Glossary of Acronyms

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A
AAT	Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ACPMH	Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
ADF	Australian Defence Force
AEIFRS	Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards
AFP	Australian Federal Police
AIHW	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
AMP	Alcohol Management Project
ANAO	Australian National Audit Office
APS	Australian Public Service
ASIST	Applied Suicide Intervention Strategies
AWA	Australian Workplace Agreement
AWM	Australian War Memorial
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B
BAC	Business Architecture Committee
BEST	Building Excellence in Support and Training
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C
CaIRO	Contracts and Indemnities Register On-line
CAU	Contract Advisory Unit
CCPS	Compensation Claims Processing System
CEI	Chief Executive Instruction
CI	Continuous Improvement
CLIK	Consolidated Library of Information and Knowledge
CMVH	Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health
CNIAC	Community Nursing Industry Advisory Committee
COTA	Council on the Ageing
CRC	Corporate Resources Committee
CWGC	Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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D
DEFF	Departmental Expenses Funding Framework
DHA	Department of Health and Ageing
DMIS	Departmental Management Information System
DOLARS	Departmental Online Accounting and Reporting System
DSH	Defence Service Homes
DSHA	Defence Service Homes Act 1918
DSHIS	Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme
DVA	Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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E
ECU	Exceptional Case Unit
EDA	Extreme Disablement Adjustment
EEO	Equal Employment Opportunity
ELO	Electorate Liaison Officer
EMG	Executive Management Group
ESO	Ex-service organisation
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G
GP	General practitioner
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H
HOTSPUR	Hospital Purchasing and Reconciliation (computer system)
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I
IBM GS	IBM Global Services
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IHCS	Interim F-111 Deseal/Reseal Health Care Scheme
IMSC	Information Management Steering Committee
IMU	Information Management Unit
IPS	Integrated Payments System
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L
LAN	Local Area Network
LMO	Local Medical Officer
LMOAC	Local Medical Officer Advisory Committee
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M
MCE	Military Compensation Expert (computer system)
MCRS	Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Service
MHPE	Men’s Health Peer Education
MoU	Memorandum of Understanding
MRCA	Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
MRCC	Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
MRCS	Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Scheme
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N
NAFCOM	National Audit and Fraud Committee
NATMOC	National Treatment Monitoring Committee
NERTAC	National Ex-Service Round Table on Aged Care
NGAC	NSW Government Access Centres
NLS	National Learning Strategy
NTS	National Training Strategy
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O
OAWG	Office of Australian War Graves
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety
OPC	Outreach Program Counsellor
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P
PAHRIS	Payroll and Human Resources Information System
PIC	People Initiatives Committee
PoW	Prisoner of war
PSA	Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
PSC	Protective Security Committee
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Q
QGAP	Queensland Government Agents Program
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R
RAAF	Royal Australian Air Force
RAMMP	Records and Mail Management Project
RAN	Royal Australian Navy
RAP	Rehabilitation Appliances Program
RAPTOR	Rehabilitation Appliances Program Treatment Operations Review
RDA	Records Disposal Authority
RFT	Request for Tender
RGH	Repatriation General Hospital
RMA	Repatriation Medical Authority
RPBS	Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
RPPP	Repatriation Private Patient Principles
RPPS	Repatriation Private Patient Scheme
RPRC	Repatriation Pharmaceutical Reference Committee
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S
SDT	Special disability trusts
SHOAMP	Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel
SMRC	Specialist Medical Review Council
SOCS	Secure Online Communication System
SoPs	Statements of Principles
SRCA	Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
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T
T&PI	Totally & Permanently Incapacitated
TAC	Tribunal Advocacy Course
TIP	Training Information Program
TMS	Transition Management Service
TTI	Totally & Temporarily Incapacitated
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V
VADS	Veterans’ Active Directory Services project
VAN	Veterans’ Affairs Network
VANQISH	Veterans’ Affairs Network Quick Information Service Helper
VAPAC	Veterans’ Affairs Pharmaceutical Approvals Centre
VCES	Veterans’ Children Education Scheme
VEA	Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
Veterans’ MATES	Veterans’ Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services
VHC	Veterans’ Home Care
VLO	Veterans’ Liaison Officer
VRB	Veterans’ Review Board
VSS	Veterans’ Satisfaction Survey
VVCS	VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
VVRS	Veterans’ Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme
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W
WAN	Wide Area Network
WIPMS	Workplace Injury Prevention and Management Strategy