| Acronym | Meaning | Description |
| AAA | Aboriginal Artists Agency | Represents 300 of Australia’s most highly regarded indigenous artists |
| ABA | Australian Booksellers Association | Industry body for Australian booksellers, services and advice on a variety of issues |
| ACC | Australian Copyright Council | The Australian Copyright Council is an independent non-profit organisation. They provide information, advice and training about copyright in Australia. |
| ACE | Adult and Community Education | Community-focused learning delivered through a diverse range of programs and activities. |
| ACER | Australian Council of Education Research | Committed to creating and distributing research-based knowledge, products and services to improve learning across the lifespan in both formal and informal settings. |
| ACMP | Australian Commercial and Media Photographers | |
| ACU | Australian Catholic University | A public university funded by the Australian Government and open to students and staff of all beliefs. |
| ADA | Australian Digital Alliance | ADA members include schools, universities, consumer groups, major cultural institutions, IT companies, scientific and other research organisations, libraries and individuals. |
| AEEYSOC | The Australian Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs Senior Officials Committee | AEEYSOC is the forum of Australian and New Zealand Chief Executive Officers with responsibility for education and early childhood education and care, and is directly responsible to the Ministerial Council for the execution of Ministerial Council decisions. |
| AGD | Attorney-General’s Department | |
| AIMIA | Australian Interactive Media industry Association | Industry body representing/supporting/developing multimedia/net practitioners |
| ALIA | Australian Library and Information Association | Industry support body for librarians and others working in information services |
| ALRC | Australian Law Reform Commission | |
| AMCOS | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owner’s Society | AMCOS collects and distributes ‘mechanical’ royalties for the reproduction of its members’ musical works for many different purposes. These include the manufacture of CDs, music videos and DVDs, the sale of mobile phone ringtones and digital downloads, the use of production music and the making of radio and television programs. Since 1997, APRA has managed the day-to-day operations of the AMCOS business. |
| ANU | Australian National University | Located in Canberra, the ANU was established by the Chifley government in 1946 |
| APA | Australian Publishers Association | The APA is the peak industry body for Australian book, journal and electronic publishers. Established in 1948, the association is an advocate for all Australian publishers: large or small; commercial or non-profit; academic or popular; locally or overseas owned. |
| APRA | Australasian Performing Right Association | APRA collects and distributes licence fees for the public performance and communication (including broadcast) of its members’ musical works. Public performances of music include music used in pubs, clubs, fitness centres, shops, cinemas, festivals, whether performed live, on CDs or played on the radio or television. Communication of music covers music used for music on hold, music accessed over the internet or used by television or radio broadcasters. |
| APL | Australian Poetry Library | A Copyright Agency collaboration with Sydney University provides access to Australian poetry. |
| ASA | Australian Society of Authors | The Australian Society of Authors is the peak professional association for Australia’s literary creators. |
| ASAL | Association for the Study of Australian Literature | |
| ATYP | Australian Theatre for Young People | |
| AVCC | Australian Vice Chancellors Committee | Industry body of University Vice-Chancellors acting to support and develop management of Universities |
| AWM | Australian War Memorial | Located in Canberra, the Memorial’s purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war |
| CAG | Copyright Advisory Group | Copyright advisory group to the schools
resourcing taskforce |
| CA | Copyright Agency | CA is an Australian copyright management company whose role is to provide a bridge between creators and users of copyright material. CA represents authors, journalists, visual artists, surveyors, photographers and newspaper, magazine and book publishers as their non-exclusive agent to license the copying of their works to the general community. |
| CAUL | Council of Australian University Librarians | The CAUL office was established in 1995 and is located in Canberra. Membership of CAUL is open to the University Librarian or equivalent of institutions which have representation on Universities Australia. |
| CBCA | Children’s Book Council of Australia | |
| CCC | Copyright Clearance Centre Inc | American copyright licensing company |
| CCLI | Christian Copyright Licensing Inc | CCLI was established in Australia to provide churches, organisations and individuals with copyright licensing solutions. |
| CLA | Copyright Licensing Agency | UK copyright management company |
| CLL | Copyright Licensing Limited | New Zealand copyright management company |
| CMS | Copyright Management System | CAL’s internal computer database system for maintaining members and licensees details and distributions for CAL |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments | The peak intergovernmental forum in Australia, comprising the Prime Minister, State Premiers, Territory Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association. The role of COAG is to initiate, develop and monitor the implementation of policy reforms that are of national significance and which require cooperative action by Australian governments. |
| Code (the) | The Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies | The Copyright Agency is a voluntary signatory to the Code |
| COPYCO | COPYCO | Company representing rights for Australian newspapers (Fairfax, News Ltd, PBL grouping for members/dist teams) |
| CQU | Central Queensland University | The university has five campuses at Rockhampton, Mackay, Gladstone, Bundaberg, and Emerald. |
| CSA | Chartered Secretaries Australia | |
| CSU | Charles Sturt University | A multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. |
