| 3G |
Third generation cellular mobile technology |
| 4G |
Fourth generation cellular mobile technology |
| AAA |
American Anthropological Association |
| AB |
Amtsblatt für Neugu |
| ABC |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| ABG |
Autonomous Bougainville Government |
| ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| ACP |
Assistant Commissioner of Police |
| ACPACS |
Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies |
| ACWIN |
Action Council of Women in Need |
| AD |
Administration Division, NDoE |
| ADA |
Assistant District Administrator |
| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ADRA |
Adventist Development and Relief Agency |
| ADSL |
Asynchronous digital subscriber line, a copper wire based digital-transmission access technology with a higher download data rate than its upload data rate |
| AFAO |
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations |
| AFBA |
Annual Funding Budget Amount |
| AGLC |
Australian Guide to Legal Citation |
| AGSYS |
Agricultural System |
| AIB |
Allied Intelligence Bureau |
| AIC |
Accident Investigation Commission |
| AIDAB |
Australian International Development Assistance Bureau |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
| ALESCO |
PNG government’s human resource and payroll system |
| AML |
Alluvial Mining Lease |
| ANC |
Ante Natal Care
Armed Native Constabulary |
| ANGAU |
Australia New Guinea Administrative Unit |
| ANGO |
Australian Non-Governmental Organisation |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| ANZAAS |
Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AOC |
Assembly of Chiefs |
| AOFP |
Annual Operational Financial Plan |
| APAC |
Asia-Pacific region |
| APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APF |
Agogo Processing Facility |
| APO |
Aid Post Orderly |
| APPI |
Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investment |
| APT |
Additional Profits Tax |
| ARA |
academic research agreement |
| ARAP |
Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan |
| ARB |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville |
| ART |
Antiretroviral Therapy/Treatment |
| ASD |
Air Services Division (of DOT) |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASM |
Alluvial and Small-scale Mining |
| ASOMPS |
Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Spices |
| ASOPA |
Australian School of Pacific Administration |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
| ATR |
Air Transport Regulation Division (of DOT) |
| ATS |
Air Traffic Services |
| AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
| AVHRR |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| AWA |
Australian Wireless Association |
| AWM |
Australian War Memorial |
| B.A. |
Bachelor of Arts |
| BAHA |
Papua New Guinea Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS |
| BAMS |
Bridge Asset Management System |
| BANA |
Banoni and Nagovisi |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BCA |
Bougainville Copper Agreement |
| BCL |
Bougainville Copper Limited |
| BCPL |
Bougainville Copper Proprietary Limited (Pty Ltd) |
| BCR |
Benefit Cost Ratio |
| BDA |
Border Development Authority |
| BDC |
Bougainville Development Corporation |
| BDO |
Business Development Grant |
| BDPR |
Bougainville District Patrol Reports |
| BHP |
Broken Hill Propriety Company Limited |
| BIA |
Buka Interim Authority |
| BIPG |
Bougainville Interim Provincial Government |
| BLF |
Buka Liberation Front |
| BLGC |
Buka Local Government Council |
| BMC |
Bougainville Mining Company |
| BML |
Bougainville Mining Limited |
| BMWU |
Bougainville Mining Workers’ Union |
| BNPL |
Basic Needs Poverty Line |
| BO |
beneficial ownership |
| BOG |
Board Of Governors |
| BoM |
Board of Management |
| BP |
Bank Procedure
Before the present
Burns Philp Pty Limited |
| BPNG |
Bank of Papua New Guinea |
| Br |
Bridge |
| BRA |
Bougainville Revolutionary Army |
| BSAs |
Benefit Sharing Agreements |
| BSP |
Bank South Pacific |
| BSPC |
Bougainville Special Political Committee |
| BTG |
Bougainville Transitional Government |
| CA |
Community Affairs |
| CAA |
Civil Aviation Act
Civil Aviation Authority (previous) |
| CAC |
Citizenship Advisory Committee |
| CACC |
Central Agency Coordinating Committee |
| CADIP |
Civil Aviation Development Investment Program |
| CAO |
Compliance Advisory Ombudsmen |
| CAR |
Civil Aviation Regulations |
| CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| CAVAW |
Committee Against Violence Against Women |
| CBC |
Catholic Bishops’ Conference |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CBHC |
Community-Based Health Care |
| CBO |
Community-Based Organisation |
| CCAC |
Community Coalition Against Corruption |
| CCD |
Corporate Community Development |
| CCEA |
Cocoa and Coconut Extension Agency |
| CCI |
Cocoa Coconut Institute of Papua New Guinea |
| CDAD |
Curriculum Development and Assessment Division |
| CDD |
Curriculum Development Division, NDoE |
| CDOA |
Coordinated Development and Operating Agreement |
| CDP |
Christian Democratic Party |
| CDWWU |
Central District Waterside Workers Union |
| CEA |
Church education agency |
| CEC |
