| Acronym/term | Full name |
|---|---|
| ACCO | Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation |
| BDM | Births, Deaths and Marriages (within the Department of Government Services) |
| Child Link | Child Link Register |
| CIS | Child Information Sharing |
| CISS | Child Information Sharing Scheme |
| CISSC | Child Information Sharing Steering Committee |
| COVID-19 | The COVID-19 pandemic |
| DHHS | (Former) Department of Health and Human Services |
| FVISS | Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme |
| HCC | Health Complaints Commissioner |
| IISS | Victoria Police’s Inter-Agency Information Sharing Service |
| ISE | Information Sharing Entity |
| IST | Information Sharing Team (within the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing) |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| MAP | Multi-Agency Panel for Youth Offending |
| MARAM | Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework |
| MCV | Magistrates’ Court of Victoria |
| MRF | Victorian Child Information Sharing Reform Monitoring and Reporting Framework |
| OVIC | Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner |
| RAMPs | Risk Assessment and Management Panels |
| the Act | The Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 |
| the Amendment Regulations | The Child Wellbeing and Safety (Information Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2020 (the Amendment Regulations) |
| the Department | The Victorian Department of Education |
| the Ministerial Guidelines | Child Information Sharing Scheme Ministerial Guidelines |
| the Regulations | The Child Wellbeing and Safety (Information Sharing) Regulations 2018 |
| the Roadmap | Roadmap for Reform: Strong Families, Safe Children |
| this Review | 5-Year Legislative Review of the Child Information Sharing Scheme |
| Two-Year Review | Child Information Sharing Scheme Two-Year Review |
| VACCA | Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency |
| VACYPA | Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance |
| VCAT | Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
| VCISECS | Victorian Child Information Sharing and Early Childhood Systems Division |
| VCIS Reform | Victorian Child Information Sharing Reform |
| Wungurilwil Gapgapduir | Wungurilwil Gapgapduir: Aboriginal Children and Families Agreement |
| WoVG | Whole-of-Victorian Government |
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