ACC Australian Crime Commission
ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACCI Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ACCORD ACCORD Australasia – formerly the Australian Consumer and Speciality Products Association
AGCS Advisory Group on Chemical Safety
AGD Attorney General’s Department
AHECC Australian Harmonised Export Commodity Classification
AICS Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances
AIOH Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
APMF Australian Paint Manufacturers’ Federation
APS Australian Public Service
APVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
AS Australian Standard
ASCC Australian Safety and Compensation Council
AWA Australian Workplace Agreement
CAS (No) Chemical Abstracts Service (number)
CBFCA Customs Brokers & Forwarders Council of Australia
CCH Chemicals Clearing House
CDS Commonwealth Disability Strategy
CEC Commercial Evaluation Permit Category (NICNAS)
CEF Community Engagement Forum
CICAD Concise International Chemical Assessment Document
COAG Council of Australian Governments
CPLG Chemicals and Plastics Leadership Group
DAN/D@N Database@NICNAS
DEH Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
DITR Australian Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
DPP Director of Public Prosecutions
EC Program Existing Chemicals Assessment Program (NICNAS)
EEO Equal employment opportunity
EIP Early Introduction Permit (NICNAS)
EOP (controlled use) Export Only Permit (NICNAS)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US)
EPHC Environment Protection and Heritage Council
ERMA Environmental Risk Management Authority ( New Zealand )
ESD Ecologically Sustainable Development
EU European Union
FOI Freedom of Information
FSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand
FTE Full Time Equivalent
GHS Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of chemicals (United Nations)
HCFC-123 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
HF Hydrofluoric acid
HPV High Production Volume (chemicals)
HSNO Hazardous Substances and New Organisms
HVICL High Volume Industrial Chemical List (NICNAS)
ICMM International Council on Mining and Metals
IGCC Industry Government Consultative Committee (NICNAS)
ILO International Labour Organisation
INC Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee
IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety
LRCC Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals (NICNAS)
LTD Limited notification category (NICNAS)
LVC Low Volume Chemical (NICNAS)
MAN Mutual Acceptance of Notification
MCS Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
MMT Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl
MOU Group States and Territories Memorandum of Understanding Group (NICNAS)
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
NAMW Number-Average Molecular Weight
NCTF New Chemicals Task Force (OECD)
NDPSC National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee
NEPM National Environment Protection Measures
NOHSC National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
NOTS Notified Toxic Substances
OASCC Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (includes NOHSC)
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OGTR Office of Gene Technology Regulator
OHS Occupational Health and Safety
PACIA Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association
PBDE Polybrominated diphenylether
PBFR Polybrominated Flame Retardant
PBS Portfolio Budget Statement
PEC Priority Existing Chemicals
PFAS Perfluoroalkyl sulfonate
PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOS Perfluorooctane sulfonate
PIC Prior Informed Consent (refers to Rotterdam Convention)
PLC Polymer of Low Concern notification (NICNAS)
PM&C Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
POP Persistent Organic Pollutants (refers to Stockholm Convention)
RACI Royal Australian Chemical Institute
RD&A Research, development or analytical (RD&A purposes)
RIS Regulatory Impact Statement
RSC Review Steering Committee for NICNAS Existing Chemicals Program
SANHC Self Assessment for Non-Hazardous Chemical (NICNAS)
SANHP Self Assessment for Non-Hazardous Polymer (NICNAS)
SAPLC Self Assessment for Polymer of Low Concern (NICNAS)
SCAA Surface Coatings Association of Australia
SIAM SIDS Initial Assessment Meeting of the OECD
SIAR SIDS Initial Assessment Report of the OECD
SIDS Screening Information Data Set
SLA Service level agreement
SPF Sun Protection Factor
STD Standard notification category (NICNAS)
SUSDP Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons
TAG Technical Advisory Group (NICNAS)
TEL tetraethyl lead
TML tetramethyl lead
TTMRA Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WHO World Health Organisation