Churches Education Council |
| CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CEPA |
Conservation and Environment Protection Authority |
| CESMP |
Contractor’s Environmental and Social Management Plan |
| CFC |
Christian Fellowship Church |
| CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CHW |
Community Health Worker |
| CIC |
Coffee Industry Corporation Limited |
| CIFP |
Country Indicators for Foreign Policy |
| CIMC |
Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council |
| CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| CJ |
Chief Justice |
| CLC |
Christian Life Centre |
| CLRC |
Constitutional and Law Reform Commission |
| CLTC |
Christian Leaders Training College |
| CMB |
Copra Marketing Board |
| CMC |
Case Management Centre
Churches Medical Council |
| CMCA |
Community Mine Continuation Agreement |
| CMCAs |
Community Mine Continuation Agreements |
| CNGL |
Chevron NiuGuini Limited |
| CNS |
Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (air) |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| COA |
Certificate of Airworthiness |
| COC |
Council of Chiefs |
| COLREG |
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IMO) |
| COPD |
Community Oil Palm Development |
| CPC |
Constitutional Planning Committee |
| CPCHE |
Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment |
| CPF |
Central Processing Facility |
| CPI |
consumer price index |
| CPL |
Choiseul Plantations Limited (Ltd) |
| CPP |
Church Partnership Programme |
| CRA |
commercial research agreement
Conzinc Riotinto of Australia |
| CRAE |
Conzinc Riotinto Australia Exploration |
| CRC |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRES |
Centre for Resource and Environmental Science (ANU) |
| CRF |
Consolidated Revenue Fund |
| CRIP |
Curriculum Reform Implementation Project |
| CS |
Correctional Services |
| CSA |
Child Sexual Abuse
Commercial Statutory Authorities |
| CSEC |
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia) |
| CSMT |
Curriculum Standards Monitoring Test |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organisation
Community Service Obligation |
| CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
| CSRM |
Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining |
| CSTB |
Central Supply and Tenders Board |
| CTC |
Coasting Trade Committee |
| CU |
Census Unit |
| CWO |
community women’s organizers |
| CWTP |
Community Water Transport Project (within DOT) |
| DAC |
Development Assistance Committee |
| DAL |
Department of Agriculture and Livestock |
| DASF |
Department of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries |
| DAWN |
Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era |
| DCJ |
Deputy Chief Justice |
| DDA |
Department of District Administration |
| DDSNA |
Department of District Services (and Native Affairs) |
| DEC |
Department of Environment and Conservation |
| DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) |
| DFCD |
Department of Family and Community Development |
| DHPG |
Deutsche Handels und Plantagen Gesellschaft |
| DHS |
Demographic and Health Survey |
| DipEd |
Diploma of Education |
| DIS |
Delivered-In-Store |
| DJAG |
Department of Justice and Attorney General |
| DKB |
Deutsches Kolonialblatt |
| DME |
Distance Measuring Equipment (air navigation) |
| DMPGM |
Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazard Management |
| DNH |
Do No Harm |
| DNPM |
Department of National Planning and Monitoring |
| DNPRD |
Department of National Planning and Rural Development |
| DO |
District Officer |
| DoCD |
Department of Community Development |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| DOF |
Department of Finance |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DOT |
Department of Transport |
| DOW |
Department of Works and Implementation |
| DPE |
Department of Petroleum and Energy |
| DPI |
Department of Primary Industry |
| DPLGA |
Department for Provincial and Local Government Affairs |
| DPLLGA |
Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs |
| DPM |
Department of Personnel Management |
| DRIP |
District Road Improvement Programme |
| DSG |
District Support Grant |
| DSIP |
District Services Improvement Programme |
| DSP |
Development Strategic Plan |
| DSTP |
Deep Sea Tailings Placement |
| DTIP |
District Transport Improvement Programme |
| DVD |
Domestic Violence Decree |
| DVOR |
Doppler VOR |
| DWU |
Divine Word University |
| EA |
Evangelical Alliance |
| EBC |
Evangelical Brotherhood Church Inc. |
| EC |
European Commission
European Community |
| ECCE |
Early-childhood care and education |
| ECDPM |
European Centre for Development Policy Management |
| ECIA |
Economic Corridor Implementation Authority |
| ECP |
Enhanced Cooperation Programme (Australia) |
| EDD |
Expected Date of Delivery |
| EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zones |
| EFA |
Education For All |
| EGMA |
Early Grade Maths Assessment |
| EGRA |
Early Grade Reading Assessment |
| EH |
Eastern Highlands |
| EHL |
Esso Highlands Limited |
| EIAs |
Environmental Impact Assessments |
| EIR |
environmental impact report |
| EIRR |
Economic Internal Rate of Return |
| EIS |
