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Defence Materiel Organisation
DMO
1 July 2000 – 1 July 2015
Defence organisation responsible for acquiring and sustaining military equipment and supplies for the Australian Defence Force; from 2005 a prescribed agency with its own chief executive, financially separate from the Department of Defence.
How it came into existence
Formed on 1 July 2000 within Defence by combining the Defence Acquisition Organisation with Support Command Australia and the National Support Division, bringing equipment acquisition and through-life support under one organisation.
- Major capital equipment acquisition
- Equipment maintenance and logistics support (Support Command Australia)
- National support functions
Changes during its life
- 1 July 2005Became a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, separate from the Department of Defence, following the 2003 Defence Procurement Review.
- 1 July 2014Became a listed non-corporate Commonwealth entity under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
How it ended
Abolished on 1 July 2015 following the First Principles Review, its functions being absorbed into the Department of Defence as the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group.
- Capability acquisition and sustainment (Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group)
Main functions
- Acquisition of military equipment
- Through-life sustainment of equipment
- Defence procurement and contracting
- Logistics and supply support
- Engagement with defence industry
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Defence.
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to 18 May 2015)