List of abbreviations

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ACARA

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

AEC

Australian Electoral Commission

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

AO

Officer of the Order of Australia

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

BRIDGE

Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections

CABER

Commissioner’s Advisory Board on Electoral Research

CALD

culturally and linguistically diverse

Commission, the

The three-person Australian Electoral Commission established under s.6 of the Electoral Act

CRU

Continuous Roll Update

DG BRIDGE

Democracy and Governance BRIDGE

Electoral Act

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

EPBC Act

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

EQAP

Enrolment Quality Assurance Program

ESD

environmentally sustainable development

FMA Act

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

GST

goods and services tax

Hon, the

the Honourable (a title accorded to certain Commonwealth office holders)

HSMAs

Health and Safety Management Arrangements

IEPP

Indigenous Electoral Participation Program

IIOP

Investing in Our People

IPS

Information Publication Scheme

JSCEM

Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

MP

member of parliament

NCCEG

National Capital Civics Education Group

NEEC

National Electoral Education Centre

OHS

occupational health and safety

PAB

protected action ballot

PDF

portable document format

PVA

postal vote application

Referendum Act

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

SAF

sample audit field work

SCVP

School and Community Visits Program

SES

Senior Executive Service

TSRA

Torres Strait Regional Authority

VITS

VITS LanguageLink

VTR

Virtual Tally Room