Acronym list

This list of acronyms information has been collated by NTCOSS for our members and the wider Northern Territory community.

https://ntcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Acronym-list.pdf

A
AADANT – Association of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies NT
AASW – Australian Association of Social Workers
ABI – Acquired brain injury
ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACCHO – Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
ACCO – Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation
ACOSS – Australian Council of Social Service
ACTCOSS – Australian Capital Territory Council of Social Service
ADA – Anti-Discrimination Act NT
ADC – Anti-Discrimination Commission(er)
ADSCA – Alcohol and Other Drugs Services Central Australia (NTG)
AEC – Australian Electoral Commission
AEU – Australian Education Union
AFAB – Assigned female at birth
AG – Attorney-General
AGD – Department of Attorney-General and Justice
AHRC – Australian Human Rights Commission
AIHW – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
AJA – Aboriginal Justice Agreement
AJU – Aboriginal Justice Unit
ALEC – Arid Lands Environment Centre
ALP – Australian Labor Party
AIMN – Accountable Income Management Network
AMAB – Assigned male at birth
AMS – Aboriginal Medical Service
AMSANT – Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT
AOD – Alcohol and other drugs
APONT – Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the NT
APY – Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
ASH – Alice Springs Hospital
ASU – Australian Services Union
ASYASS – Alice Springs Youth Accommodation and Support Services
ASYDC – Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre
ATSI – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (full term preferred)
AYAC – Australian Youth Action Coalition
B
BFSN – Barkly Family Safety Network
BYSPN – Barkly Youth Service Provider Network
BRADAAG – Barkly Region Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Group
C
CAAC – Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
CAAFLU – Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Unit
CAAAPU – Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Programmes Unit Inc
CAAPS – Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services
CAFVSAN – Central Australian Family Violence and Sexual Assault Network
CAHS – Central Australia Health Service
CALD – Culturally and linguistically diverse
CAPCA – Care and Protection of Children Act NT
CARHDS – Central Australian Remote Health Development Service
CAWG – (Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence) Cross Agency Working Group
CAYJ – Central Australian Youth Justice network
CAYLUS – Central Australian Youth Link Up Service
CCNT – CatholicCare NT
CDC – Cashless Debit Card
CDP – Community Development Program
CDEP – Community Development and Employment Program
CDU – Charles Darwin University
CFC – Community for Children
CFC – Child and Family Centre
CIM – Compulsory Income Management
CLANT – Criminal Lawyers Association Northern Territory
CLC – Central Land Council
CLP – Country Liberal Party
CMC – Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet
CP – Child Protection
CPI – Consumer Price Index
CRAT – Common Risk Assessment Tool
CRH – Centre for Remote Health
CROC – Convention on the Rights of the Child (also referred to as OHCHR)
CRPD – Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CTG – Close the Gap
Cth – Commonwealth Government
CS – Community Sector
CVP – Community Visitor Program
D
DAISY – Drug and Alcohol Intensive Support for Youth
DAIWS – Darwin Aboriginal and Islander Women’s Shelter
DAGJ – Department of Attorney-General and Justice (also referred to as AGD) (NT)
DARWWYN – Darwin and Rural Working with Youth Network
DAS – Disability Advocacy Service
DASA – Drug and Alcohol Services Australia (Alice Springs)
DASSAN – Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network
DCLS – Darwin Community Legal Service
DDHS – Danila Dilba Health Service
DDYDC – Don Dale Youth Detention Centre
DESE – Department of Education, Skills, and Employment (Cth)
DFSV – Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence
DFSV-ICRO – Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Interagency Coordination and Reform Office
DFVN – Darwin Domestic and Family Violence Network
DIMS – Darwin Indigenous Men’s Service
DIPL – Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (NT)
DITT – Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (NT)
DKA – Desert Knowledge Australia
DoB – Date of Birth
DoE – Department of Education (NT)
DoH – Department of Health (NT)
DSS – Department of Social Services (Cth)
E
EAP – Employee Assistance Program
EASA – Employee Assistance Service Australia
ECNT – Environment Centre Northern Territory
