ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ASOC | Australian Standard Offence Classification |
| Aust. | Australia |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| excl. | excluding |
| n.e.c. | not elsewhere classified |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| no. | number |
| NCCJS | National Centre for Crime and Justice Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| NCCSU | National Criminal Courts Statistics Unit |
| NOI | National Offence Index |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |