Glossary and acronyms

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACIS

Automotive Competitiveness and Investments Scheme

ACV

Australian Customs Vessel

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AEEZ

Australian Exclusive Economic Zone

AFIF

Australian Federation of International Forwarders

AFMA

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

ANZCERTA

Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APS

Australian Public Service

AQIS

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AUSFTA

Australia – United States Free Trade Agreement

AUSTRAC

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

AWA

Australian Workplace Agreement

BAGS

Baggage Action General Statistics (system)

CAC Act

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

CBFCA

Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia

CCTV

closed circuit television

CEF

container examination facility

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CI&SC

Customs Information and Support Centre

CL

Customs Level (with reference to staff classifications)

CMR

Cargo Management Reengineering

CNCC

Customs National Consultative Committee

COMPILE

Customs Online Method of Preparing Invoices from Lodgeable Entries –the Customs business application for Customs and Excise entry preparation and processing

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Defence

Department of Defence

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DHEA

dehydroepiandrosterone–also known as prasterone, a performance-enhancing drug

DIMIA

Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

DITR

Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources

DoFA

Department of Finance and Administration

DOTARS

Department of Transport and Regional Services

duty forgone

Import duty that would have been collected if a concessional scheme had not been used and duty had been paid at the general tariff rate

ECP

entry control point—a designated point at an air or sea port, where international passengers are subject to Customs and immigration formalities or procedures, before legal entry into Australia

ecstasy

MDMA – 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange—an automated paperless system that permits transmission of invoices, purchase orders, and other business records, in a standard electronic format, between corporations, over a computer network.

EDIFICE

Electronic Data Interchange for Input of Customs Entries–the Customs business application for electronic funds transfer of import and excise duties payable

EDS

EDS Australia (information technology service provider)

EFS

Export Facilitation Scheme

EL

Executive Level

EXIT

Export Integration system–the Customs information system for processing export entries and manifests

FATF

Financial Action Task Force

FFV

foreign fishing vessel

FOB

free on board. The term defines the cost of the goods including any cartage costs, etc., incurred in placing goods on board a vessel at the place of export. The goods are placed on board a ship by the seller at a port of shipment named in the sales contract. The risk of loss or damage to the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods pass the ship’s rail. The customs value of imported goods includes all transport related costs incurred before the goods leave the place of export, which the purchaser must pay to the vendor as a condition of the transaction for the goods. In practice, this means that any costs for inland freight and inland insurance included in the vendor’s invoice price for the goods, form part of the Customs value—provided these transport related costs are incurred before the goods leave the place of export in the country of exportation. (Refer: s154(1) Customs Act 1901)

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

FTE

full-time equivalent

GST

goods and services tax

HDPE

high density polyethylene

HOCOLEA

Heads of Commonwealth Operational Law Enforcement Agencies

‘ice’

methamphetamine

ICS

Integrated Cargo System

IGCD

Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs

IMO

International Maritime Organization

INTERCEPT

Information Network to Enhance Response, Control, Enforcement and Prevention Techniques system

Ionscan

trace particle detector

IT

information technology

IUU

illegal, unregulated and unreported (fishing)

LCT

luxury car tax

LLDPE

linear low density polyethylene

MDMA

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine–also known as ecstasy

NAIDOC

National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee

NCBLAC

National Customs Brokers Licensing Advisory Committee

NDARC

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

NDLERF

National Drug Law enforcement Research Fund

NICNAS

National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme

NPPC

National Passenger Processing Committee

OH&S

occupational health and safety

OCO

Oceania Customs Organisation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

PAF

performance assessment and feedback – performance review scheme

PIED

Performance and Image Enhancing Drug

PMC

Passenger Movement Charge – a charge placed on individuals leaving Australia

PM&C

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

PVC

polyvinyl chloride

RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force

SES

Senior Executive Service

SIEV

suspect illegal entry vessel

SUNC

suspect unlawful non-citizen

TAFTA

Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement

TARCON

Tariff Concessions (system)

TAPIN

Tariff and Precedent Information Network–this system holds all details about the Customs import tariff, and also records details of all requests for Tariff Advice Notices

TEU

twenty-foot equivalent unit

TMRO

Trade Measures Review Officer

TRADEX

This scheme is administered by AusIndustry and allows importation without payment of duty or sales tax when the goods are intended for export

TRS

Tourist Refund Scheme

US

United States of America

WCO

World Customs Organization

WET

wine equalisation tax

WTO

World Trade Organization