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For other uses, see Department of Defence (disambiguation).
Department of Defence 
Agency overview Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Headquarters Canberra Employees 65,647 Annual budget A$26.35 billion (08/09)
A$42 billion (11/12)Ministers responsible Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence
Warren Snowdon, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Jason Clare, Minister for Defence MaterielAgency executive MAJGEN Duncan Lewis, AO, DSC, CSC (Ret'd), Secretary of Defence (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 Signals Directorate
Defence Support Group
Intelligence, Security and International Policy
Joint Operations Command
People Strategies and Policy
Strategy, Coordination and Governance
Vice Chief of the Defence ForceWebsite www.defence.gov.au The Australian Department of Defence is a Federal Government Department. It forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) along with the Australian Defence Force (ADF). 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 and Security Group[1]
- People Strategies and Policy
- Strategy, Coordination and Governance
The Australian Defence Force consists of:
- Royal Australian Navy
- Australian Army
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Joint Operations Command
- Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group
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.
Diarchy
The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary for the Department of Defence jointly manage the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) 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.
Secretary of Defence
Name Dates Notes Sir Robert Henry Muirhead Collins 1901 - 1906 Brig Gen Sir Samuel Pethebridge Thomas Trumble CMG 1918 - 1927 Frederick Shedden 1937 - 1956 Arthur Tange c.1970 Tony Ayers AC Alan Woods AC Paul Barratt AO Allan Hawke 1999 - 2002 Richard C Smith AO PSM 2002 - 2006 Nick Warner, PSM 2006 - 2009 Dr Ian Watt, AO 2009 - 2011 MAJGEN Duncan Lewis, AO, DSC, CSC (Ret'd) 2011 - Incumbent See also
- Australian Defence Organisation
- 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
References
External links
- Department of Defence Website
- Department of Defence leaders
- Secretary of Defence
- Department of Defence Organisational Structure
- Department of Defence Senior Management
Categories:- Government departments of Australia
- Defence ministries
- Military of Australia
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