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Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
The
Australian
Chief of the Defence Force
(
CDF
) is the professional head of the
Australian Defence Force
(ADF) and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the
Minister of Defence
. The CDF commands the ADF under the direction of the Minister of Defence and provides advice on matters that relate to military activity, including military operations. In a
diarchy
with the
Secretary
of the
Department of Defence
, the CDF shares control of the
Australian Defence Organisation
. The CDF is the Australian equivalent position of what in
NATO
and the
European Union
is known as the
Chief of Defence
, in the United Kingdom is known as the
Chief of the Defence Staff
, and in the United States is known as the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
, although with the latter prohibited by law from having operational command authority over the US Armed Forces.
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