Acronyms and abbreviations

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Cth)

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACA

Accident Compensation Act (Vic)

ACC

Accident Compensation Corporation (NZ)

ACTPS

ACT Public Sector

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AE

Accredited Employer (NZ)

AIMS

ACT WorkCover Information Management System

AMA

American Medical Association

AMS

Approved Medical Specialists (NSW)

ANZSIC

Australia and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification

ASIC

Australian Standard Industry Classification

AWE

Average Weekly Earnings (SA*, NT, ACT)

AWOTEFA

Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings of Full-time Adults (Cth)

BHI

Binaural Hearing Impairment (Tas)

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPM

Comparative Performance Monitoring

DRCA

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act (Cth)

DPI

Degree of Permanent Impairment (Qld)

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

GST

Goods and Services Tax

HECS

Higher Education Contribution Scheme

HWCA

Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities

IPRC Act

Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (NZ)

IPs

Impairment Points

JAS-ANZ

Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand

MAT

Medical Assessment Tribunal

MRCA

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (Cth)

MRCC

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

NTPS

Northern Territory Public Service

NWE

Normal Weekly Earnings (Qld, Tas, NT, Cth)

NWE

Notional Weekly Earnings (SA)

OHS

Occupational Health and Safety

PIAWE

Pre-injury Average Weekly Earnings

PIP

Personal Injury Plan (ACT)

QOTE

Queensland Ordinary Time Earnings

RISE

Re-employment Incentive Scheme for Employers (SA)

RTW

Return to work

SIRA

State Insurance Regulatory Authority (NSW)

SRC Act

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (Cth)

SRCC

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

TAFE

Technical and Further Education

TMF

Treasury Managed Fund (NSW)

TRMF

Tasmanian Risk Management Fund (Tas)

VEA

Veterans’ Entitlements Act (Cth)

VWA

Victorian WorkCover Authority

WAWE

Workers Average Weekly Earnings (SA)

WCIM Act

Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act (WA)

WIC

WorkCover Industry Classification (NSW, Qld)

WISE

WorkCover Incentive Scheme for Employers (Vic)

WPI

Whole Person Impairment (NSW, Vic, WA, Tas, NT, Cth)

WRC Act

Workers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (SA)

WSV

WorkSafe Victoria

*state-based statistics