| AEC |
Australian Electoral Commission |
| AIRC |
Australian Industrial Relations Commission |
| ALERA |
Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association |
| AMWU |
Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| ASU |
Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union trading as Australian Services Union |
| AWAs |
Australian Workplace Agreements |
| AWRS |
Australian Workplace Relations Study |
| AWU |
Australian Workers' Union |
| BOOT |
Better off overall test |
| CMS plus |
the case management system used by the Fair Work Commission |
| Commission |
Fair Work Commission |
| DP |
Deputy President |
| Fair Work Act |
Fair Work Act 2009 |
| FOI |
freedom of information |
| FOI Act |
Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| FWAEA |
Fair Work Australia Enterprise Agreement 2011–14 |
| GST |
goods and services tax |
| HSMA |
Health and safety management arrangements |
| HSRs |
Health and safety representatives |
| HSU |
Health Services Union |
| ICT |
information and communications technology |
| IEUA |
Independent Education Union of Australia |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IPS |
Information Publications Scheme |
| IRCNSW |
Industrial Relations Commission NSW |
| ITEA |
Individual Transitional Employment Agreement |
| KPIs |
key performance indicators |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| NES |
National Employment Standards |
| NUW |
National Union of Workers |
| OHS |
occupational health and safety |
| PGPA Act |
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
| Public Service Act |
Public Service Act 1999 |
| Public Service Regulations |
Public Service Regulations 1999 |
| QIRC |
Queensland Industrial Relations Commission |
| QR Code |
quick response code |
| Registered Organisations Act |
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 |
| Review (the) |
4 yearly review of modern awards |
| RMIT |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
| RSRT |
Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal |
| RSR Act |
Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 |
| SAIRC |
South Australian Industrial Relations Commission |
| SDP |
Senior Deputy President |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SME |
Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| TIC |
Tasmanian Industrial Commission |
| TMAA |
Traffic Management Association of Australia |
| Transitional Act |
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 |
| VP |
Vice President |
| WHS |
work health and safety |
| WHS Act |
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 |
| Workplace Relations Act |
Workplace Relations Act 1996 |
