| Meghan Quinn PSM |
Secretary of the Department of Defence |
18 May 2026 |
Subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999 |
| ADML Mark Hammond AO RAN |
Chief of the Defence Force |
10 July 2026 |
Subsection 12(1) of the Defence Act 1903 |
| AIRMSHL Robert Chipman AO CSC |
Vice Chief of the Defence Force |
10 Jul 2024 |
Subsection 12(2) of the Defence Act 1903 |
| VADM Matthew Buckley AM CSC RAN |
Chief of Navy |
8 July 2026 |
Paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Defence Regulation 2016 |
| LTGEN Susan Coyle AM CSC DSM |
Chief of Army |
9 July 2026 |
Paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Defence Regulation 2016 |
| AIRMSHL Stephen Chappell DSC CSC OAM |
Chief of Air Force |
10 July 2024 |
Paragraph 7(1)(c) of the Defence Regulation 2016 |
| Vacant |
Director of Military Prosecutions |
|
Subsection 188GF(1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| MAJGEN Michael Cowen AM KC |
Chief Judge Advocate |
22 September 2017 |
Subsection 188A(1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| GPCAPT Scott M Geeves |
Deputy Chief Judge Advocate |
30 March 2020 |
Subsection 188EC(1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| GPCAPT April-Leigh Rose |
Registrar of Military Justice |
1 November 2021 |
Subsection 188FB(1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| RADM John Rush AO RFD KC RAN |
Judge Advocate General |
30 July 2021 |
Subsection 179(1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| CDRE James Renwick AM CSC SC RAN |
Deputy Judge Advocate General – Navy |
30 July 2021 |
Subsection 179(2) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| BRIG His Honourable Justice Paul Smith AM |
Deputy Judge Advocate General – Army |
10 March 2019 |
Subsection 179(2) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| AIRCDRE The Honourable Justice Melissa Perry |
Deputy Judge Advocate General – Air Force |
10 February 2023 |
Subsection 179(2) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 |
| James Gaynor CSC |
Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force |
1 December 2016 |
Subsection 110E(1) of the Defence Act 1903 |