environmental impact statement |
| EITI |
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
| EL |
Exploration Leases |
| ELCOM |
Electricity Commission |
| ELCPNG |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea |
| E-LD |
E-Learning Division, NDoE |
| EMC |
Environmental Management Committee
Executive Management Committee |
| EMIS |
Education Management Information System |
| EMPNG |
ExxonMobil PNG |
| ENB |
East New Britain |
| ENSO |
El Niño Southern Oscillation |
| EPG |
Enga Provincial Government |
| ERU |
Educational Research Unit |
| ES |
East Sepik |
| ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| ESD |
East Sepik District
ecologically sustainable development |
| ESIA |
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
| ESIP |
Education Sector Improvement Program |
| ESMF |
Environmental and Social Management Framework |
| ESMP |
Environmental and Social Management Plan |
| ESNO |
El Niño-Southern Oscillation |
| EU |
European Union |
| EVAW |
Elimination of Violence Against Women |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) |
| FAS |
First Assistance Secretary |
| FD |
Finance Division, NDoE |
| FEED |
Front End Engineering and Design |
| FESS |
Fund for Economic and Social Stabilisation |
| FFB |
Fresh Fruit Bunch (oil palm) |
| FGTF |
Future Generation Trust Funds |
| FHRIP |
Family Health and Rural Improvement Program |
| FIFO |
Fly-in-Fly-out |
| FIMS |
Forest Resource Information System |
| FIR |
Flight Information Region |
| FLA |
Family Law Act |
| FLOJ |
Foundation for Law, Order and Justice |
| FMA |
Forest Management Agreement |
| FOB |
Free on board |
| FODE |
Flexible Open Distance Education |
| FPA |
Family Protection Act |
| FPDA |
Fresh Produce Development Agency Ltd |
| FPIC |
Free Prior Informed Consent |
| FPO |
Family Protection Order |
| FPTP |
first-past-the-post |
| FPU |
Family Protection Unit |
| FRA |
Forest Resources Authority |
| FSC |
Family Support Centre |
| FSVAC |
Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee |
| FSVU |
Family and Sexual Violence Unit |
| FSW |
female sex worker |
| GAR |
Gross admission ratio |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GAVI |
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization |
| GBH |
grievous bodily harm |
| Gbps |
Gigabits per second. A measure of data transfer speed. One gigabit equals 1 billion bits |
| GBT |
General Business Trust |
| GBV |
Gender Based Violence |
| GCD |
Guidance and Counselling Division, NDoE |
| GCMG |
Grand Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GER |
Gross enrolment ratio |
| GES |
General Education Services Division, NDoE |
| GFC |
Global Financial Crisis |
| GGHE |
General Government Health Expenditure |
| GII |
Gender Inequality Index |
| GIS |
Geographical Information System |
| GLONASS |
Global Navigation and Surveillance System |
| GNG |
German New Guinea |
| GNI |
Gross National Income |
| GNP |
Gross National Product |
| GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GoPNG |
Government of Papua New Guinea |
| GPA |
Global Program on AIDS |
| GPI |
Gender parity index |
| GPNG |
Government of Papua New Guinea |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GRM |
Grievance Redress Mechanism |
| GRS |
Grievance Redress Service |
| GRUF |
Grassroots United Front Party |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| GTQ |
Gas-to-Queensland |
| HAD |
House of Assembly Debates |
| HALC |
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre, Sydney, Australia |
| HB |
slang for Hanuabada, the ‘Great Village,’ located next to the original township of Port Moresby |
| HDI |
Human Development Index |
| HDR |
Human Development Report |
| HEO |
Health Extension Officer |
| HIES |
Household Income and Expenditure Survey |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HIV/AIDS |
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| HMAS |
His Majesty’s Australian Ship |
| HROD |
Human Resources and Organisational Development Division, NDoE |
| HRW |
Human Rights Watch |
| HSES |
Health, Safety, Environment and Security |
| HSSP |
Health Sector Support Programme |
| HWHRDM |
Highlands Women’s Human Rights Defenders Movement |
| IA |
Independent Administrator
Internal Audit Division, NDoE |
| IAIA |
International Association of Impact Assessment |
| IALA |
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities |
| IASER |
Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| IBBS |
Integrated Bio-Behavioural Survey |
| IBP |
Integrated Benefits Package |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| ICBG |
International Collaborative Biodiversity Group |
| ICCC |
Independent Consumer and Competition Commission |
| ICCPR |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICESCR |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| ICMM |
International Council on Metals and Minerals |
| ICPNG |
Investment Corporation of Papua New Guinea |
| ICRAF |
Individual and Community Rights Advocacy Forum, a PNG human rights NGO specialising in upholding women’s rights, providing legal advice and assistance |
| ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
| ICTD |
Information and Communications Technology Division, NDoE |