| ELR | Educational Lending Right | PLR and ELR are Australian Government cultural programs administered by the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. They provide payments to compensate authors and publishers for the loss of potential sales income due to their books being available for use for free from public and educational lending libraries, and are not copyright payments. |
| EUS | Electronic Use Survey | Website used in schools to monitor digital copying and communications |
| IFLA | International Federation of Library Associations | The leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. |
| IFRRO | International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations | IFRRO is an independent organisation established on the basis of the fundamental international copyright principles embodied in the Berne and Universal Copyright Conventions. Its purpose is to facilitate, on an international basis, the collective management of reproduction and other rights relevant to copyrighted works through the co-operation of national Reproduction Rights Organisations (RROs). |
| IPSANZ | The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand | An independent Society whose principal object is to provide a forum for the dissemination of Information about the discussions of issues relating to intellectual property. |
| ISBN | International Standard Book Number | A unique, numeric commercial book identifier |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number | A unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication |
| JCU | James Cook University | Since establishment in 1970, JCU has expanded into a multi-campus institution with the largest campuses in Townsville and Cairns, smaller study centres in Mount Isa, Thursday Island, and Mackay, and campuses in Singapore and Brisbane. |
| MEAA | Media Entertainment Arts Alliance | Industry support organisation for people working in Journalism, Arts and Entertainment related industries |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding | |
| NAA | National Archives of Australia | The National Archives of Australia is an agency of the Australian Government, established under the Archives Act 1983. The head office and exhibition spaces are in Canberra and there is an office and reading room in each state capital and Darwin. |
| NAVA | National Association for the Visual Arts Ltd | The peak body representing and advancing the professional interests of the Australian visual arts and craft sector. NAVA undertakes advocacy and lobbying, research, policy and project development, data collection and analysis. It also provides expert advice, resources, professional representation and development and a range of other services. |
| NDA | Non-disclosure agreement | |
| NEALS | National Educational Access Licence for Schools | Across jurisdictional licence agreement entered into by various schools jurisdictions. The purpose of the NEALS Agreement is to allow Schools administered by the signatories to reproduce and communicate certain copyrighted materials owned by NEALS signatories for their educational use without attracting remuneration. |
| NFSA | National Film and Sound Archive | The National Film and Sound Archive is the national audiovisual archive |
| NGA | National Gallery of Australia | Located in Canberra |
| NLA | National Library of Australia | Located in Canberra, The National Library of Australia is the country’s largest reference library |
| NMA | National Museum of Australia | The National Museum of Australia in Canberra explores the land, nation and people of Australia. |
| NOCW | Notification of Copied Works | A notice letting recipients know what items of theirs have been copied and how much royalty they will receive for that copying. |
| NSLA | National & State Libraries Australasia | |
| OZCO | Australian Council for the Arts | The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body. |
| PLR | Public Lending Rights | PLR and ELR are Australian Government cultural programs administered by the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. They provide payments to compensate authors and publishers for the loss of potential sales income due to their books being available for use for free from public and educational lending libraries, and are not copyright payments. |
| POD | Print on demand | A printing technology and business process in which new copies of a book (or other document) are not printed until an order has been received. |
| PPCA | Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Limited | A national, non-government, non-profit organisation representing the interests of record labels (licensors) and Australian recording artists. |
| QUT | Queensland University of Technology | QUT is an Australian university providing quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses, with research relevant to industry and the community. |
| RDM | Rights Data Management | |
| RFP | Request for Proposal | |
| RFT | Request for Tender | |
| RRO | Reproduction Rights Organisation | Organisation representing the copying rights of its members (e.g. The Copyright Agency). |
| SCBWI | Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators | |
| Screenrights | The Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited | Screenrights facilitates access to film, TV and radio and provides payment to copyright owners for the use of their work. |
| SCU | Southern Cross University | An Australian government university committed to innovative teaching and research. Campuses in NSW and QLD. |
| SPUNC | Small Press Underground Networking Community | Home of Australia’s small press and independent publishing community. |
| S&T | State & Territories | |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education | A publicly funded post-secondary organisation which provides a range of technical and vocational education and training courses and other programs |
| USC | University of the Sunshine Coast | Providing undergraduate and postgraduate programs, Study Abroad courses, English language programs and research opportunities. |
| UTS | University of Technology Sydney | Located at Broadway, Sydney. |
| UWS | University of Western Sydney | |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training | Vocational Education and Training |
| VISCOPY | Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency | VISCOPY licenses the copyright in artistic works and pays the artist or copyright owner a royalty for the reproduction. |
| VU | Victoria University | Victoria University in Melbourne offers courses in TAFE and Higher Education on 11 campuses, plus outstanding research opportunities |
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