Defence & veteransAgencyExists today
Australian Civil-Military Centre
ACMC
2012 – present
Previously Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence (2008–2012).
Defence-portfolio centre that supports the development of national civil-military-police capability to prevent, prepare for and respond to overseas conflicts and disasters.
Names over time
- Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence2008–2012
- Australian Civil-Military Centre2012–present
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence (about 2012), keeping its role and its place within the Defence portfolio.
Main functions
- Civil-military-police cooperation policy and doctrine
- Lessons learned from overseas deployments and disaster responses
- Education, training and exercises
- Research on conflict prevention and humanitarian response
- Engagement with regional and international partners
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Defence.
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 3 February 2017 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.