| ICTs |
information communication technologies |
| IDA |
Infrastructure Development Authority
International Development Association |
| IDG |
Infrastructure Development Grant |
| IDLO |
International Development Law Organization |
| IDS |
Institute of Development Studies (UK) |
| IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
| IFMS |
Integrated Financial Management System |
| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
| IFTA |
Insect Farming and Trading Agency |
| IHO |
International Hydrographic Organization |
| ILE |
inter-linked economies |
| ILG |
Incorporated Land Group |
| ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
| ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMG |
Independent Members’ Group |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organisation |
| IMR |
Institute of Medical Research |
| INA |
Institute of National Affairs |
| IOCS |
International Organisation of Classification Societies |
| IP |
Indigenous Peoples |
| IPA |
Investment Promotion Authority |
| IPBC |
Independent Public Business Corporation |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPEPNG |
Institute of Professional Engineers of Papua New Guinea |
| IPNGS |
Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies |
| IPO |
Interim Protection Order |
| IPP |
Indigenous Peoples’ Plan |
| IPPF |
Indigenous Peoples’ Planning Framework
International Planned Parenthood Federation |
| IPR |
intellectual property rights |
| IRC |
Internal Revenue Commission |
| ISDM |
Intergovernmental Service Delivery Mechanism |
| ISLP |
International Senior Lawyers Project |
| ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| ISPS |
International Shipping and Port Security |
| ITA |
Income Tax Act |
| ITT |
Tambococha Tiputini Trust Fund |
| ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organization |
| ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
| IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| IWDA |
International Women’s Development Agency |
| IXP |
Internet Exchange Point |
| JAC |
Joint Advisory Council |
| JAG |
Justice Advisory Group |
| JDP |
Joint Declaration of Principles |
| JDPBPC |
joint district planning and budget priorities committee |
| JICA |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| JV |
Joint Venture |
| K |
Papua New Guinea Kina (currency) |
| KCH |
Kumul Consolidated Holdings Ltd |
| KIK |
Kokonas Indastri Koporesen |
| Km |
Kina million |
| KMH |
Kumul Mineral Holdings Ltd |
| KPH |
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| LAES |
Lowlands Agricultural Experiment Station, Keravat |
| LANCO |
Landowner Company |
| LBBSA |
Licence Based Benefits Sharing Agreement |
| LCOE |
Leitana Council of Elders |
| LDC |
Livestock Development Corporation Ltd |
| LGL |
Lihir Gold Limited |
| LICHP |
Lihir Islands Community Health Program |
| LL.B. |
Bachelor of Laws |
| LL.D. |
Doctor of Laws |
| LLG |
Local Level Government |
| LLGSIP |
Local Level Government Services Improvement Program |
| LMALA |
Lihir Mining Area Landowners Association |
| LMC |
Lihir Medical Centre |
| LMIC |
Lower Middle Income Country |
| LMS |
London Missionary Society |
| LNA |
League for National Advancement |
| LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LNG |
Liquefied natural gas |
| LPV |
Limited Preferential Voting |
| LRC |
Law Reform Commission |
| LSDP |
Lihir Sustainable Development Plan |
| LSS |
Land Settlement Scheme |
| LTB |
Land Transport Board |
| LTD |
Land Transport Division (of DOT) |
| LTEU |
Letters to the Editor Uncensored |
| LTIP |
Long Term Investment Plan |
| LTMC |
Long Term Maintenance Contract |
| M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
| M.A. |
Master of Arts |
| M.Ed. |
Master of Education |
| MA |
Melanesian Alliance
Mining Act |
| MAC |
Mining Advisory Council |
| MARPOL |
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| MAS |
Mataungan Association |
| MASP |
Mapping Agricultural Systems of Papua New Guinea Project |
| MBD |
Milne Bay District |
| MBDWA |
Milne Bay District Workers Association |
| MCC |
Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd |
| MCH |
Maternal Child Health |
| MCU |
Media and Communications Unit, NDoE |
| MDCs |
Mine Development Contracts |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MFF |
Multi-Tranche Financing Facility |
| MFFN |
Melanesian Farmer First Network |
| MGA |
Movement for Greater Autonomy |
| MIC |
Metal Industries Company |
| MIF |
Melanesian Independence Front |
| MIG |
Morobe Independent Group |
| MIGA |
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| MIGR |
Ministry for Inter-Government Relations |
| MIM |
Mount Isa Mines |
| ML |
Mining Lease |
| MLP |
Melanesian Liberal Party |
| MMR |
Maternal Mortality Rate |
| MMscf |
Millions of standard cubic feet (gas) |
| MNP |
Model Nation Party |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MODIPE |
Morobe District People’s Association |
| MoE |
Ministry of Education |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MP |
Member of Parliament |
| MPA |
Members of the Provincial Assembly |
| MPKG |
Madang-Baiyer River-Karamui-Gulf Corridor |
