LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AAS	Australian Association of Surgeons
AAT	Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ACTCHC	ACT Commissioner for Health Complaints
AFAO	Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
ALRC	Australian Law Reform Commission
AMA	Australian Medical Association
APHA	Australian Private Hospitals Association
CHF	Consumers' Health Forum Inc
DHFS	Department of Health and Family Services
FOI	Freedom of Information
GP	General Medical Practitioner
HCCC (NSW)	NSW Health Care Complaints Commissioner
HCN	Health Consumers' Network
HIC	Health Insurance Commission
HIC (Vic)	Health Issues Centre
HIMAA	Health Information Management Association of Australia
HREOC	Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
LISA	Life Investment and Superannuation of Australia
MHLC	Mental Health Legal Centre
MDU	Medical Defence Union
NHMRC	National Health and Medical Research Council
PIAC	Public Interest Advocacy Centre
PIR	Professional Indemnity Review
RACGP	Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
RANZCP	Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
RCNA	Royal College of Nursing Australia
UMD	United Medical Defence
VHSC	Victorian Health Services Commissioner