ADD: Ageing and Disability Department

ADT: Administrative Decisions Tribunal

Care and Protection Act: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW)

CAMA: Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW)

CEO: Chief Executive Officer

Commission: NSW Law Reform Commission

CROC: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

CS Division: Community Services Division (of the ADT)

CSC and Audit Office Report: New South Wales, Community Services Commission and Audit Office, Performance Audit Report: Large Residential Centres for People with a Disability in New South Wales (1997)

CSC: Community Services Commission

CSDA: Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement

DisQAC: Disability Services Quality Assurance Council

DOCS: Department of Community Services

DSA: Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW)

HACC: Home and Community Care

HREOC: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

IFP: Individual funding package

IP 15: New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW) (Issues Paper 15, 1998)

IP 16: New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Review of the Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) (Issues Paper 16, 1998)

NCAC: National Childcare Accreditation Council

NCOSS: New South Wales Council of Social Service

QIAS: Quality Improvement and Accreditation System

Regulation: Disability Services Regulation 1993 (NSW)

Report 90: New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW) (Report 90, 1999)

RR 9: New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Review of the Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) and the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW): Consultations (Research Report 9, 1999)

SES: Senior Executive Service

SNYPIC: New South Wales State Network of Young People in Care

Standards: Disability Services Standards