| AANZFTA |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement |
| AASM |
American Academy of Sleep Medicine |
| ABSDO |
Accreditation Board for Standards Development Organisations |
| ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACHS |
Australian Council of Healthcare Standards |
| AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
| APAC |
Asia-Pacific Accreditation Cooperation |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APEC SCSC |
APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance |
| APLAC |
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
| APLMF |
Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum |
| APMP |
Asia Pacific Metrology Programme |
| AS/NZS |
Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard |
| ASA |
Australasian Sleep Association |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATIA |
Australian Technical Infrastructure Alliance |
| BIPM |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures |
| CAB |
Conformity Assessment Body |
| CIPM |
International Committee for Weights and Measures |
| CRM |
Certified Reference Materials |
| EC |
European Community |
| EC MRA |
Agreement on Mutual Recognition in relation to Conformity Assessment, Certificates and Markings between Australia and the European Community |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
| EU |
European Union |
| FTA |
Free Trade Agreement |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| ILAC |
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| ISO/CASCO |
International Organization for Standardization Committee on Conformity Assessment |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
| JASANZ |
Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand |
| MAA |
Mutual Acceptance Arrangement |
| MCAA |
Multilateral Cooperative Accreditation Arrangement |
| MLA |
Multilateral Recognition Arrangement |
| MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRA |
Mutual Recognition Arrangement/Agreement |
| NATA |
National Association of Testing Authorities |
| NMI |
National Measurement Institute |
| NSDS |
National Standards for Disability Services |
| NSQHSS |
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OIML |
International Organization of Legal Metrology |
| PAC |
Pacific Accreditation Cooperation |
| PASC |
Pacific Area Standards Congress |
| PT |
Proficiency Testing |
| RM |
Reference Materials |
| RMP |
Reference Material Producers |
| SDAC |
Standards Australia’s Standards Development and Accreditation Committee |
| SI |
International System of Units |
| SISO |
Support for Industry Service Organisations |
| SRB |
Specialist Regional Bodies |
| TBT |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
| TSANZ |
Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand |
| TTMRA |
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
