|
ACIAR
|
Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research
|
|
ADF
|
Australian Defence Force
|
|
AFMA
|
Australian Fisheries
Management Authority
|
|
AFP
|
Australian Federal Police
|
|
AI
|
Avian influenza
|
|
AMSA
|
Australian Maritime Safety
Authority
|
|
AQIS
|
Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service
|
| |
|
|
BPC
|
Border Protection Command
(multi-agency unit)
|
| |
|
|
CMS
|
Convention on Migratory
Species
|
|
CPO
|
Community Police Officer
|
| |
|
|
DAFF
|
Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry
|
|
DEEDI
|
Queensland Department of
Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
|
|
DEWHA
|
Department of Education,
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
|
|
DFAT
|
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade
|
|
DIAC
|
Department of Immigration and
Citizenship
|
|
DoHA
|
Department of Health and
Ageing
|
| |
|
|
EMC
|
Environmental Management
Committee
|
|
EPA
|
Environment Protection Agency
(Queensland, now Department of Environment and Resource Management)
|
|
EPBC
|
Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
|
|
EEZ
|
Exclusive Economic Zone
|
| |
|
|
GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
|
| |
|
|
HIC
|
Health Issues Committee
|
|
H1N1
|
Swine Influenza
|
| |
|
|
IDC
|
Interdepartmental committee
|
|
IMO
|
International Maritime
Organization
|
|
IUCN
|
International Union for
Conservation of Nature
|
|
IUU
|
Illegal, unregulated and
unreported fishing
|
| |
|
|
JAC
|
Joint Advisory Council
|
|
JCU
|
James Cook University
|
|
JE
|
Japanese Encephalitis
|
|
LSMU
|
Land and Sea Management Unit
|
| |
|
|
MDGs
|
Millenium Development Goals
|
|
MDRTB
|
Multi-drug resistant
tuberculosis
|
|
MMO
|
Immigration Movement
Monitoring Officer
|
|
MTSRF
|
Marine and Tropical Sciences
Research Facility
|
| |
|
|
NAQS
|
Northern Australia Quarantine
Strategy
|
|
NAQIA
|
National Agricultural
Quarantine and Inspection Agency
|
|
NPARC
|
Northern Peninsula Area
Regional Council
|
| |
|
|
OCVO
|
Office of the Chief Veterinary
Officer
|
|
OCPPO
|
Office of the Chief Plant
Protection Officer
|
| |
|
|
PBC
|
Prescribed Body Corporate
|
|
PNG
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
PTCN
|
Pacific Transnational Crime
Network
|
|
PSSA
|
Particularly Sensitive Sea
Area
|
|
PZJA
|
The Torres Strait Protected
Zone Joint Authority
|
| |
|
|
QATSIP
|
Queensland Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Police
|
|
QDPI&F
|
Queensland Department of
Primary Industry and Fisheries
|
|
QPS
|
Queensland Police Service
|
|
QNU
|
Queensland Nurses Union
|
| |
|
|
RNOTI
|
Resident Naval Officer
Thursday Island
|
|
RRRC
|
Reef and Rainforest Research
Centre
|
| |
|
|
SWF
|
Screw-worm Fly
|
| |
|
|
TAC
|
Total allowable catch
|
|
TB
|
Tuberculosis
|
|
TCU
|
Transnational Crime Unit
|
|
The Treaty
|
Treaty between Australia and
the Independent State of Papua New Guinea concerning Sovereignty and Maritime
Boundaries in the area between the two Countries, including the area known as
Torres Strait, and Related Matters. (Sydney 18 December 1978)
|
|
TIB
|
Traditional inhabitant boat
(licence)
|
|
TIM
|
Traditional Inhabitants'
Meeting
|
|
TNCC
|
Transnational Crime Conference
|
|
TRL
|
Tropical rock lobster
|
|
TSC
|
Torres Shire Council
|
|
TSCMC
|
Torres Strait Coastal
Management Committee
|
|
TSFA
|
Torres Strait Fisheries Act
1984
|
|
TSIRC
|
Torres Strait Island Regional
Council
|
|
TSPZ
|
Torres Strait Protected Zone
|
|
TSRA
|
Torres Strait Regional
Authority
|
|
TVH
|
Transferable vessel holder
(licence)
|
| |
|
|
UNCLOS
|
United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea (1982)
|
|
UNEP
|
United Nations Environment
Programme
|
| |
|
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization
|