Abbreviations and Acronyms
Browse a comprehensive list of abbreviations and acronyms used throughout our website and publications for quick reference.
Corporate services
Resource
08 January 2014
Summary
| Abbreviation | Term |
|---|---|
| AAIMH | Australian Association for Infant Mental Health |
| ACM | Australasian Correctional Management Pty Limited |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| Beijing Rules | United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice |
| Body of Principles | United Nations Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment |
| BVE | Bridging Visa E |
| CAMHS | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, South Australia |
| CARAD | Coalition Assisting Refugees After Detention |
| CAT | Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CERD | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| CERT | Centre Emergency Response Team |
| Commission | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| DCD | Department for Community Development, Western Australia |
| Department | Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth |
| DHS | Department of Human Services, South Australia |
| DIMIA | Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth |
| DoCS | Department of Community Services, New South Wales |
| DSC | Disability Services Commission, Western Australia |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| FACS | Family and Children's Services, Department for Community Development, Western Australia |
| FAYS | Family and Youth Services, Department of Human Services, South Australia |
| HRAT | High Risk Assessment Team |
| HRC | United Nations Human Rights Committee |
| HREOC | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| HREOC Act | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) |
| IAAAS | Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| IDC | Immigration Detention Centre |
| IDF | Immigration Detention Facility |
| IDS | Immigration Detention Standards 1998 |
| IGOC Act | Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth) |
| Inquiry | National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention |
| IRPC | Immigration Reception and Processing Centre |
| JAS | Justice for Asylum Seekers |
| JDL Rules | United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty |
| JSCM | Joint Standing Committee on Migration |
| Migration Act | Migration Act 1958 (Cth) |
| Migration Regulations | Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) |
| Minister | Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSI | Migration Series Instruction |
| Notice 1 (N1) | Notice to Produce 1, issued to DIMIA on 18 July 2002 |
| Notice 2 (N2) | Notice to Produce 2, issued to DIMIA on 18 July 2002 |
| Notice 3 (N3) | Notice to Produce 3, issued to DIMIA on 18 July 2002 |
| Notice 4 (N4) | Notice to Produce 4, issued to DIMIA on 24 October 2002 |
| Notice 5 (N5) | Notice to Produce 5, issued to DIMIA on 24 October 2002 |
| N1, F2, Q3 | Notice 1, Folder 2, Question 3 (example of referencing for documents provided pursuant to Notices to Produce) |
| PPV | permanent protection visa |
| PTSD | post traumatic stress disorder |
| QPASTT | Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma |
| RACS | Refugee Advice and Casework Service |
| Refugee Convention | Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees |
| RCOA | Refugee Council of Australia |
| RHP | Residential Housing Project |
| RILC | Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre |
| RRT | Refugee Review Tribunal |
| SCALES | Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service |
| Standard Minimum Rules | United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners |
| STARTTS | Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors, New South Wales |
| TIS | Translating and Interpreting Service |
| TPV | temporary protection visa |
| UAM | unaccompanied minor |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNHCR Detention Guidelines | UNHCR Revised Guidelines on Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum Seekers |
| UNHCR Guidelines on Refugee Children | UNHCR Refugee Children: Guidelines on Protection and Care |
| UNHCR Procedures | UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Handbook Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees |
| UNHCR UAM Guidelines | Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNICEF Implementation Handbook | UNICEF Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| VFST | Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture |
| YAC | Youth Advocacy Centre |
