ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
ACT Human Rights Act | Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) |
ACTU | Australian Council of Trade Unions |
AHRC | Australian Human Rights Commission |
AIATSIS | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
ALC | New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council |
AM | Member of the Order of Australia |
AO | Officer of the Order of Australia |
ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
ATSIEB Act | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Act 2008 |
BC | Province of British Columbia, Canada |
BC Declaration Act | Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (British Columbia) |
Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia | Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, [1973] S.C.R. 313 |
Coalition of Peaks | Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations |
Cth | Commonwealth of Australia |
Declaration | United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
ECOSOC | the Economic and Social Council |
EMRIP | United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
Expert Mechanism | United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
FAIRA | Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action Aboriginal Corporation |
FNP | First Nations Portfolio |
FPIC | Free, Prior, and Informed Consent |
FVTOC | Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporation |
Hon | Honourable |
ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
ICIP | Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property |
ILO | International Labour Organization |
KALACC | Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Cultural Centre |
KC | King’s Counsel |
KNZM | Knights Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit |
Ltd | Limited |
Mabo v Queensland | Mabo v Queensland [No 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1, 26 |
MLA | Member of the Legislative Assembly |
MP | Member of Parliament |
NAAJA | North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency |
NAC | National Aboriginal Conference |
NAC | Australian National Aboriginal Conference |
NACCHO | National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
National Agreement | National Agreement on Closing the Gap |
NATSILS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services |
NGO | Non-Government Organisation |
NIAA | National Indigenous Australians Agency |
NSW | State of New South Wales, Australia |
NT | Northern Territory |
NTA | Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) |
NWAC | Native Women's Association of Canada |
NZ | New Zealand (Aotearoa) |
NZHRC | New Zealand Human Rights Commission |
OAM | Medal of the Order of Australia |
PC | Member of His Majesty's Privy Council for Canada |
PJCHR | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights |
Qld | State of Queensland, Australia |
SA | State of South Australia, Australia |
Sámediggi | Sámi Parliament of Norway |
SC | Senior Counsel |
Tas | State of Tasmania, Australia |
the Committee | Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander Affairs |
the Senate Committee | Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee of the 46th Parliament |
the Special Rapporteur | Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
the Statement | Queensland Government’s Statement of Commitment |
the Sub-Commission | the Sub-Commission on Prevention on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities |
TJC | Terri Janke and Company |
TRC | Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada |
Treaty Act | Advancing the Treaty Process with Aboriginal Victorians Act 2018 (Vic) |
Uluru Statement | Uluru Statement from the Heart |
UN | United Nations |
UN Declaration Act | United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesAct (Canada) |
UNDRIP | United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
UNEMRIP | United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
UNHRC | United Nations Human Rights Council |
UNPFII | United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues |
UPR | Universal Periodic Review |
UTAS | University of Tasmania |
VCAT | Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
Vic | State of Victoria, Australia |
Victorian Charter | Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) |
WA | State of Western Australia, Australia |
WGIP | United Nations’ Working Group on Indigenous Populations |
Wik Peoples v Queensland | The Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland & Ors; The Thayorre People v The State of Queensland & Ors [1996] HCA 40. |