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| Department of Defence | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Employees | 65,647 |
| Annual budget | AUD$16.35 billion (05/06) AUD$22 billion (07/08) |
| Ministers responsible | John Faulkner, Minister for Defence Warren Snowdon, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel |
| Agency executive | Nick Warner, Secretary (SECDEF) |
| Parent agency | Australian Defence Organisation |
| Child agency | Capability Development Group Chief Finance Officer Group Chief Information Officer Group Defence Materiel Organisation Defence Science and Technology Organisation Defence Support Group Intelligence, Security and International Policy Joint Operations Command People Strategies and Policy Strategy, Coordination and Governance Vice Chief of the Defence Force |
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| www.defence.gov.au | |
The Australian Department of Defence is a Federal Government Department. It forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation along with the Australian Defence Force. The Defence mission is to defend Australia and its national interests. It is accountable to the Commonwealth Parliament, on behalf of the Australian people, for the efficiency and effectiveness with which it carries out the Government's defence policy.
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Organisational groups
The Department of Defence consists of 11 major organisational groups:
- Capability Development Group
- Chief Finance Officer Group
- Chief Information Officer Group
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- Defence Support Group
- Intelligence, Security and International Policy
- Joint Operations Command
- People Strategies and Policy
- Strategy, Coordination and Governance
- Vice Chief of the Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force consists of:
The Defence Materiel Organisation is a prescribed agency responsible for acquisition, sustainment and disposal of Defence equipment. Although the DMO forms part of the Department of Defence, it is also separately accountable to the Minister for its budget and performance.
The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary for the Department of Defence jointly manage the Defence organisation under a "diarchy", a term used to describe the relationship between the Chief of the Defence Force and Secretary, who both report directly to the Minister for Defence. The ADO diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Commonwealth public service.
See also
- Current senior Australian Defence Organisation personnel
- Minister for Defence
- Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
- Minister for Veterans' Affairs
- List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities
- DefCom Australia - a commercial loyalty card scheme for Defence personnel
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