The Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) is an Australian Government initiative to improve Australia’s effectiveness in multi-agency civil-military engagement for conflict and disaster management overseas. ACMC was officially opened by the former Prime Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd, on 27 November 2008.

ACMC supports government departments and agencies and engages with non government organisations (NGOs) and international partners, including the United Nations, on civil-military issues to achieve focused outcomes for the region and globally. ACMC supports best practice approaches to civil-military engagement by those involved in the strategic planning and delivery of conflict and disaster management activities.

ACMC is staffed by officials from relevant Australian Government departments and agencies and from the New Zealand Government, as well as an NGO Engagement Coordinator from the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), Australia’s peak NGO body for aid and development overseas. ACMC is managed by Defence and the Executive Director reports directly to the Secretary of the Department of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Force. ACMC is administratively supported through the Office of the Vice Chief of the Defence Force. Portfolio responsibility resides with the Minister for Defence, through the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support.

Further information is available on the Australian Civil-Military Centre Website.