Australian Defence Organisation
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| Australian Defence Organisation | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Minister responsible | Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence |
| Agency executives | MAJGEN Duncan Lewis, AO, DSC, CSC (Ret'd), SECDEF (Secretary of the Department of Defence) GEN David Hurley, CDF (Chief of the Defence Force) |
| Child agencies | Department of Defence Australian Defence Force |
| Website | |
| http://www.defence.gov.au | |
The Australian Defence Organisation is an Australian Government organisation which consists of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the civilian Department of Defence personnel supporting the ADF. The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of the Department of Defence (SECDEF) jointly manage the Defence organisation under a "diarchy", a term used to describe the relationship between the CDF and the Secretary, both of whom report directly to the Minister for Defence. The ADO diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Commonwealth public service.
The main elements of the Australian Defence Organisation are:
- Royal Australian Navy
- Australian Army
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Joint Operations Command
- Vice Chief of the Defence Force
- Australian Defence Force Cadets
- Capability Development Group
- Chief Finance Officer Group
- Chief Information Officer Group
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- Defence Support Group
- Defence Intelligence Group
- People Strategies and Policy
- Strategy, Coordination and Governance
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