Australian Defence Organisation

Australian Defence Organisation

Infobox Government agency
agency_name = Australian Defence Organisation
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jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Australia
headquarters = Canberra
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minister1_name = Joel Fitzgibbon
minister1_pfo = Minister for Defence
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chief1_name = Nick Warner
chief1_position = Secretary of Defence
chief2_name = ACM Angus Houston
chief2_position = Chief of the Defence Force
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child1_agency = Department of Defence
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website = http://www.defence.gov.au
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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 and the Secretary of 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 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:

Australian Defence Force:
* Royal Australian Navy
* Australian Army
* Royal Australian Air Force

Department of Defence:
*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
** Defence Intelligence Organisation
** Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
** Defence Signals Directorate
*Joint Operations Command
*People Strategies and Policy
*Strategy, Coordination and Governance
*Vice Chief of the Defence Force


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