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ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
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AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
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AEC |
Australian Electoral Commission |
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AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
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ASAS |
Asylum Seekers Assistance Scheme |
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ASP |
Asylum Seekers Project |
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CAAIP |
Committee to Advise on Australia's Immigration Policies |
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CAT |
Convention Against Torture |
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CCJDP |
Catholic Commission for Justice,
Development and Peace |
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CLA |
Christopher Levingston & Associates |
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CROC |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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DIMA |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs (now DIMIA) |
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DIMIA |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural
and Indigenous Affairs |
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DLO |
Departmental liaison officer |
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EXCOM |
Executive Committee (of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees) |
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HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
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IAAAS |
Immigration Application Advice and
Assistance Scheme |
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IARC |
Immigration Advice and Rights Centre |
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ICCPR |
International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights |
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IRT |
Immigration Review Tribunal |
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LAC |
Legal Aid Commission |
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MARA |
Migration Agents Registration Authority |
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MIA |
Migration Institute of Australia |
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MIRO |
Migration Internal Review Office |
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MIU |
Ministerial Intervention Unit |
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MRT |
Migration Review Tribunal |
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MSI |
Migration Series Instruction |
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NGO |
Non-government organisation |
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PCMS |
Parliamentary Correspondence Management
System |
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Refugee Convention |
Convention Relating to the Status of
Refugees |
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RRT |
Refugee Review Tribunal |
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SBICLS |
South Brisbane Immigration and Community Legal Service |
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UNCAT |
United Nations Committee Against Torture |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees |