AHA: Australasian Hepatology Association

AIR: Australian Immunisation Register

AIVL: Australian Illicit and Injecting Drug Users League

ANSPS: Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey

ASHM: Formerly the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine

ASID: Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

BBV: blood-borne virus

BBVSS: Blood-borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Standing Committee, which reports to the Australian Health Protection Committee

CDC: (Australian) Centre for Disease Control

CDNA: Communicable Diseases Network of Australia

DAA: direct-acting antiviral (hepatitis C)

DFAT: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australian Government)

FECCA: Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia

GESA: Gastroenterological Society of Australia

GP: general practitioner

HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen, the primary marker used to diagnose hepatitis B infection

Hep B PAST: Partnership Approach to Sustainably Eliminating Chronic Hepatitis B in the Northern Territory, a project of the Menzies School of Health Research

MBS: Medicare Benefits Scheme

NACCHO: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

NBBVSTISS: National BBV and STI Surveillance Subcommittee, which reports to CDNA

NPAAC: National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council

NSP: needle and syringe program

PBS: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

PHN: Primary Health Network

RCPA: Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

RNA: ribonucleic acid

STI: sexually transmissible infection

WHO: World Health Organization