Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronyms and abbreviations

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACT Crimes Act

Crimes Act 1900 (ACT)

ACYP

Advocate for Children and Young People (NSW)

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

ALS

Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Ltd

ANROWS

Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety

the bill

Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024

CCTV

Closed-circuit television

Children and Special Witnesses Act

Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001 (Tas)

the committee

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Crimes Act

Crimes Act 1914

Criminal Code

Criminal Code Act 1995

CWHR

Centre for Women’s Health Research

EIC

Evidence in chief

EM

Explanatory Memorandum

Full Stop

Full Stop Australia

ICC

International Criminal Court

ILR

Independent Legal Representation

Law Council

The Law Council of Australia

NFVPLSF

National Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services Forum

NWSA

National Women’s Safety Alliance

PJCHR

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

QSAN

Queensland Sexual Assault Network

RASARA

Rape and Sexual Assault Research and Advocacy

Royal Commission

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

the scrutiny committee

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

selection of bills committee

Senate Standing Committee for the Selection of Bills

SASS

Sexual Assault Support Service

SASV

Sexual Assault Services Victoria

TLA

Tasmania Legal Aid

YACSA

Youth Affairs Council of South Australia