Abbreviations and acronyms

ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ACAA

Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (Cth) (now CATSIA)

ACGC

Anmatjere Community Government Council

AGM

Annual General Meeting

AGPS

Australian Government Publishing Service

AIATSIS

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

ALGA

Australian Local Government Association

ALRA

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth)

ALSWA

Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc)

ANU

The Australian National University

ARC

Australian Research Council

ATSI

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

ATSIC

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

ATSISJC

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

BAC

Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

BOM

Bureau of Meteorology

BSRSF

Building Stronger Regions, Stronger Futures policy (NT)

CAA

Council for Aboriginal Affairs

CAC

Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation

CAEPR

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

CATSIA

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)

CDEP

Community Development Employment Projects (Cth)

CDO

Community Development Officer

CDU

Charles Darwin University

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CHIP

Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (Cth)

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CAONT

Combined Aboriginal Organisations of the Northern Territory

CLC

Central Land Council

CLP

Country Liberal Party (NT)

CRAC

Coen Regional Aboriginal Corporation

CRC

Cooperative Research Centre

CYI

Cape York Institute

DAFWA

Department of Agriculture and Food (WA)

DCDSCA

Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs (NT) (now DLGHS)

DEC

Department of Environment and Conservation (WA)

DEWR

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (Cth)

DIA

Department of Indigenous Affairs (WA)

DKCRC

Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre

DLGHS

Department of Local Government, Housing and Sport (NT)

DOGIT

Deed of Grant in Trust

DPI

Department of Planning and Infrastructure (NT)

EHSC

Education and Health Standing Committee (WA)

FaCSIA

Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Cth, former Coalition Government)

FaHCSIA

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Cth, Labor Government)

HREOC

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

HRSCAA

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs (Cth)

ICC

Indigenous Coordination Centre

ILC

Indigenous Land Corporation

IPA

Indigenous Protected Area

km

kilometre(s)

km2

square kilometres

LAA

Lands Administration Act 1997 (WA)

LANT

Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory

Laynha

Laynhapuy Homelands Association Incorporated

LGANT

Local Government Association of the Northern Territory

MAC

Maningrida Arts and Culture

MSP

Municipal Services Program

NGO

non-government organisation

NIC

National Indigenous Council

NLC

Northern Land Council

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

NTRB

Native Title Representative Body

OIPC

Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (Cth)

ORA

Outstation Resource Agency

ORAC

Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations (Cth) (now Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, ORIC)

PLB

Pastoral Lands Board (WA)

RA

Reconciliation Australia

RADA

Reform and Development Agenda

RCIADIC

Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

RPA

Regional Partnership Agreement

RSPCA

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Incorporated

SGIA

Secretaries Group on Indigenous Affairs

SCRGSP

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision

SNC

Single Noongar Claim

SRA

Shared Responsibility Agreement

STEP

Structured Training and Employment Projects

SWALSC

South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council

TET

Top End Triangle

TRC

Thamarrurr Regional Council

UWA

University of Western Australia

WA

Western Australia

WAC

Windidda Aboriginal Corporation

WASTC

West Arnhem Shire Transitional Committee

YATSIC

Yarnteen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation

WCARA

West Central Arnhem Regional Authority (Interim Council)