Australian Defence Organisation

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Australian Defence Organisation
Australian Defence Force tri-service flag.jpg
The Australian Defence Force tri-service flag
Agency overview
Formed9 February 1976 (1976-02-09)
JurisdictionAustralia
HeadquartersCanberra
Employees75,685 (June 2020)[1]
Annual budgetA$42.151 billion (2020-21)[2]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
Child agencies
  • Australian Defence Force
  • Department of Defence
Websitedefence.gov.au

The Australian Defence Organisation (ADO), also known as simply Defence,[citation needed] is an Australian Government organisation that consists of both the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Department of Defence (DoD). The ADO's collective aims are to "defend Australia and its national interests" and "protect and advance Australia's strategic interests".[6][7]

Diarchy[]

The Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of the Department of Defence jointly manage the ADO under a diarchy and report directly to the Minister for Defence, and on logistical topics, the Parliament of Australia. The ADO diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Public Service.[8]

Australian Defence Force[]

The armed forces of Australia are the Australian Defence Force, consisting of three branches: the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force.[9] Command of the Australian Defence Force, under the direction of Defence Minister, is the primary responsibility of the Chief of the Defence Force, currently General Angus Campbell.[10]

Reporting to the Chief of Defence Force are the Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, Chief of Army Lieutenant General Rick Burr, and Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld.[11] Each Chief manages the day-to-day executive operations of their branch with both discretionary decision making authority and direction from the Chief of the Defence Force and the various Ministers of the defence portfolio and often cooperate with their counterparts from the other services as well as the Department of Defence.[7]

The Vice Chief of the Defence Force, currently Vice Admiral David Johnston, is responsible for joint force integration, preparedness and military strategy, interoperability, and designing the future force.[12] The Joint Operations Command oversees all joint deployments of the Australian Defence Force and is commanded by the Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Greg Bilton. The Joint Capabilities Group provides joint military professional education and training, logistics support, health support and oversees the Joint Logistics Command, Joint Health Command, Australian Defence College, and the Information Warfare Division. The incumbent Chief of Joint Capabilities is Air Marshal Warren McDonald.[11]

Department of Defence[]

The main offices of the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force's administrative headquarters are located in the Russell Offices complex in Canberra

The Department of Defence is one of the three original Australian Government departments created at Federation of Australia in 1901, alongside the Attorney-General's Department and the Treasury. It is the Australian Public Service entity that provides advice, coordination, and program delivery for defence and military policy.

The Department of Defence also manages and oversees a range of public service and defence force agencies and organisations that deliver and develop the capabilities and services that support the Australian Defence Force. Such agencies include the Army and Air Force Canteen Service, the Defence Community Organisation, and Defence Housing Australia.

The Department also includes key groups including the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, the Defence Science and Technology Group, and the Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group (which oversees the Australian Signals Directorate, Defence Intelligence Organisation, and Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation).

References[]

  1. ^ "Defence Workforce Factsheet" (PDF). www1.defence.gov.au/strategy-policy/strategic-update-2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Defense Budget factsheet" (PDF). www1.defence.gov.au/strategy-policy/strategic-update-2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Department of Defence Ministers". www.minister.defence.gov.au. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Secretary of Defence". www.defence.gov.au/secretary. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Chief of the Defence Force". www.defence.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Home : Department of Defence, Australian Government, Jobs, News, Operations". www.defence.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Defence Organisational Structure Chart" (PDF). www.defence.gov.au. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  8. ^ 2016 Defence White Paper. Commonwealth of Australia. 2016. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-9941680-5-4.
  9. ^ "Defence Senior Leaders". Department of Defence. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ "General Angus J. Campbell, AO, DSC Chief of the Defence Force". Department of Defence. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Defence Senior Leaders". Department of Defence. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Vice Chief of the Defence Force". Department of Defence. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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