| administered items |
assets, liabilities, revenues or expenses that are controlled by the Australian Government but managed by the Office on the Government's behalf |
| Administrator, the |
the person (conventionally, the longest-serving State Governor) appointed by The Queen to administer the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia when the |
| Governor-General is overseas or ill, or if the Governor-General temporarily absents himself from office, or if the position of Governor-General is vacant |
| Admiralty House, Sydney |
the Governor-General's official residence at Kirribilli in Sydney |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| CEIs |
Chief Executive's Instructions |
| CPGs |
the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines, which set out the Australian Government's requirements for the procurement of goods and services by agencies |
| credentials ceremony |
ceremony in which a newly appointed foreign ambassador or high commissioner to Australia formally presents his or her credentials |
| departmental items |
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses which are controlled by the agency in the production of its outputs |
| FOI Act |
Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
| gazettal regulations |
rules, officially approved and published in the Commonwealth special gazette series, which set out service and actions that may qualify citizens for various award types |
| General Division of the Order of Australia |
that section of awards in the Order of Australia through which community members may be recognised |
| Government House, Canberra |
the Governor-General's official residence at Yarralumla in Canberra |
| HE |
short form of either His Excellency or Her Excellency |
| heritage property |
a property with particular aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or other values, listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List |
| investiture |
ceremony in which the Governor-General presents Australian Honours and Awards System awards |
| long service awards |
awards made in recognition of long, diligent or efficient service, usually in uniformed service occupations |
| meritorious awards |
awards where a recipient is assessed as having gone above and beyond normal expectations |
| OH&S |
occupational health and safety |
| official activities |
functions hosted by the Governor-General or Administrator at Government House, Admiralty House or 4 Treasury Place |
| Their Excellencies |
the Governor-General and spouse |
| WalterTurnbull |
the Office's internal audit contractors |