| MPPC |
Minerals and Petroleum Policy Committee |
| MPTF |
Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office |
| MRA |
Mineral Resources Authority |
| MRDC |
Mineral Resources Development Corporation |
| MRE |
Mineral Resource Enga Ltd |
| MRM |
Mineral Resource Magang Ltd |
| MROT |
Mineral Resource Ok Tedi No. 2 Ltd |
| MRSF |
Mineral Resources Stabilisation Fund |
| MRSM |
Mineral Resources Star Mountains Ltd |
| MSB |
Measurement Services Branch |
| MSC |
Most Significant Change technique |
| MSD |
Measurement Services Division, NDoE |
| MSF |
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) |
| MSG |
Melanesian Spearhead Group
Multi-stakeholder group |
| MSM |
males who have sex with males / men who have sex with men |
| MSS |
manuscripts (in archives) |
| MSU |
Maritime Security Unit (of DOT) |
| MSW |
internationally accepted acronym for ‘male sex worker’ |
| MTA |
materials transfer agreement |
| MTAC |
Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture |
| MTD |
Maritime Transport Division (of DOT) |
| MTDP |
Medium Term Development Plan |
| MTDS |
Medium Term Development Strategy |
| MTFS |
Medium Term Fiscal Strategy |
| MTNG |
Mandated Territory of New Guinea |
| MTTP |
Medium Term Transport Plan |
| MUF |
Melanesian United Front |
| MUG |
minimum unconditional grant |
| MVIL |
Motor Vehicle Insurance Ltd |
| MYEFO |
Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook |
| NA |
National Alliance |
| NAA |
National Archives of Australia |
| NAC |
National Agricultural Council
National AIDS Council |
| NACS |
National AIDS Council Secretariat |
| NADP |
National Agriculture Development Plan |
| NAIS |
National Agricultural Information System |
| NAN |
Non-Austronesian |
| NAP |
National Alliance Party |
| Napidakoe |
(Nasioi) Pi (Pirung) Da (Damara) Ko (Koromira/Konau (E (Eivo) NavituNa |
| NAQIA |
National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority |
| NAR |
Net admission ratio |
| NARI |
National Agricultural Research Institute |
| NASMP |
National Airport Strategic Management Plan |
| NASP |
National Aviation Security Programme |
| Navaids |
Navigation Aids |
| NBAC |
Noel Butlin Archives Centre |
| NBC |
National Broadcasting Corporation |
| NBHC |
New Broken Hill Consolidated Ltd |
| NBPOL |
New Britain Palm Oil Limited |
| NCC |
National Council of Chiefs
National Cultural Commission |
| NCD |
National Capital District |
| NCDC |
National Capital District Commission |
| NCDR |
New Case Detection Rate |
| NCS |
National Catering Services |
| NCW |
National Commission for Women |
| NDB |
Non Directional Beacon |
| NDC |
National Disaster Centre |
| NDoE |
National Department of Education |
| NDoH |
National Department of Health |
| NEB |
National Education Board |
| NEC |
National Executive Council
National Education Council |
| NEFC |
National Economic and Fiscal Commission |
| NEP |
National Education Plan |
| NER |
Net enrolment ratio |
| NES |
National Education Strategy
National education system
Nucleus Estate and Smallholder (model) |
| NESC |
National Energy Skills Programme |
| NETA |
National Education Trust Account |
| NFA |
National Fisheries Authority |
| NFB |
National Forestry Board |
| NFHSDP |
North Fly Health Services Development program |
| NFS |
National Forestry Service |
| NG |
New Guinea |
| NGC |
National Gas Company |
| NGIB |
New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
| NGO |
Non-Government Organisation |
| NGP |
New Generation Party |
| NHASP |
AusAID’s National HIV/AIDS Support Project |
| NI |
New Ireland |
| NICTA |
National Information and Communications Technology Authority |
| NIDA |
National Investment Development Authority |
| NIP |
Nations Interest Party |
| NIS |
nut-in-shell |
| NKW |
Nachrichten aus Kaiser Wilhelmsland |
| NLA |
National Library of Australia |
| NLAS |
National Literacy Awareness Secretariat, OLA |
| NLOJC |
National Law, Order and Justice Council |
| NLTB |
National Land Transport Board |
| NMA |
National Maritime Authority |
| NMB |
National Mapping Bureau |
| NMSA |
National Maritime Safety Authority |
| NNS |
National Nutrition Survey |
| NP |
National Party |
| NPC |
National Premiers Council |
| NPG |
Nationalist Pressure Group |
| NPK |
nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertiliser |
| NPLA |
New Panguna Landowners’ Association |
| NPO |
National Planning Office |
| NQSSF |
National Quality School Standards Framework |
| NRA |
National Roads Authority |
| NRCC |
National Rescue Coordination Centre |
| NRI |
National Research Institute |
| NRLLG |
Nimamar Rural Local Level Government |
| NRSC |
National Road Safety Council |
| NS |
North Solomons |
| NSA |
Non-State Actors |
| NSLCF |
National School Leadership Competency Framework |
| NSO |
National Statistical Office (of Papua New Guinea) |
| NSP |
National Strategic PlanNorth Solomons Province |
| NSPG |
North Solomons Provincial Government |
| NSRRT |
National Sex and Reproduction Research Team |
| NSRSD |
National Strategy for Responsible and Sustainable Development |
| NSW |
New South Wales |
| NTC |
National Training Council |
| NTCF |
National Teachers’ Competency Framework |
| NTDP |
National Transport Development Plan |
| NTI |
National Training Institute |
| NTN |
National Transmission Network |
| NTS |
National Transport Strategy |
| NWDP |
National Women’s Development Programme |
| NWS |
National Weather Service |
| NYMP |
National Youth Movement Program |
| NZ |
New Zealand |
| O3B |
Other three billion. A series of low earth orbiting satellites intended to provide faster download speeds than traditional, high orbit satellites |
| OBC |
Outcomes‐Based Curriculum |
| OBE |
Outcomes‐Based Education |
| OCCD |
Office of Climate Change and Development |
| ODA |
Official Development Assistance |
| ODI |
Overseas Development Institute |
| ODW |
Office for the Development of Women |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OGA |
Oil and Gas Act |
| OHCHR |
Office of the High Commission for Human Rights |
| OIC |
Officer In Change |
| OLA |
Office of Libraries and Archives |
| OLIPPC |
Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates |
| OLNLLGE |
Organic Law on National and Local-Level Government Elections |
| OLPG |
Organic Law on Provincial Government |
| OLPGLLG |
Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments |
| OLPLLG |
Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government |
| OOSCI |
Out-Of-School Children Initiative |
| OP |
Operational Policy |
| OPEC |
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OPGA |
Oil Palm Growers’ Association |
| OPIC |
Oil Palm Industry Corporation |
| OPM |
Organisasi Papua Merdeka |
| OPRA |
Oil Palm Research Association |
| ORD |
Office of Rural Development |
| OSL |
Oil Search Limited |
| OTDF |
Ok Tedi Development Foundation |
| OTML |
Ok Tedi Mining Limited |
| OV |
PSP outreach volunteer |
| oz |
ounce |
| P&C |
Parents and Community/Citizens |
| PaBER |
Pacific Benchmarking for Education Results |
| PAC |
Provincial AIDS Committee |
| PacLII |
Pacific Legal Information Institute |
| PACWIP |
Pacific Women in Politics |
| PAD |
Project Appraisal Document |
| PANGTEL |
Papua New Guinea Telecommunications Authority |
| PANGU |
Papua and New Guinea Union |
| PAP |
People’s Action Party |
| PARI |
Papua New Guinea Accessibility Remote Index |
| PATA |
Policy and Advisory Technical Assistance (ADB) |
| PATCRA |
Papua New Guinea Australia Trade and Commercial Relations Agreement |
| PayD |
Payroll Division, NDoE |
| PB |
Papua Besena |
| PBMC |
Performance Based Maintenance Contract |
| PBR |
plant breeders rights |
| PC&SS |
Pacific Counselling and Social Services |
| PCD |
Planning and Coordination Division (of DOT) |
| PCR |
Physical Cultural Resources |
| PD |
Parliamentary Debates |
| PDGFA |
Papua New Guinea Forest Authority |
| PDL |
Petroleum Development Licence |
| PDM |
People’s Democratic Movement |
| PDS |
Provincial Data System |
| PDWA |
Porgera District Women’s Association |
| PEA |
provincial education advisor |
| PEB |
Provincial Education Board |
| PEC |
Provincial Executive Council |
| PEP |
Politically exposed person |
| PERR |
Public Expenditure Review and Rationalisation program |
| PERs |
Public Emergency Regulations |
| PG |
Provincial Government |
| PGK |
Papua New Guinean Kina |
| PGR |
plant genetic resources |
| Ph.D. |
Doctor of Philosophy |
| PIAF |
Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation |
| PIC |
Pacific Island Country |
| PIE |
Project Implementing Entity |
| PIG |
Pangu Independent Group |
| PILNA |
Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment |
| PIM |
Pacific Islands Magazine |
| PIMI |
PNG Industry Malaria Initiative |
| PIP |
Public Investment Program |
| PIR |
Pacific Islands Regiment |
| PIRLS |
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
| PISA |
Program for International Student Assessment |
| PJV |
Porgera Joint Venture |
| PKP |
Paradise Kindom Party |
| PLA |
Panguna Landowners’ Association |
| PlC |
prior informed consent |
| PLHIV |
People Living with HIV |
| PLLSMA |
Provincial and Local Level Government Service Monitoring Authority |
| PLP |
Peoples Labour Party |
| PLTB |
Provincial Land Transport Board |
| PLWHA |
People Living with HIV/AIDS |
| PM |
Pass Mark |
| PMAMP |
Port Moresby Airport Master Plan |
| PMB |
Pacific Manuscripts Bureau |
| PMC |
Project Management Company |
| PMG |
Peace Monitoring Group |
| PMIA |
Port Moresby International Airport |
| PMU |
Programme Management Unit |
| PMV |
Public Motor Vehicle (Taxis and Buses) |
| PNC |
People’s National Congress |
| PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
| PNG LNG |
Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas |
| PNGASL |
Papua New Guinea Air Services Ltd |
| PNGBC |
Papua New Guinea Banking Corporation |
| PNGCC |
Papua New Guinea Council of Churches
Papua New Guinea Coconut Commodities |
| PNGCMP |
Papua New Guinea Chamber of Mining and Petroleum |
| PNGDF |
Papua New Guinea Defence Force |
| PNGEC |
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission |
| PNGEI |
Papua New Guinea Education Institute |
| PNGFA |
Papua New Guinea Forest Authority |
| PNGFP |
Papua New Guinea First Party |
| PNGHRP |
Papua New Guinea Human Rights Party |
| PNGIMR |
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research |
| PNGLA |
