Glossary of terms and acronyms

AASB	Australian Accounting Standards Board
AC	Companion of the Order of Australia
ADRI	Australasian Digital Recordkeeping Initiative
AGLS	Australian Government Locator Service
AO	Officer of the Order of Australia
APS	Australian Public Service
Archives Act	Archives Act 1983
CAARA	Council of Australasian Archives and Records Authorities
CBE	Companion of the Order of the British Empire
CH	Order of the Companion of Honour
CITRA	International Conference of the Round Table on Archives
CMG	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
CSS	Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme
CVO	The Royal Victorian Order – Commander
EL	Executive Level
FBT	Fringe Benefits Tax
FMA Act	Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
FMO	Finance Minister’s Orders
FOI Act	Freedom of Information Act 1982
GST	goods and services tax
ICA	International Council on Archives
IFRS	International Financial Reporting Standards
IP&E	infrastructure, plant and equipment
IT	information technology
MP	Member of Parliament
MOU	memorandum of understanding
OHS Act	Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
PARBICA	Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives
PhotoSearch	the Archives’ online photographic database
PSM	Public Service Medal
PSS	Public Sector Superannuation Scheme
PSSap	Public Sector Superannuation Scheme accumulation plan
QC	Queen’s Counsel
RecordSearch	the Archives’ online database of record items, record series and record creators
SC	Senior Counsel
SES	Senior Executive Service
TTY	telephone typewriter
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Vrroom	Virtual Reading Room website
Xena	XML Electronic Normalising of Archives