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A

ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACSAA	Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd � the independent body responsible for managing the accreditation and ongoing supervision of Commonwealth funded aged care homes
ACCC	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACCI	Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ACFI	Aged Care Funding Instrument�new Australian government funding model for residential aged care introduced in March 2008
ACSQHC	Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
ACOSS	Australian Council of Social Services
ACQ	Aged Care Queensland
ACRG	Aged Care Reference Group � internal to the QNU
ACTU	Australian Council of Trade Unions �peak union body of Australia
ADR	Alternative Dispute Resolution
AFPC	Australian Fair Pay Commission �federal government body that will be abolished on 1 January 2010 and replaced by Fair Work Australia
AFPCS	Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard � introduced by Work Choices. Replaced by the NES
AIHW	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
AIRC	Australian Industrial Relations Commission
ANF	Australian Nursing Federation � the QNU is the Queensland Branch of the ANF
ANMC	Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
APCS	Australian Pay and Classification Scale � these will be stopped once modern awards commence in 2010
APRA	Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority
ART	Award Review Taskforce
ASU	Award Services Union
ATO	Australian Taxation Office
ATSI	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
ATSIC	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Commission (abolished 2005)
AWA	Australian Workplace Agreement � an individual agreement between an employer and employee made under the now repealed Federal Workplace Relations Act 1996. These agreements can no longer be made.
AWU	Australian Workers� Union

B

BCA	Business Council of Australia

C

CA	Certified Agreement � collective agreement negotiated under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (the state industrial relations system). These are now largely limited to public sector employees
CCIQ	Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (previously Commerce Queensland)
CDIH	Centre for Development and Innovation in Health � independent non profit organisation with focus on primary health care, community developments and public health
Centrelink	Replaced the Department of Social Security. Their officers provide the customer services of the Department of Social Security, Department of Employment, Education Training and Youth Affairs, Department of Health and Family Services, and Department of Primary Industrial and Energy
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CMA	Change Management Agreement � exist in the public health sector in Queensland and are subsidiary agreements to the framework enterprise agreement. CMAs are the vehicle for the parties to propose, negotiate and implement improvement to Queensland Health�s organisational units
CMC	Crime and Misconduct Commission � body responsible for combating major crime, raising public sector integrity and protecting witnesses. Replaced the Criminal Justice Commission and Queensland Crime Commission
CNO	Chief Nursing Officer of Queensland Health
CPI	Consumer Price Index

D

DCF	District Consultative Forum
DES	District Executive Service � the equivalent within Queensland Health of the Senior Executive Service (SES) that applies in the Queensland Public Service
DEEWR	Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Commonwealth)
DHSCF	District Health Service Consultative Forum
DEIR	Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (Queensland)

E

EA	Enterprise Agreement � collective agreement negotiated under the Fair Work Act 2009 (the federal industrial relations system).
EB	Enterprise Bargaining
ECT	Enterprise Consultative Teams � teams comprising employees and employers in certain private hospitals (that are members of the Private Hospitals Association of Queensland) which are involved in negotiations for the implementation of an enterprise agreement
EE	Employment Equity
EEO	Equal Employment Opportunity
EOWA	Equal Opprtunity for Women in the Workplace Agency

F

FBT	Fringe Benefits Tax
FMW	Federal Minimum Wage
FTE	Full Time Equivalent
FWA	Fair Work Australia � federal government body created under the Fair Work Act 2009 tha replaced the Workplace Authority, Workplace Ombudsman, Australian Fair Pay Commission and Australian Industrial Relations Commission. The FWA commenced on 1 July 2009.
FWO	Fair Work Ombudsman � an inspectorate government body that replaces the Workplace Ombudsman and the Australian Building and Construction Commission (from 1 February 2010)

G

GATS	General Agreement on Trade in Services (WTO Agreement)
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (WTO Agreement)
GST	Goods and Services Tax

H

HACC	Home and Community Care Program � a Federal Government funding program for home and community care
HESTA	Health Employees Superannuation Trust of Australia
HIC	Health Issues Centre
HQCC	Health Quality and Complaints Commission (replaces Health Rights Commission)
HSD	Health Service District
HSU	Health Services Union of Australia
HREOC	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
H and S	Health and Safety

I

IAC	Industrial Advisory Committee � a national ANF committee comprising industrial officers from ANF branches in each state which meets at least bi-annually to discuss broad industrial issues to be addressed by the federation and to discuss national industrial strategy
IPPC	Industrial and Professional Policy Committee � a committee of QNU delegates elected annually from the floor of QNU Annual Conference. This committee meets regularly following Annual Conference and discusses industrial and professional policy issues with the view to developing a policy statement/position on issues to be advanced or pursued by the Union
ILO	International Labour Organisation
IR	Industrial Relations

