NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Australian Department of Defence

The Department of Defence is an Australian Department of State. It forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation along with the Australian Defence Force and Defence Materiel Organisation. 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. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... DOD or DoD may refer to: Australian Department of Defence United States Department of Defense Department of Defence of the Republic Of Ireland Date of death Date of discharge Day of Defeat, computer game Delivery of deed Draft on demand DrinkOrDie, a software cracking and warez trading network Diary of... The Australian Defence Force numbers about 53,000 full-time active duty personnel plus another 20,700 reservists. ... The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is the Australian Government agency responsible for the acquisition, through-life support and disposal of equipment for the Australian Defence Force. ...

The Defence Materiel Organisation is a prescribed agency responsible for acquisition, sustinment and disposal of Defence equipment. Although the DMO forms part of the Department of Defence, it is separately accountable to the Minister of Defence for its budget and performance. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... The Australian Army is Australias military land force. ... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... The Australian Defence Intelligence Group, which comes under the auspices of the Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Security, is an affiliation of three Australian defence intelligence agencies. ... The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is the Australian Government agency responsible for the acquisition, through-life support and disposal of equipment for the Australian Defence Force. ...

The Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary for the Department of Defence jointly manage the Defence organisation under a 'diarchy', a commonly used term to describe the relationship between the Chief of the Defence Force and Secretary, who both report directly to the Minister for Defence. The diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Commonwealth public service.

See also

List of Australian Ministers for Defence (see Australian Defence Force, Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force. ... This is a list of Australian Commonwealth Government departments, bureaus, authorities and commissions. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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