AASB

Australian Accounting Standards Board

AAO

Anglo-Australian Observatory

APRA

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

ARPC

Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

AUASB

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

CAC Act

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

CALDB

Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board

CAMAC

Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

DIISR

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

FMA Act

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

FRC

Financial Reporting Council

FRP

Financial Reporting Panel

G-20

Group of Twenty

GDP

gross domestic product

HERMES

High-Resolution Multi-object Echelle Spectrograph

IIF

Innovation Investment Fund

PC

Productivity Commission

R&D

research and development

RAM

Royal Australian Mint

RBA

Reserve Bank of Australia

SCT

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal