
• HRMIS
  Human Resources Management Information System
• IBM
  International Business Machines (company name)
• ICAA
  Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia
• ICIP
  Industry Cooperative Innovation Program
• ICSD
  Integrated Customer Service Delivery
• ICT
  Information and Communication Technology
• IEC
  International Electrotechnical Commission
• IGC
  Intergovernmental Committee
• IHEAC
  Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council
• IFA
  individual flexibility arrangement
• IIAP
  Insulation Industry Assistance Package
• IIF
  Innovation Investment Fund
• IIFF
  Innovation Investment Follow-on Fund
• IIFSA
  Innovation and Investment Fund for South Australia
• INTESS
  International Examination and Search System
• IP
  intellectual property
• IPAS
  Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing project
• IPEA
  International Preliminary Examination Authority
• IPRIA
  Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia
• IRIS2
  Infrared imager/spectrograph for the AAT
• ISEA
  International Search Authority
• ISL
  International Science Linkages
• ISO
  International Organization for Standardization
• JSTCC
  Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee
• KBBE
  Knowledge Based BioEconomy
• LIEF
  Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• LPG
  Liquefied Petroleum Gas
• MANIFEST
  Many Instrument Fibre System for GMT
• MoU
  Memorandum of Understanding
• MRA
  Mutual Recognition Arrangement
• MSAC
  Medical Services Advisory Committee
• MVP - R&D
  Motor Vehicle Producer Research and Development Scheme
• NABERS
  National Australian Built Environment Rating System
• NCC
  National Construction Code
• NCRIS
  National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy
• NDA
  National Disaster Assistance
• NESTI
  National Experts in Science and Technology Indicators
• NETS
  National Enabling Technologies Strategy
• NHMRC
  National Health and Medical Research Council
• NIST
  National Institute of Standards and Technology
• NMI
  National Measurement Institute
• NPE
  National Phase Entry
• NRIC
  National Research Infrastructure Council
• NWNTIIF
  North Western & Northern Tasmania Innovation Investment Fund
• OECD
  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• OHS
  Occupational health and safety
• OSCAR
  Online System for Comprehensive Activity Reporting
• P&E
  plant and equipment
• PA
  Princess Alexandra Hospital
• PACER
  Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations
• PBS
  Portfolio Budget Statements
• PCEHR
  Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record
• PCT
  Patent Cooperation Treaty
• PDF
  Pooled Development Funds
• PGICC
  Produce and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct
• PMSEIC
  Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council
• PPH
  Patent Prosecution Highway
• PPR
  Performance, Planning and Review
• PSF
  Pre-seed Fund
• Qld
  Queensland
• QUT
  Queensland University of Technology
• R&D
  Research and Development
• RCC
  Re-tooling for Climate Change
• REDI
  Renewable Energy Development Initiative
• RTO
  Registered Training Organisation
• 348
  Department of Innovation Annual Report 2010-11
• SAIIF
  South Australian Innovation and Investment Fund
• SBAS
  Small Business Advisory Services
• SBO
  Small Business Online
• SBSL
  Small Business Support Line
• SCOC
  Standing Committee on Chemicals (of COAG)
• SCOPE
  Science Connections Program
• SEM
  single economic market
• SES
  Senior Executive Service
• SESAIIF
  South-East South Australian Innovation Investment Fund
• SI
  units International System of Units
• SKA
  Square Kilometre Array
• SME
  small to medium sized enterprise
• SMEMM
  Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting (of APEC)
• SMEWG
  Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (of APEC)
• SPARC
  event for the international lighting community (seminars)
• SPARTECA
  South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement
• SSO
  Siding Spring Observatory
• STI
  Science, Technology and Innovation
• TAA
  Team Australia Automotive
• Tas.
  Tasmania
• TCE
  Traditional Cultural Expressions
• TCF
  textile, clothing and footwear
• TCF - PDS
  Textile clothing and footwear Product Diversification Scheme
• TCF - SBP
  Textile clothing and footwear Small Business Program
• TCF - SCP
  Textile clothing and footwear Strategic Capability Program
• TCF - SIP
  Textile clothing and footwear Strategic Investment Program
• TCF - BIC
  Textile clothing and footwear Building Innovative Capability
• TCF - ROAC
  Textile clothing and footwear Register of Approved Clothing
• TEQSA
  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
• TIP
  Working Group on Innovation and Technology Policy
• TNA
  Training Needs Analysis
• TK
  Traditional Knowledge
• TRI
  Translational Research Institute
• TRIPS
  Protocol Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
• UK
  United Kingdom
• UKST
  United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope
• USA
  United States of America
• USPTO
  United States Patent and Trademark Office
• VBM
  Volunteer Business Mentor
• VCLP
  Venture Capital Limited Partnerships
• Vic.
  Victoria
• WIIN
  Workshops, Industry Intelligence and Networking
• WIPO
  World Intellectual Property Organization
• WTO
  World Trade Organization