Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
In Australia it is an AOC authorising the operation of a foreign aircraft in to and out of Australian territory. The short description is 'Foreign aircraft AOC'. It's the aircraft that's foreign, not the AOC.
If you want to be pedantic, the Australian legislation refers to the document as a "Foreign Air Transport Air Operator’s Certificate (FATAOC)". Most people I know simply call it a "Foreign AOC".