Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used throughout this report:
AARF Australian Accounting Research Foundation
AASB Australian Accounting Standards Board
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
ASIC Act Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989
ASX Australian Stock Exchange
CAC Act Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
CPAA CPA Australia (formerly the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants)
FRC Financial Reporting Council
G4+1 National accounting standard setting bodies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America and the United Kingdom (with an observer from the IASC)
IASC International Accounting Standards Committee
ICAA The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
IFAC-PSC International Federation of Accountants Public Sector Committee
IOSCO International Organisation of Securities Commissions
PSASB Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
UIG Urgent Issues Group
Contact officer
The contact officer for this Annual Report is the FRC's Secretary, Mr Michael Kooymans, who may be contacted at:
Post: The Treasury
Parkes Place,
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Telephone:
(02) 6263 3984
Facsimile: (02) 6263 2770
E-mail: mkooymans@treasury.gov.au