Output Five: Strategic Policy

Military Strategy and Command

Involves assisting the Chief of the Defence Force in the command and the control of the ADF by contributing to the provision of military strategic advice, monitoring ADF operations, and shaping and influencing the whole-of-government crisis management process. It also involves developing strategic guidance for decisions about capability and warfighting.

Performance Targets	Performance
Provide timely and responsive strategic policy advice to the Government to enable it to make sound judgements on, and to respond to, Australia's strategic circumstances, and specific security issues as they arise.	Achieved. Defence provided timely and responsive strategic policy advice on developments in the strategic environment that might have implications for the employment of the ADF. This advice included development of Australia's National Security: A Defence Update 2003, and input to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Defence Sub-Committee's Inquiry into Australia's Maritime Strategy. The major key military operation in support of Government policy, Operation Bastille/Falconer (operations in Iraq), was planned and successfully executed in the required timeframe. Planning for Operation Catalyst (Australia's contribution to the rehabilitation of Iraq) was also undertaken. Other military operations that support Australia's foreign policy objectives and national sovereignty interests were sustained during this period of high activity. These included Operations Citadel, Slipper, Relex II and Bel Isi.
Provide strategic policy guidance to enable other areas of Defence to make sound recommendations or decisions, as appropriate, to the Government on force structure, capability development, preparedness of ADF elements and operational matters as they arise.	Achieved. Strategic policy guidance was provided to other areas of Defence on the strategic context for decisions on capability development. Particular examples include the Future Warfighting Concept, Foundations of Australian Military Doctrine, ADF Preparedness Planning Guidance, Monthly Defence Performance Summary, Statement of Military Strategic Priorities, Enabling Multidimensional Manoeuvre and Quarterly Strategic Reviews. In addition, ad hoc advice was provided on issues as they arose, including the terrorist attacks in the region and the war in Iraq.

Performance Targets

Performance

Provide timely and responsive strategic policy advice to the Government to enable it to make sound judgements on, and to respond to, Australia's strategic circumstances, and specific security issues as they arise.

Achieved. Defence provided timely and responsive strategic policy advice on developments in the strategic environment that might have implications for the employment of the ADF. This advice included development of Australia's National Security: A Defence Update 2003, and input to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Defence Sub-Committee's Inquiry into Australia's Maritime Strategy. The major key military operation in support of Government policy, Operation Bastille/Falconer (operations in Iraq), was planned and successfully executed in the required timeframe. Planning for Operation Catalyst (Australia's contribution to the rehabilitation of Iraq) was also undertaken. Other military operations that support Australia's foreign policy objectives and national sovereignty interests were sustained during this period of high activity. These included Operations Citadel, Slipper, Relex II and Bel Isi.

Provide strategic policy guidance to enable other areas of Defence to make sound recommendations or decisions, as appropriate, to the Government on force structure, capability development, preparedness of ADF elements and operational matters as they arise.

Achieved. Strategic policy guidance was provided to other areas of Defence on the strategic context for decisions on capability development. Particular examples include the Future Warfighting Concept, Foundations of Australian Military Doctrine, ADF Preparedness Planning Guidance, Monthly Defence Performance Summary, Statement of Military Strategic Priorities, Enabling Multidimensional Manoeuvre and Quarterly Strategic Reviews. In addition, ad hoc advice was provided on issues as they arose, including the terrorist attacks in the region and the war in Iraq.