Glossary of Terms
Find plain-English definitions of common human rights terms used across the Commission's resources.
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Glossary of Terms
| Abbreviation | Term |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AGD | Attorney-General's Department |
| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
| ARPANSA | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
| CDPP | Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions |
| CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CJSC | Criminal Justice Stay Certificate |
| CJSV | Criminal Justice Stay Visa |
| CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| DFAT | Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DIAC | Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DOB | Date of birth |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| INP | Indonesian National Police |
| MOB | Ministers' Office Brief |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NTLAC | Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission |
| OIL | Office of International Law, Attorney-General's Department |
| OPG | OrthoPantomoGraphic x-ray |
| QTB | Question Time Brief |
| RANZCR | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists |
| SIEV | Suspected Irregular Entry Vessel |
| UAM | Unaccompanied minor |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| VLA | Victoria Legal Aid |
