Secretary of the Department of Defence
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The Secretary of the Department of Defence is the Australian Government’s top civilian defence official, responsible for leading the department and advising on defence policy, strategy, and administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Defence canonical | 3 |
| Secretary of Defense | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian public service position
ⓘ
civilian defence leadership role ⓘ |
| advises |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
Minister of Defence ⓘ
surface form:
Minister for Defence (Australia)
|
| appointedBy | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Australia
|
| collaboratesWith | other national security agencies of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | head of department (Australia) ⓘ |
| field |
defence policy
ⓘ
national security ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| hasRank | Secretary (APS) classification ⓘ |
| hasResponsibilityFor | civilian components of the Australian Defence Organisation ⓘ |
| headOf | Department of Defence (Australia) ⓘ |
| isCivilian | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Administrative Arrangements Orders (Australia)
ⓘ
Public Service Act 1999 ⓘ
surface form:
Public Service Act 1999 (Australia)
|
| locatedIn | Canberra ⓘ |
| memberOf | Defence Committee (Australia) ⓘ |
| officeLocatedAt | Russell Offices, Canberra ⓘ |
| oversees |
Defence corporate planning
ⓘ
Defence financial management ⓘ Defence governance and assurance frameworks ⓘ Defence policy development processes ⓘ Defence strategic guidance documents ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
|
| positionType |
non-political appointment
ⓘ
senior executive service role ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Minister of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Minister for Defence (Australia)
|
| responsibleFor |
civilian oversight of the Australian Defence Organisation
ⓘ
defence administration ⓘ defence budget administration ⓘ defence capability planning oversight ⓘ defence corporate governance ⓘ defence policy advice ⓘ defence procurement policy oversight ⓘ defence strategic planning ⓘ defence strategy advice ⓘ defence workforce management ⓘ implementation of defence policy ⓘ leadership of the Department of Defence (Australia) ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | top civilian defence official ⓘ |
| sector | Australian Public Service ⓘ |
| sharesLeadershipWith |
Chief of the Defence Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
|
| worksWith |
Chief of the Defence Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Department of Defence (Australia)