Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Treasurer, the Hon Peter Costello, MP)Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| AAT | Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| AFOF | Australian venture capital fund of funds |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| CGT | capital gains tax |
| Commissioner | Commissioner of Taxation |
| DITR | Department of Industry, Tourism, and Resources |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| ITAA 1936 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 |
| ITAA 1997 | Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development |
| PDF Act 1992 | Pooled Development Funds Act 1992 |
| PDF Board | PDF Registration Board established under the Pooled Development Funds Act 1992 |
| TLA(VC) Bill | Taxation Laws Amendment (Venture Capital) Bill 2002 |
| VCLP | venture capital limited partnership |
| VCMP | venture capital management partnership |
| VC Bill | Venture Capital Bill 2002 |