Abbreviations used in the ACUMA/AUS Voluntary Student Unionism impact study
Abbreviations used in the ACUMA/AUS VSU Impact Study are listed below. These can be read online, or you can elect to receive a copy of the full Voluntary Student Unionism Legislation Impact Study by email.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACUMA |
Australasian Campus Union Managers’ Association |
| ALSF |
Australian Liberal Students’ Federation |
| ASC |
Australian Sports Commission |
| ASF |
Amenities and Services Fee |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| ATN |
Australian Technology Network of universities (of which there are five) |
| AUS |
Australian University Sport |
| AVCC | Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee |
| CAE |
College of Advanced Education |
| CAPA |
Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations |
| CSHE |
Centre for the Study of Higher Education |
| CSO |
Campus Services Organisation |
| CSP |
Commonwealth Supported Place |
| DEEWR |
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DEST |
Department of Education, Science and Training |
| DGR |
Deductible Gift Recipient |
| DIAC |
Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DIMA | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| EFTS |
Equivalent Full-time Student |
| EFTSL |
Equivalent Full-time Student Load |
| ESOS |
Education Services for Overseas Students |
| ESOS Act |
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 |
| FTE |
Full-time Equivalent |
| FBT |
Fringe Benefits Tax |
| Go8 |
Group of Eight universities or ‘sandstones’ |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| GST Act |
A New Tax System (Good and Services Tax) Act 1999 |
| HECS |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| HESA | Higher Education Support Act 2003 |
| IRU |
Innovative Research Universities (of which there are six) |
| ITAA |
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 or Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 |
| NAAUC |
National Association of Australian University Colleges Inc |
| NLC |
National Liaison Committee for International Students |
| NTEU |
National Tertiary Education Union |
| NUS |
National Union of Students |
| OMSO |
Optional Membership of Student Organisations |
| PELS |
Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme |
| PGSA |
Postgraduate Student Association |
| RESSO | Research and Education Staff of Student Organisations |
| RUC | Regional University Campus |
| RUSFP | Regional University Sport Funding Programme managed by DEST |
| SRC | Student Representative Council |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| UA | Universities Australia (formerly AVCC) |
| VSU | Voluntary Student Unionism |
| VSU Act | Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-Front Student Union Fees) Act 2005 |
| VSUTF | Voluntary Student Unionism Transition Fund managed by DEST |
| WA VSU | Western Australian VSU |
University abbreviations and the institutions they represent
Source: University abbreviations used in the ACUMA / AUS VSU Impact Study supplied byUniversities Australia (UA), the industry peak body representing the university sector in Australia.
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