Department of Defence (Australia)
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| Formed | 14 April 1942 |
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| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Employees | 65,647 |
| Annual budget | A$32.4 billion (2016/2017) |
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| Parent Department | Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) |
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| Website | www |
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The Australian Department of Defence is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests. The department forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) along with the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The department 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.
The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Defence (SECDEF), currently Dennis Richardson AO, who leads the department on a daily basis.
The Department of Defence consists of ten major organisational groups:
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) consists of the three uniformed armed forces: Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army (Army), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). There are also joint forces commands including the Joint Operations Command (JOC), Joint Logistics Command, and Joint Health Command.
The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of the Department of Defence (SECDEF) jointly manage the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) under a diarchy wherein both report directly to the Minister for Defence and the Assistant Minister for Defence. The ADO diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Public Service.
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