Papua New Guinea Logistics Association |
| PNGLR |
Papua New Guinea Law Reports |
| PNGNES |
Papua New Guinea National Emergency Services |
| PNGNLA |
Papua New Guinea National Logistics Association |
| PNGNP |
Papua New Guinea National Party |
| PNGP |
Papua New Guinea Party |
| PNGPCL |
Papua New Guinea Ports Corporation Ltd |
| PNGRIS |
Papua New Guinea Resource Information System |
| PNGSDP |
Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program |
| PNGSP |
Papua New Guinea Socialist Party |
| PNGYP |
Papua New Guinea Youths Party |
| POM |
Port Moresby
Project Operations Manual |
| PONP |
Papua New Guinea One Nation Party |
| POPA |
Palm Oil Producers’ Association |
| PP |
Parliamentary Papers
Peoples Party |
| PPD |
Policy and Planning Division, NDoE |
| PPDVP |
Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme |
| PPFL |
Petroleum Processing Facility Licence |
| PPL |
Petroleum Production Licence
Petroleum Prospecting Licence |
| PPP |
People’s Progress Party
Public Private Partnership
Purchasing Power Parity |
| PPTA |
Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (ADB) |
| PQEP |
Parents for Quality Education Program |
| PRA |
Participatory Rural Appraisal |
| PRAEC |
Petroleum Resources Area Economic Corridor |
| PRD |
Policy and Research Division (of DOT) |
| PRF |
Pension Reserve Fund |
| PRG |
Petroleum Resources Gobe Ltd |
| PRK |
Petroleum Resources Kutubu Ltd |
| PRL |
Petroleum Retention Licence |
| PRM |
Petroleum Resources Moran Ltd |
| PRMA |
Petroleum Revenue Management Act |
| ProD |
Procurement Division, NDoE |
| PSC |
Public Services Commission |
| PSIP |
Provincial Services Improvement Program |
| PSP |
People’s Solidarity Party
Poro Sapot Project (Save the Children) |
| PTC |
Post and Telegraph Corporation |
| PTR |
Pupil to Teacher Ratio |
| PYWLA |
Pacific Young Women’s Leadership Alliance |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAMS |
Road Asset Management System (currently held in DOW) |
| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
| RAP |
Resettlement Action Plan |
| RBM |
Results-Based Management |
| RCDF |
Rural Constituency Development Fund |
| RCF |
Research and Conservation Foundation |
| RCM |
Regional Consultative Meeting |
| RED |
Research and Evaluation Division, NDoE |
| RFSS |
Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (airport) |
| RHS |
Rural Household Survey |
| RIC |
Rural Industries Council |
| RIDD |
Rural Infrastructure Development Division |
| RIGFA |
Review of Inter-Governmental Funding Arrangements |
| RMRP |
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project (World Bank) |
| RMS |
Resource Management System |
| RMTLTF |
Road Mine Tailings Lease Trust Fund |
| RMU |
Resource Mapping Unit |
| RNZAF |
Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| RPF |
Resettlement Policy Framework |
| RPNGC |
Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary |
| RR |
Retention Rate |
| RRA |
Rapid Rural Appraisal |
| RRRT |
Regional Rights and Resources Team |
| RSO |
Recognised Security Organisation |
| RTA |
Road Traffic Authority |
| RTP |
Regional Training Program |
| RTZ |
Rio Tinto Zinc |
| SABER |
Systems Approach for Better Education Results |
| SAMS |
Scottish Association of Marine Science |
| SAP |
Structural Adjustment Program |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue
Subproject Appraisal Report |
| SBC |
Standards-Based Curriculum |
| SBE |
Standards-Based Education |
| scf |
standard cubic feet (gas) |
| SD |
Standards Division, NDoE |
| SDA |
Seventh-Day Adventists |
| SDGs |
Sustainable Development Goals |
| SDP |
Social Democratic Party |
| SEIS |
Social and Economic Impact Statement |
| SEOC |
Senior Education Officers’ Conference |
| SERC |
Special Education Resource Centre |
| SESCHA |
Strategic Environmental, Social and Cultural Heritage Assessment |
| SFS |
school fee subsidy |
| SFTA |
school fee and trust account fee |
| SG |
Standards and Guidance Division, NDoE |
| SGCL |
Simberi Gold Company Limited |
| SGD |
Standards and Guidance Division |
| SGS |
Société Générale de Surveillance |
| SH |
Southern Highlands |
| SHD |
Sustainable Human Development |
| SHP |
Southern Highlands Province |
| SHPG |
Southern Highlands Provincial Government |
| SHRDP |
Southern Highlands Rural Development Project |
| SI |
Solomon Islands |
| SIA |
Security Industries Association/Authority |
| SIAs |
Social Impact Assessments |
| SIB |
Spice Industry Board |
| SIL |
Summer Institute of Linguistics |
| SIP |
Services Improvement Programme |
| SLIP |
School Learning Improvement Plan |
| SM |
Society of Mary (Marists) |
| SMAA |
Simberi Mining Area Association |
| SMART |
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Transparent or ‘Time-bound’ |
| SME |
Small and Medium Enterprise |
| SML |
Special Mining Lease |
| SMS |
German abbreviation for His Majesty’s ship
Safety Management System |
| SNAP |
Sorcery National Action Plan |
| SO |
Standards Officer |
| SOE |
State Owned Enterprise |
| SOI |
Southern Oscillation Index |
| SOU |
Sexual Offences Unit |
| SPC |
South Pacific Commision
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| SPF |
South Pacific Forum |