ED – Emergency Department
EDONT – Environmental Defenders Office Northern Territory
EJA – Economic Justice Australia
ERO – Equal Renumeration Order
F
FAFT – Families as First Teachers
FASD – Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
FAST – Families and Schools Together
FCKANT – Foster and Kinship Carers Association NT
FSF – Family Safety Framework
FTM – Female to male
G
GDH – Gove District Hospital
GS – Generational Strategy
GSIG – Generational Strategy Implementation Group
GSSG – Generational Strategy Steering Group
H
HIPPY – Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters
HREOC – Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (renamed AHRC 2008)
HRLC – Human Rights Law Centre
HRW – Human Rights Watch
I
ICTG – Interagency Coordination Tasking Group
IM – Income Management
ISACNT – Industry Skills Advisory Council NT
J
JP or JOP – Justice of the Peace
K
KDH – Katherine District Hospital
KPI – Key Performance Indicator
KWCC – Katherine Women’s Crisis Centre
KWILS – Katherine Women’s Information and Legal Service
L
LGBTQIA+SB – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, Sistergirl and Brotherboy
LSNT – Law Society NT
M
MACCSF – Multi Agency Community Child Safety Framework
MACCST – Multi Agency Community Child Safety Teams
MACR – Minimum age of criminal responsibility
MCSCA – Multicultural Community Services of Central Australia
MHACA – Mental Health Association of Central Australia
MIFANT – Mental Illness Fellowship Australia NT
MJW – Making Justice Work
MoU – Memorandum of Understanding
MTF – male to female
MVR – Motor Vehicle Registration
N
NAAFLS – Northern Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service
NAAJA – North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
NAIDOC – National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee
NCOSS – New South Wales Council of Social Service
NDIS – National Disability Insurance Scheme
NDS – National Disability Service (NT)
NFP – Not For Profit
NGO – Non-government Organisation
NIAA – National Indigenous Australians Agency
NLC – Northern Land Council
NNPG – Northern Territory Government and Non-government Organisation Partnership Group
NPYWC – Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council
NQF – National Quality Framework
NTAHC – Northern Territory Aids and Hepatitis Council
NTCOSS – Northern Territory Council of Social Service
NT – Northern Territory
NTEC – Northern Territory Electoral Commission
NTG – Northern Territory Government
NTLAC – Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission
NTLAF – Northern Territory Legal Assistance Forum
NTMHC – Northern Territory Mental Health Coalition
NTPA – NT Police Association
NTPHN – Northern Territory Primary Health Network
NTPOL – NT Police
O
OCC – Office of the Children’s Commission
P
PAAC – People’s Alcohol Action Coalition
PALI – Police Auxiliary Liquor Inspector
PARYS – Palmerston and Rural Youth Service network
PBS – Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PC – Productivity Commission
PD – Professional development
PFES – Police, Fire and Emergency Services
PRH – Palmerston Regional HospitalPPE – Personal protective equipment
Q
QCOSS – Queensland Council of Social Service
R
RACGP – Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
RAMF – Risk Assessment Management Framework
RAOD – Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs
RC – Royal Commission (into the Detention and Protection of Children in the NT) also referred to as NTRC
RDH – Royal Darwin Hospital
RMO – Reform Management Office (NTG)
RTO – Registered training organisation
S
SACOSS – South Australian Council of Social Service
SARC – Sexual Assault Referral Centre
SCfC – Stronger Communities for Children
SEWB – Social and Emotional Wellbeing
SNAICC – Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
T
TasCOSS – Tasmanian Council of Social Service
TCDH – Tennant Creek District Hospital
TCWR – Tennant Creek Women’s Refuge
TEHS – Top End Health Service
TEMHS – Top End Mental Health Service
TESH – Top End Safe House Network
TEWLS – Top End Women’s Legal Service
TFHC – Department of Territory Families, Housing, and Communities (also referred to as TF)
TPF – Children and Families Tripartite Forum
TWFSG – Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group
U
UN – United Nations
V
VCOSS – Victorian Council of Social Service
VET – Vocational Education and Training
W
WACOSS – Western Australian Council of Social Service
WHO – World Health Organisation
WoSSCA – Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia
WYDAC – Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation
Y
YAG – Youth Advisory Group
YJ – Youth justice
YOREO – Youth Outreach and Reengagement Officer
YORET – Youth Outreach and Reengagement Team
YP – Young people