Report on Government Services 2024
PART A, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS: RELEASED ON 22 JANUARY 2024
Acronyms and abbreviations
The acronyms and abbreviations used in the Report on Government Services 2024
| Abbreviations | Spelt out |
| AAGR | Average annual growth rate |
| ABO | ABO blood group system |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ABSTUDY | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Study Assistance Scheme |
| ACARA | Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority |
| ACAT | Aged Care Assessment Teams |
| ACECQA | Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority |
| ACER | Australian Council for Educational Research |
| ACFI | Aged Care Funding Instrument |
| ACHI | Australian Classification of Health Interventions |
| ACQSC | Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission |
| ACRRM | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine |
| ACSQHC | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ACTAS | ACT Ambulance Service |
| ACTCS | Australian Capital Territory Corrective Services |
| ACTSES | ACT State Emergency Service |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AEDC | Australian Early Development Census |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AFSR | Annual Financial Sustainability Report |
| AG | Activity Group |
| AHMC | Australian Health Ministers’ Conference |
| AHPRA | Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency |
| AIDR | Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| AIRS | Australian Incident Reporting System |
| AISC | Australian Industry and Skills Committee |
| AMEP | Adult Migrant English Program |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| AN-ACC | Australian National Aged Care Classification |
| ANZPAA | Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency |
| ANZSOC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification |
| AOD | Alcohol and Other Drug |
| AQF | Australian Qualifications Framework |
| ARIA | Accessibility/Remoteness Index for Australia |
| ASCSIMT | Australian School Climate and School Identification Measurement Tool |
| ASGS | Australian Statistical Geography Standard |
| ASQA | Australian Skills Quality Authority |
| ASR | Age Standardised Rate |
| AUSTRAC | Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre |
| AVETMISS | Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard |
| BCC | Basic Community Care |
| BEACH | Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health |
| BLP | Better Lives Program |
| C&P | Care and Protection Orders |
| CAD | Computer Aided Dispatch |
| CaFIS | Children and Family Intensive Support |
| CALD | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse |
| CCB | Child Care Benefit |
| CCC | Choice, Change and Consequences |
| CCET | Child care, education and training (CCET) |
| CCS | Child Care Subsidy |
| CCSS | Child Care Subsidy System |
| CD | Collection District |
| CFA | Country Fire Authority |
| CFS | Country Fire Service |
| CH | Community Housing |
| CHART | Changing Habits and Reaching Targets |
| CHBOI | Core Hospital-Based Outcome Indicators |
| CHO | Community Housing Organisation |
| CHS | Canberra Health Services |
| CHSP | Commonwealth Home Support Programme |
| CI |
Confidence Interval
|
| CNOS | Canadian National Occupancy Standard |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| COVID | Coronavirus Disease |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CR | Crude Rate |
| CRA | Commonwealth Rent Assistance |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CSTDA | Commonwealth, State and Territory Disability Agreement |
| CSV | Court Services Victoria |
| CYPQ | Children and Youth Person Questionnaire |
| DBT | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy |
| DCJ | NSW Department of Community and Justice |
| DDA | Disability Discrimination Act |
| Dept | Departmental |
| DES | Disability Employment Services |
| DFES | Department of Fire and Emergency Services |
| DHAC | Australian Government Department of Health and Community Services |
| DoH | Department of Health |
| DMS | Disability Management Services |
| DPP | Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DRG | Diagnosis Related Group |
| DSDILGP | Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| DVA | Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
| ECEC | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| EQUIPS | Explore, Question, Investigate, Practice, Succeed |
| ERP | Estimated Resident Population |
| ESS | Employment Support Services |
| FCA | Federal Court of Australia |
| FCFCOA | Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia |
| FCNSW | Forestry Corporation NSW |
| FFMVIC | Forest Fire Management Victoria |
| FRNSW | Fire and Rescue NSW |
| FRV | Fire Rescue Victoria |
| FTB | Family Tax Benefit |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FWIN | Flood Warning Infrastructure Network |
| GFS | Government Finance Statistics |
| GGFCE | General Government Final Consumption Expenditure |
| GP | General Practice |
| HEA | Health Expenditure Australia |
| HHS | Hospital and Health Service |
| HIPUs | High Intensity Program Units |
| HISOP | High Intensity Sex Offender Program |
| HIVIP | High Intensity Violence Intervention Program |
| HoNOS | Health of the Nation Outcomes Scale |
| HoNOSCA | Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents |
| HPV | Human Papilloma Virus |
| HRT | Health Round Table |
| HSMR | Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio |
| IADP | Intensive Alcohol and Drug Program |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| ICD-10-AM | International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - 10th revision - Australian Modification |
| ICH | Indigenous Community Housing |
| ICSEA | Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| IDATP | Intensive Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program |
| IEA | International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement |
| IFSS | Intensive Family Support Services |
