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Acronyms and abbreviations

Victorian Government response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

ABCB: Australian Building Codes Board

ADE: Australian Disability Enterprise

ADS: Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031

AGAC: Australian Guardianship and Administration Council

AITSL: Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership

APST: Australian Professional Standards for Teachers

APTOS: Applied Principles and Tables of Support

ASQ-TRAK: Ages and Stages Questionnaire – Talking about Raising Aboriginal Kids

CPD: Continuing professional development

CRPD: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

CRPD Committee: Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Cth: Commonwealth

DSP: Disability Support Pension

DSSP: Disability Sector Strengthening Plan

LGBTIQA+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning, Asexual

NAATI: National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters

National Plan: National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022–2032

National Principles: National Statement of Principles Relating to Persons Unfit to Plead or Found Not Guilty by Reason of Cognitive or Mental Health Impairment

National Roadmap: National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability

NCCD: Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability

NDAF: National Disability Advocacy Framework

NDDA: National Disability Data Asset

NDIA: National Disability Insurance Agency

NDIS: National Disability Insurance Scheme

NDIS Act: National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth)

NDIS Commission: NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

NPM: National Preventive Mechanism

OPCAT: Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

SDA: Specialist Disability Accommodation

SIL: Supported Independent Living

SRS: Supported Residential Services

UN: United Nations

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