| A2JLN | Access to Justice and Legal Needs |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ADVO | Apprehended Domestic Violence Order |
| AJAC | Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council |
| ALIA | Australian Library and Information Association |
| ALS | Aboriginal Legal Service |
| ATSI | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander |
| AVL | Audio Visual Link |
| AVO | Apprehended Violence Order |
| BOCSAR | Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research |
| CJSN | Criminal Justice Support Network |
| CLC | Community Legal Centre |
| CRC | Community Restorative Centre |
| CSA | Child Support Agency |
| Cth | Commonwealth |
| Cth AGD | Attorney General’s Department (Commonwealth) |
| DCS | Department of Corrective Services (NSW) |
| DIAC | Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Commonwealth) |
| DOCS | Department of Community Services (NSW) |
| DOH | Department of Housing (NSW) |
| DSP | Disability Support Pension |
| DUMA | Drug Use Monitoring in Australia project |
| DV | Domestic violence |
| FCA | Family Court of Australia |
| Foundation | Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales |
| HREOC | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| IARC | Immigration Advice and Rights Centre |
| ICAC | Independent Commission Against Corruption |
| IDC | Inmate Development Committee |
| IDRS | Intellectual Disability Rights Service |
| IHS | Inmate Health Survey, conducted by Justice Health |
| LAQ | Legal Aid Queensland |
| LIAC | Legal Information Access Centre of the State Library |
| LRC | Law Reform Commission (NSW) |
| LRCWA | Law Reform Commission (Western Australia) |
| MIN | Master Index Number |
| MRRC | Metropolitan Reception and Remand Centre |
| NAIDOC | National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee |
| NESB | Non-English Speaking Background |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NVivo | QSR NUD*IST Vivo software analysis program |
| OFT | Office of Fair Trading (NSW) |
| OIMS | Offender Integrated Management System |
| PAA | Prisoners’ Aid Association |
| PIAC | Public Interest Advocacy Centre |
| PLS | Prisoners Legal Service |
| RTA | Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) |
| SAAP | Supported Accommodation Assistance Program |
| SCRGSP | Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision |
| SDRO | State Debt Recovery Office |
| SORC | Serious Offenders Review Council |
| SPA | State Parole Authority (NSW) |
| SSAT | Social Security Appeals Tribunal |
| TICA | TICA Default Tenancy Control System |
| VACRO | Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders |
| WAIS-R | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised test |