| IHACPA | Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority |
| IMR | Infant Mortality Rate |
| Invns | Investigations |
| IRSD | Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage |
| ISR | Incident Severity Rating |
| JSA | Jobs and Skills Australia |
| KIND | Kinship, Improving relationships, No violence and Developing skills |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| LAC | Looking After Children |
| LBC | Liquid Based Cytology |
| LGA | Location Government Area |
| MBA | Medical Board of Australia |
| MBI | Modified Barthel Index |
| MBS | Medicare Benefits Schedule |
| MCEECDYA | Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs |
| MDMS | Main Derived Major Speciality |
| MISOP | Moderate Intensity Sex Offender Program |
| MIVIP | Moderate Intensity Violence Intervention Program |
| MMM | Modified Monash Model |
| MMR | Measles, Mumps and Rubella |
| MP | Management Policy |
| MPS | Multi-Purpose Service |
| MRSA | Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| NAHA | National Affordable Housing Agreement |
| NAP | National Assessment Program |
| NAPLAN | National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy |
| NCVER | National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
| NDA | National Disability Agreement |
| NDIA | National Disability Insurance Agency |
| NDIS | National Disability Insurance Scheme |
| NECECC | National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection |
| NESB | Non-English Speaking Backgrounds |
| NGO | Non-government Organisation |
| NHHA | National Housing and Homelessness Agreement |
| NHRA | National Health Reform Agreement |
| NICS | Norfolk Island Central School |
| NMDS | National Minimum Data Set |
| NMHPSC | National Mental Health Performance Subcommittee |
| NP UAECE | National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education |
| NPA | National Partnership Agreement |
| NPS | National Priority System |
| NPWS | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| NQA ITS | National Quality Agenda Information Technology System |
| NQF | National Quality Framework |
| NQS | National Quality Standard |
| NSCSP | National Survey of Community Satisfaction with Policing |
| NSHS | National Social Housing Survey |
| NSMHS | National Standards for Mental Health Services |
| NSMHW | National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| NSRA | National School Reform Agreement |
| NSSC | National Schools Statistics Collection |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| NTES | NT Emergency Service |
| Ntfns | Notifications |
| NYPR | National Youth Participation Requirement |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OMP | Other Medical Practitioner |
| OOHC | Out-Of-Home Care |
| OSHC | Outside School Hours Care |
| PBS | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| PC | Productivity Commission |
| PFVO | Police Family Violence Order |
| PH | Public Housing |
| PIP | Practice Incentives Program |
| PIRLS | Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PM&C | Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| PP | Pathways Program |
| PPRR | Prevention and Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery |
| PRA | Preschool Reform Agreement |
| PRN | Pro Re Nata |
| PWS | Parks and Wildlife Service |
| QAC | Quality Assurance Committees |
| QAF | Quality Assurance Framework |
| QCS | Queensland Corrective Services |
| QEW Survey | Queensland Engagement and Wellbeing Survey |
| QFES | Queensland Fire and Emergency Services |
| QPWS&P | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships |
| QRA | Queensland Reconstruction Authority |
| QSG | Quality Surveillance Group |
| RACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practice |
| RAGE | Recognising Anger and Gaining Empowerment Program |
| RAS | Regional Assessment Services |
| RFS | Rural Fire Service |
| RoGS | Report on Government Services |
| RPBS | Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| RSE | Relative Standard Error |
| RTO | Registered Training Organisation |
| SA | South Australia |
| SAB | Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia |
| SAC | Severity Assessment Code |
| SCRGSP | Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision |
| SCV | Safer Care Victoria |
| SDAC | Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers |
| SDQ | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire |
| SE | Standard Error |
| SEE | Skills for Education and Employment |
| SEIFA | Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas |
| SES | State Emergency Service |
| SES | Socio-Economic Status |
| SHS | Specialist Homelessness Services |
| SIH | Survey of Income and Housing |
| SIL | Supported independent living |
| SLS | Safety Learning System |
| SNAICC | Secretariat National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care |
| SOMIH | State Owned and Managed Indigenous Housing |
| SOTP | Sex Offender Treatment Programs |
| SRLS | Safety Reporting and Learning System |
| SSIP | Short Sentence Intensive Program |
| STES | State and Territory Emergency Services |
| STRCP | Short-term Restorative Care Programme |
| STT | Sustainable Timber Tasmania |
| Subns | Substantiations |
| TAFE | Technical And Further Education |
| TCP | Transition Care Programme |
| TFS | Tasmania Fire Service |
| TIMSS | Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
| UCC | User Cost of Capital |
| VAHI | Victorian Agency for Health Information |
| VCAT | Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| VF | Ventricular Fibrillation |
| VHC | Veteran Home Care |
| VICSES | Victoria State Emergency Service |
| VOTP | Violent Offenders Therapeutic Program |
| VOTP | Violent Offender Treatment Programs |
| VPP | Violence Prevention Program |
| VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
| WA | Western Australia |
| WEC | Wellbeing and Engagement Collection |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WRTAL | Survey of Work–Related Training and Adult Learning |
| YBFS | Year Before Full-time Schooling |
| YES | Your Experience of Service survey |