| Abbreviation |
Term |
| AAIMH |
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health |
| ACM |
Australasian Correctional Management Pty Limited |
| AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
| Beijing Rules |
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice |
| Body of Principles |
United Nations Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment |
| BVE |
Bridging Visa E |
| CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, South Australia |
| CARAD |
Coalition Assisting Refugees After Detention |
| CAT |
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CERD |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| CERT |
Centre Emergency Response Team |
| Commission |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| CRC |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| DCD |
Department for Community Development, Western Australia |
| Department |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth |
| DHS |
Department of Human Services, South Australia |
| DIMIA |
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth |
| DoCS |
Department of Community Services, New South Wales |
| DSC |
Disability Services Commission, Western Australia |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| FACS |
Family and Children's Services, Department for Community Development, Western Australia |
| FAYS |
Family and Youth Services, Department of Human Services, South Australia |
| HRAT |
High Risk Assessment Team |
| HRC |
United Nations Human Rights Committee |
| HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| HREOC Act |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) |
| IAAAS |
Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme |
| ICCPR |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| IDC |
Immigration Detention Centre |
| IDF |
Immigration Detention Facility |
| IDS |
Immigration Detention Standards 1998 |
| IGOC Act |
Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cth) |
| Inquiry |
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention |
| IRPC |
Immigration Reception and Processing Centre |
| JAS |
Justice for Asylum Seekers |
| JDL Rules |
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty |
| JSCM |
Joint Standing Committee on Migration |
| Migration Act |
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) |
| Migration Regulations |
Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) |
| Minister |
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSI |
Migration Series Instruction |
| Notice 1 (N1) |
Notice to Produce 1, issued to DIMIA on 18 July 2002 |
| Notice 2 (N2) |
Notice to Produce 2, issued to DIMIA on 18 July 2002 |
| Notice 3 (N3) |
Notice to Produce 3, issued to DIMIA on 18 July 2002 |
| Notice 4 (N4) |
Notice to Produce 4, issued to DIMIA on 24 October 2002 |
| Notice 5 (N5) |
Notice to Produce 5, issued to DIMIA on 24 October 2002 |
| N1, F2, Q3 |
Notice 1, Folder 2, Question 3 (example of referencing for documents provided pursuant to Notices to Produce) |
| PPV |
permanent protection visa |
| PTSD |
post traumatic stress disorder |
| QPASTT |
Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma |
| RACS |
Refugee Advice and Casework Service |
| Refugee Convention |
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees |
| RCOA |
Refugee Council of Australia |
| RHP |
Residential Housing Project |
| RILC |
Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre |
| RRT |
Refugee Review Tribunal |
| SCALES |
Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service |
| Standard Minimum Rules |
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners |
| STARTTS |
Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors, New South Wales |
| TIS |
Translating and Interpreting Service |
| TPV |
temporary protection visa |
| UAM |
unaccompanied minor |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNHCR Detention Guidelines |
UNHCR Revised Guidelines on Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum Seekers |
| UNHCR Guidelines on Refugee Children |
UNHCR Refugee Children: Guidelines on Protection and Care |
| UNHCR Procedures |
UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Handbook Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees |
| UNHCR UAM Guidelines |
Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNICEF Implementation Handbook |
UNICEF Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| VFST |
Victorian Foundation for the Survivors of Torture |
| YAC |
Youth Advocacy Centre |
