Abbreviations

AAT	Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ACTU	Australian Council of Trade Unions
AFP	Australian Federal Police
AIPA	Australian & International Pilots Association
APF	Australian Privacy Foundation
APS	Australian Public Service
ASIC	Aviation Security Identity Card
ASIO	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Aviation Transport Security Act	Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
Bill	AusCheck Bill 2006
Department	Attorney-General's Department
DHA	Department of Health and Ageing
DIAC	Department of Immigration and Citizenship
DOTARS	Department of Transport and Regional Services
DVS	National Document Verification Service
EM	Explanatory Memorandum
Law Council	Law Council of Australia
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act	Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
MSIC	Maritime Security Identity Card
NSW	New South Wales
OPC	Office of the Privacy Commissioner
PIA	Privacy Impact Assessment
Privacy Act	Privacy Act 1988
SES	Senior Executive Service
Wheeler Report	The Rt Hon Sir John Wheeler DL, An Independent Review of Airport Security and Policing for the Government of Australia, September 2005