AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

AERP

Adverse Experience Reporting Program (AERP Ag for pesticides and AERP Vet for veterinary medicines)

Agvet chemicals

agricultural and veterinary chemicals

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APVMA

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

APS

Australian Public Service

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

AVA

Australian Veterinary Association

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement(s)

CA

Collective agreement

CAC

Codex Alimentarius Commission

CCC

Community Consultative Committee (of the APVMA)

CCRVDF

United Nations FAO/WHO Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

CEI

Chief Executive Instruction

CEO

Chief Executive Officer (of the APVMA)

CLA

Common law agreements

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CSS

Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)

DEWHA

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Australia)

EARS

Electronic Application and Registration System

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)

FBT

Fringe Benefits Tax

FMA Act

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

GDP

Good Distribution Practice

GGS

General Government Sector

GMP

[Code of] Good Manufacturing Practice

GST

Goods and Services Tax

Hormonal growth promotants

HSMA

Health and Safety Management Arrangements

ICAMA

Chinese Ministry of Agriculture

ILC

Industry Liaison Committee (of the APVMA)

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITC

Industry Technical Committee (of the APVMA)

JECFA

Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (of FAO/WHO)

JMPR

Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Pesticide Residues

MAAP

Mutually Agreed Achievement Plan

MLS

Manufacturers’ Licensing Scheme (Australia)

MLSILC

Manufacturers Licensing Scheme Industry Liaison Committee (of the APVMA)

MORAG

Manual of Requirements and Guidelines (of the APVMA)

MRL

Maximum Residue Limit

NATA

National Association of Testing Authorities

OCSEH

Office of Chemical Safety

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OGTR

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (Australia)

OPA

Official Public Account

PCRL

Priority Candidate Review List

POPs

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

PSS

Public Sector Superannuation Scheme

PSS

PSS Accumulation Plan

PUBCRIS

Public Chemical Registration Information System

QMS

APVMA Quality Management System

RLC

Registration Liaison Committee

SES

Senior Executive Service

TGA

Therapeutic Goods Administration

VICH

The International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products

VMEAP

Veterinary Medicines Expert Advisory Panel

WHO

World Health Organization