| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AGD | Attorney General’s Department |
| AIATSIS | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| ATSI | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander |
| CAC Act | Commonwealth Authorities and Corporations Act 1997 |
| CAH | Culture, Art and Heritage |
| CDEP | Community Development Employment Projects |
| CDP | Community Development Programme |
| CEIS | Community Economic Initiatives Scheme |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| Cth | Commonwealth |
| DOGIT | Deed(s) of Grant In Trust |
| EEO | equal employment opportunity |
| EPBC Act | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
| EPIRB | emergency position-indicating radio beacon |
| ESD | ecologically sustainable development |
| FOI Act | Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| GBK | Gur A Baradharaw Kod Sea and Land Council |
| GTCC | Gab Titui Cultural Centre |
| HF | high frequency |
| IAS | Indigenous Advancement Strategy |
| IBA | Indigenous Business Australia |
| ICT | information and communications technology |
| ILUA | Indigenous Land Use Agreement |
| IPA | Indigenous Protected Area |
| IPS | Information Publication Scheme |
| ISD | Integrated Service Delivery |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| MIP | Major Infrastructure Programme |
| MOA | memorandum of agreement |
| NAIDOC | National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee |
| NGO | non-government organisation |
| NPARC | Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council |
| NTO | Native Title Office |
| NTRB | Native Title Representative Body |
| ORIC | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations |
| PBC | Prescribed Body Corporate |
| PGPA Act | Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
| PSC | Programme Steering Committee |
| PZJA | Protected Zone Joint Authority |
| RJCP | Remote Jobs and Communities Programme |
| RNTBC | Registered Native Title Body Corporate |
| TI | Thursday Island |
| TIB | Traditional Inhabitant Boat |
| TIDS | Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme |
| TRAIL | Training Rural Australians in Leadership |
| TRAWQ | Tamwoy, Rosehill, Aplin, Waiben and Quarantine |
| TSC | Torres Shire Council |
| TSCMC | Torres Strait Coastal Management Committee |
| TSIMA | Torres Strait Islanders Media Association |
| TSIRC | Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
| TSIREC | Torres Strait Islanders’ Regional Education Council |
| TSMPP | Torres Strait Maritime Pathways Project |
| TSMSP | Torres Strait Marine Safety Programme |
| TSI | Torres Strait Islander |
| TSRA | Torres Strait Regional Authority |
| TSWLP | Torres Strait Women’s Leadership Programme |
| TSYLP | Torres Strait Young Leaders Programme |
| TSYRSA | Torres Strait Youth and Recreational Sporting Association |
| TVH | Transferable Vessel Holder |
Finfish action plan consultations, Iama.