J

JCC	Joint Consultative Committee � a workplace committee found mainly in the private sector comprising employers and employees who are involved in enterprise bargaining negotiations. In a number of private hospitals, these committees are now called enterprise consultative teams

L

LCC/LCF	Local Consultative Committee/Local Consultative Forum � local consultative committees/forums that are facility based, comprising union and management representatives involved in coordinating work groups of employees from the health facility who are examining structural change in the workplace as part of the enterprise bargaining process
LHMU	Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union

M

MOD	Meeting of Delegates � meetings of QNU delegates and members held twice yearly
MX Award	This refers to an award made instead of a collective agreement in accordance with Section 170MX of the now repealed Workplace Relations Act 1996 (as occurred on 16.5.03 in Queensland for public health nurses)

N

NAPSA	Notional Agreement Preserving a State Award � an interim federal agreement that contains the combination of allowable state award conditions and state statutory entitlements that will apply to an award based employee of a constitutional corporation until replaced by a modern award from 1 January 2010
NCF	Nursing Consultative Forum � joint QNU/Queensland Health forum for health facilities/areas
NIBBIG	Nurses Interest Based Bargaining Implementation Group � a central committee made up of representatives of the QNU and Queensland Health set up to implement EB6
NM(EB7)IG	Nurses' and Midwives' (EB7) Implementation Group � a central committee made up of representatives of the QNU and Queensland Health set up to implement EB7
NENA	National Enrolled Nurses Association � a national ANF special interest group which coordinates enrolled nurse activities Australia wide
NES	National Employment Standards � these come into effect 1 January 2010 and override provisions in any other industrial instrument. They provide a safety for all employees covered by the Fair Work Act and deal with the following: 1. maximum weekly hours 2. requests for flexible working arrangements 3. parental leave and related entitlements 4. annual leave 5. personal/carer�s leave and compassionate leave 6. community service leave 7. long service leave 8. public holidays 9. notice of termination and redundancy pay 10. Fair Work Information Statement
NSWNA	New South Wales Nurses Association

O

OCNO	Office of the Chief Nursing Officer
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OH&S	Occupational Health and Safety
OTE	Ordinary Time Earnings

P

PBAC	Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
PBS	Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PCSA	Preserved Collective State Agreement � an interim Federal agreement that consists of a state agreement that applies to a constitutional corporation, except for prohibited content
PDAC	Professional Development and Advisory Committee � a national ANF committee comprising professional officers from ANF branches in each state which meets bi-annually to discuss and develop broad professional issues to be discussed by the federation, and to discuss national professional strategy and where necessary to develop policy for ratification by Federal Council
PHAQ	Private Hospitals Association of Queensland
PHHAMAQ	Public Hospitals, Health and Medicare Alliance of Queensland � alliance involving QNU, DRS, Pensioners and Superannuants Association and other health unions
PNC	Public Service Commission

Q

QCU	Queensland Council of Unions � peak union body of Queensland
QCOSS	Queensland Council of Social Services (state branch of ACOSS)
QCS	Queensland Corrective Services
QIRC	Queensland Industrial Relations Commission
QNC	Queensland Nursing Council
QSuper	Queensland Public Sector Superannuation Scheme

R

RCS	Resident Classification Scale � residential aged care funding tool. Rating of residents on scale of 1-8, 1 being the highest level of dependency
RCG	Reform Consultative Group � this is a senior level joint Queensland Health and combines unions consultative group

S

SBU	Single Bargaining Unit. Note: Queensland Health no longer has a SBU
SDAQ	Salaried Doctors Associated of Queensland � replaced Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation, Queensland (ASMOFQ)
SG	Superannuation Guarantee
SES	Senior Executive Service � the highest band of the public service where appointment is on a contractual basis

T

TCR	Termination Changes and Redundancy � provisions outlined in a decision of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission detailing entitlements for employees whose positions have been made redundant by way of change or removal from the organisational structure altogether
TRIPS	Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO Agreement)

V

VETEC

Vocational, Education, Training and Employment Commission

W

WA	Workplace Authority � most functions replaced by Fair Work Australia from 1 July 2009. Will cease to operate from 31 January 2010
WRC	Workplace Research Centre � replaced Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research and Training
WRS	Workplace Reform System
WTO	World Trade Organisation

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