ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ABF

Australian Blindness Forum

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ACTHRC

ACT Human Rights Commission

ADACAS

ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service

ADJC

Aboriginal Disability Justice Campaign

AFDO

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

AHRC

Australian Human Rights Commission

ALA

Australian Lawyers' Alliance

AMA

Australian Medical Association

AMG

Avant Mutual Group

ARATA

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association

BCA

Blind Citizens Australia

BIA

Brain Injury Australia

bill

National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012

CAC Act

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

CALD

Culturally and linguistically diverse

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CIS

Centre for Independent Studies

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

COSSNSW

Council of Social Services New South Wales

DANA

Disability Advocacy Network Australia

DPC

Department of Premier and Cabinet

DSO

Disability Service Organisation

ECIA

Early Childhood Intervention Australia

EDAC

Ethnic Disability Advocacy Center

EM

Explanatory Memorandum

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

FECCA

Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia

HSOC Act

Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995

HSU

Health Services Union

ICA

Insurance Council of Australia

ICF

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

LCA

Law Council of Australia

MIGA

Medical Insurance Group Australia

NCOSS

National Council of Social Services

NDIA

National Disability Insurance Agency

NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme

NDS

National Disability Services

NEDA

National Ethnic Disability Alliance

NIIS

National Injury Insurance Scheme

NPWDCC

National People with Disability and Carer Council

NSW

New South Wales

NSWDNF

New South Wales Disability Network Forum

OTA

Occupational Therapy Australia

PWDA

People with Disability Australia

RIDBC

Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children

SA

South Australia

SACOSS

South Australian Council of Social Services

SCV

Special Category Visa

SPA

Speech Pathology Australia

SSAT

Social Security Appeals Tribunal

Strategy

National Disability Strategy

TIPACL

Townsville Independence Program for Adult Community Living

UNCRPD

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability

VEOHRC

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner

WHO

World Health Organisation

WWDA

Women with Disabilities Australia

YDAS

Youth Disability Advocacy Service

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