| SPREP |
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| SRGBV |
School‐related gender‐based violence |
| SSG |
Special Support Grant |
| SSGM |
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project at the ANU |
| SSTC |
South Seas Tuna Corporation |
| STARS |
Responsible Sustainable Development Strategy |
| Stbo |
standard barrels of oil |
| stbopd |
standard barrels of oil per day |
| STD |
Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| STI |
Sexually Transmitted Infection |
| SW |
Sex Worker |
| SWAp |
Sector-Wide Approach |
| SWF |
Sovereign Wealth Fund |
| TA |
Technical Assistance |
| TAC |
Total Allowable Catch |
| TB |
Tuberculosis |
| Tbps |
Terabytes per second. A measure of transfer speed. |
| TCS |
Tax Credit Scheme |
| TED |
Teacher Education Division, NDoE |
| TEU |
Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (shipping containers) |
| TFF |
Tuition Fee Free |
| THE |
Total Health Expenditure |
| THE Party |
Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party |
| TIA |
Tourism Industry Association |
| TIMG |
Transport Infrastructure Maintenance Grants |
| TIMMS |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
| TIMSS |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
| TIPS |
Transport Infrastructure Priorities Study |
| TKA |
Tuk Kuvul Association |
| TLPs |
Training and Localisation Plans |
| TNG |
Territory of New Guinea |
| TOR |
Terms of Reference |
| TP |
abbreviation used for Tok Pisin |
| TPA |
Tourism Promotion Authority |
| TPC |
Tactical Pilotage Chart |
| TPNGP |
Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Trust Papua New Guinea Party |
| TR |
Transition rate |
| TRIPs |
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property |
| TRR |
traditional resource rights |
| TSC |
Teaching Service Commission |
| TSCMIC |
Transport Sector Coordination, Monitoring and Implementation Committee |
| TSDP |
Tourism Sector Development Project |
| TSSP |
Transport Sector Support Programme |
| TST |
Torres Strait Treaty |
| TSU |
Transport Security Unit (DoT) |
| TUC |
Trade Union Congress |
| TVET |
Technical and vocational education and training |
| TVETD |
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Divisions, NDoE |
| TWL |
tax waiver letter |
| UBE |
Universal Basic Education |
| UBSA |
Umbrella Benefit Sharing Agreement |
| UC |
United Church |
| UCOA |
Uniting Church Overseas Aid |
| UDHR |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| UDI |
Unilateral Declaration of Independence |
| UDP |
United Democratic Party |
| UHA |
Unconventional Hydrocarbons Act |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UN Women |
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
| UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Program |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
| UNGA |
UN General Assembly |
| UNGASS |
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIFEM |
United Nations Development Fund for Women |
| UNITECH |
Papua New Guinea University of Technology |
| UNREDD+ |
United Nations Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, Plus conservation, carbon stock enhancement and sustainable forest management |
| UNSW |
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| UP |
United Party |
| UPNG |
University of Papua New Guinea |
| UPOV |
Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants |
| URP |
United Resource Party |
| US |
United States |
| USA |
United States of America |
| USD |
United States Dollar |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| USOAP |
Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (ICAO) |
| UXO |
Unexploded ordinances |
| VAM |
Violence Against Men |
| VAT |
value added tax |
| VAW |
Violence Against Women |
| VCCT |
Voluntary Confidential Counselling and Testing |
| VCT |
Voluntary Counselling and Testing |
| VD |
venereal disease (former term for STI) |
| VDS |
Village Development Scheme |
| VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VLD |
Voluntary Land Donation |
| VLDP |
Voluntary Land Donation Protocol |
| VOP |
Village Oil Palm |
| VOR |
VHF Omnidirectional Range (ground based air navaid) |
| VSAT |
Very small aperture terminal. A type of two-way satellite that transmits both narrow and broadband data to satellites in orbit. The data are then directed to other remote terminals or hubs around the planet |
| VSO |
Voluntary Service Overseas |
| WaSH |
Water sanitation and hygiene |
| WB |
World Bank |
| WEI |
Wau Ecology Institute |
| WGTRR |
Working Group on Traditional Resource Rights |
| WH |
Western Highlands |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WID |
Women in Development |
| WINGS |
Wantok In Godly Services Party |
| WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organisation |
| WISDM |
Women In Shared Decision-Making |
| WNB |
West New Britain |
| WPA |
Women’s Plan of Action |
| WPHC |
West Pacific High Commission |
| WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
| WWF |
World Wide Fund |
| WWI |
World War I |
| WWII |
World War II |
| YWAM |
Youth with a Mission |
| YWCA |
Young Women’s Christian Association |
| ZTVFC |
Zero Tolerance Violence Free Communities |