QLS / FLC / ECL – What’s that acronym!?

By the QLS Future Leaders Committee

Blocks spelling out the words acronym

Adjusting to life as a junior lawyer is hard enough without the sea of unknown acronyms that will inevitably cross your desk.

As a junior, it can be daunting to speak up and ask what might feel like a silly question, especially if the question is something as simple as: what does that acronym mean???

In a bid to remove that stress from your life, the Future Leaders Committee have put together a list of acronyms which are commonly used in the legal profession, so that you can refer to this list next time you find yourself playing mental gymnastics with an unknown combination of letters.

Hopefully this list can be of some assistance as you find your feet in the profession:

Acronym

Meaning

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACL

Australian Consumer Law

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

AEDT

Australian Eastern Daylight Time

AEST

Australian Eastern Standard Time

ANOR

Another

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

ASOC

Amended Statement of Claim

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

ATSILS

Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Legal Service

AVL

Audio Visual Link

BC

Body Corporate

BD

Business Development

BIFA

Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld)

BN

Bankruptcy Notice

BUP

Building Unit Plan

©

Client

CCC

Crime and Corruption Commission

CLC

Community Legal Centre

CLR

Commonwealth Law Reports

CMH

Case Management Hearing

CMS

Community Management Statement

COB

Close of Business

CP

Crown Plan

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

CTS

Community Titles Scheme

DCJ

District Court Judge

DJAG

Department of Justice and Attorney-General

DVO

Domestic Violence Order

ECL

Early Career Lawyer

EOD

End of Day

EOW

End of Week

EPCIO

Enter Premises and Commit Indictable Offence

EROI

Electronic Record of Interview

FASOC

Further Amended Statement of Claim

FCA

Federal Court of Australia

FCFOA

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

FF

Fixed Fee

FLC

Future Leaders Committee

FN

File Note

GPI

Guilty Plea Instructions

HCA

High Court of Australia

HH

His Honour / Her Honour

ICLRQ

The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for the State of Queensland

IP

Intellectual Property

J

Judge

JR

Judicial Registrar

JR

Judicial Review

KC

King’s Counsel

LAQ

Legal Aid Queensland

LD

Liquidated Damages

LFS

List for Sentence

LFT

List for Trial

LMTCB/LMTRC

Left message to call back / Left message to return call

LTR

Letter

MAR

Mention Appearance Required

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NGI

Not Guilty Instructions

OA

Originating Application

OBRC

On Bail and in Regular Contact

ODPP

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

ORS

Others

OS

Other Side

OSS

Other Side Solicitor

PAR

Personal Appearance Required

PD

Practice Direction

PE

Public Examination

PE Court

Planning & Environment Court

PIPA

Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld)

PLT

Practical Legal Training

POG

Plea of Guilty

PPN

Police Protection Notice

PTY LTD

Proprietary Limited

QBCC

Queensland Building and Construction Commission

QCA

Queensland Court of Appeal

QCAT

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

QDC

Queensland District Court

QIRC

Queensland Industrial Relations Commission

QLJ

Queensland Law Journal

QLR

Queensland Law Reporter

QLS

Queensland Law Society

QMC

Queensland Magistrates Court

QSC

Queensland Supreme Court

RCS

Registration Confirmation Statement

RIC

Remanded in Custody

RP

Registered Plan

RTA

Residential Tenancies Authority

SHO

Special Hardship Order

SJR

Senior Judicial Registrar

SMO

Short Minutes of Order

SOA

Statement of Affairs

SOC

Statement of Claim

SP

Survey Plan

SRL

Self-Represented Litigant

TBA

To be advised

TBC

To be confirmed

TPO

Temporary Protection Order

UCPR

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld)

UUMV

Unlawful use of a Motor Vehicle

VL

Video Link

WH

Watch House

WHS

Workplace Health & Safety

WIP

Work in Progress (unbilled recorded time)

 

Think we’ve missed some? Let us know!

Email your submission to futureleaders@qls.com.au and we’ll update our list.