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Environment Budget Overview 2005-06

Environment and Heritage Portfolio

Appendix 2: List of Abbreviations

AAD
Australian Antarctic Division (Division of DEH)
ABARE
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACA
Australian Communications Authority
ACIAR
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
ACS
Australian Customs Service
AFMA
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
AGD
Attorney-General’s Department
AGO
Australian Greenhouse Office*
AIMS
Australian Institute of Marine Science
ANSTO
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ARC
Australian Research Council
ARPANSA
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
ATO
Australian Taxation Office
AusAID
Australian Agency for International Development
Aust Post
Australia Post
AWD
Approvals and Wildlife Division (Division of DEH)
BoM
Bureau of Meteorology
CCAMLR
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
CCSBT
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Blue-fin Tuna
CERF
Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities
CRC
Cooperative Research Centre
CSD
Corporate Strategies Division (Division of DEH)
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Customs
Australian Customs Service
DAFF
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
DCITA
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Defence
Department of Defence
DEH
Department of the Environment and Heritage
DEST
Department of Education, Science and Training
DEWR
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DHA
Department of Health and Ageing
DIMIA
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
DITR
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
DOTARS
Department of Transport and Regional Services
EPBC Act
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999
FaCS
Family and Community Services
Finance
Department of Finance and Administration
GBRMPA
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
HD
Heritage Division (Division of DEH)
ICED
Industry, Communities and Energy Division (Division of DEH)*
ILAD
International, Land and Analysis Division (Division of DEH)*
LWCD
Land, Water, Coasts Division (Division of DEH)
MD
Marine Division (Division of DEH)
MDB IGA
Murray-Darling Basin Intergovernmental Agreement
NAA
National Archives of Australia
NAP
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
NHT
Natural Heritage Trust
NPI
National Pollutant Inventory
NRMPD
Natural Resource Management Programmes Division (Division of DEH)
NWC
National Water Commission
NWI
National Water Initiative
NTC
National Tidal Centre
ODS
ozone depleting substances
OGTR
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
ORER
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
PAD
Parks Australia Division (Division of DEH)
PCEPD
Policy Coordination and Environment Protection Division (Division of DEH)
PV
photovoltaic
SHFT
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
SSD
Supervising Scientist Division (Division of DEH)
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WELS
Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme

*Note: The Australian Greenhouse Office has been integrated into the Department of Environment and Heritage becoming two divisions of the Department: the Industry, Communities and Energy Division; and the International, Land and Analysis Division.

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