AASB

Australian Accounting Standards Board

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACIS

Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme

ACT

Australian Competition Tribunal

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APRA

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

ASX

Australian Stock Exchange

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement

CAMAC

Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee

COMET

commercialising emerging technologies

DITR

Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources

FICS

Financial Industry Complaints Service

FIRB

Foreign Investment Review Board

FRC

Financial Reporting Council

GDP

gross domestic product

GST

goods and services tax

HECS

higher education contribution scheme

IDC

inter-departmental committee

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards

LNG

liquefied natural gas

NOPSA

National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

R&D

research and development

SMEs

small and medium enterprises

TCF

textile, clothing and footwear