Abbreviations and Acronyms Please find below a list of common acronyms frequently used from around the sector. A AAI Accountable Authority Instructions AAH Australian Academy of the Humanities AATSE Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering ACPFG Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics ALF Australian Laureate Fellowships ANAO Australian National Audit Office ANSTO Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ANZSRC The Australian and New Zealand Research Classification APAI Australian Postgraduate Award Industry APS Australian Public Service ARC Australian Research Council ARC Act Australian Research Council Act 2001 ARF Australian Research Fellow ARGS Australian Research Grants Scheme ARIC Australian Research Integrity Committee ARMS Australasian Research Management Society ATSIRN Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researchers’ Network AWA Australian Workplace Agreement B BSB Biological Sciences and Biotechnology BEM Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Environmental, Medical and Health Sciences BM Branch Manager C CE ARC Centres of Excellence scheme code CEO Chief Executive Officer CFO Chief Financial Officer CI Chief Investigator CIO Chief Information Officer COE Centre of Excellence CoE College of Experts CoI Conflict of Interest D DAATSIA Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award DE Department of Education (formerly Department of Education, Skills and Employment) DECRA Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Defence NSSTC Department of Defence, National Security Science and Technology Centre DIA Discovery Indigenous Award DORA Discovery Outstanding Research Award DP Discovery Projects E ECR Early-Career Researcher EMI Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics ERA Excellence in Research for Australia EOI Expression of Interest EOYR End of Year Reports F FASTS Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies FOI Freedom Of Information JD/TL FOI Act Freedom of Information Act 1982 FoR Field of Research FT Future Fellowships scheme code FL Australian Laureate Fellowship scheme code FLA Australian Laureate Fellowship Award (i.e. Georgina Sweet or Kathleen Fitpatrick awards) G GRC Global Research Council GST Goods and Services Tax H HASS Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences HCA Humanities and Creative Arts HDR Higher Degree by Research HSE Humanities and Creative Arts, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences HSMA Health and Safety Management Arrangement I IAP Industry Advisory Panel ICA International Collaboration Awards ICT Information and Communications Technology IN Discovery Indigenous scheme code IPS Information Publication Scheme IT Information Technology ITTC Industrial Transformation Training Centres ITRH Industrial Transformation Research Hubs ITRP Industrial Transformation Research Program K KPI Key Performance Indicator L LASP Linkage Learned Academies Special Projects LIEF Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities LE Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities scheme code LP Linkage Projects M MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRAG Medical Research Advisory Group MYEFO Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook N NBEET National Board of Employment, Education and Training NCGP National Competitive Grants Program NCGRT National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training NCRIS National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council NICTA National ICT Australia NIDG National Intelligence Discovery Grants (formerly National Intelligence Discovery Research Grants) NIT National Interest Test NISDRG National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants MRAG Medical Research Advisory Group O OHS Occupational Health and Safety OHS Act Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 ONI Office of National Intelligence ORCiD Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier P PBS Portfolio Budget Statements PID Public Interest Disclosure Act PFAS Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substance PGPA Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 PI Partner Investigator PME Physical, Mathematical, Information Sciences and Engineering POACR Participating/Partner Organisation Agreed Contribution Report PS Act Public Service Act 1999 R REC Research Evaluation Committee RFCD Research Fields, Courses and Disciplines RMS Research Management System ROPE Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence S SAC Selection Advisory Committee SEER System to Evaluate the Excellence of Research SEO Socio-Economic Objective SES Senior Executive Service SBE Social Behavioural and Economic Sciences SRI Special Research Initiative SRP Science and Research Priorities STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics U UoE Unit of Evaluation