Acronyms and Abbreviations

Federal Court of Australia Annual Report 2016-2017

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 

ACL

Australian Consumer Law 

ADR

Assisted Dispute Resolution 

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department 

AIAL

Australian Institute of Administrative Law  

ALRC

Australian Law Reform commission 

AM

Member of the Order of Australia 

ANU

Australian National University 

AO

Officer of the Order of Australia 

CEO

Chief Executive Officer 

CFMEU

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union 

CLC

Commonwealth Law Courts 

COAT

Council of Australian Tribunals 

CPD

Continuing Professional Development 

DoF

Department of Finance 

DPI

Director of Public Information 

EMS

Environmental Management System 

ESD

Ecological Sustainable Development 

FCA

Federal Court of Australia 

FCC

Federal Circuit Court of Australia 

FCMAS

Federal Court Mediator Accreditation Scheme 

FCoA

Family Court of Australia 

GPN

General Practice Note 

HR

Human Resources 

IAG

Indigenous Advisory Group 

ICJ

International Commission of Jurists Victoria 

IEC

Initiative Executive Committee 

IT

Information Technology 

ITIL

Information Technology Infrastructure Library 

JCCD

Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity 

NCF

National Court Framework 

NNTT

National Native Title Tribunal 

NPA

National Practice Area 

NTA

Native Title Act 1993 

NTRBs

Native Title Representative Bodies 

ORIC

Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations 

PBC

Prescribed Bodies Corporate 

PICS

Pacific Island Countries 

PJSI

Pacific Judicial Strengthening Initiative 

QPS

Queensland Police Service 

SES

Senior Executive Service 

SRL

Self-represented Litigant 

WAN

Wide Area Network 

WHS

Work, Health and Safety 

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization