Our organisational structure
Shareholder Ministers
DHA sits within the Defence portfolio and, through our Board of Directors, reports to the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Finance as Shareholder Ministers. In 2015–16, the Minister for Defence delegated responsibility for operational matters to the Assistant Minister for Defence.
Figure 1 shows our governance structure, including our links to the Australian Government, as at 30 June 2016.
More information about our Board, committees and the Directors is provided in Section 3 of this report.
Figure 1: Our governance structure, 30 June 2016
Board of Directors
A Board of Directors is the accountable authority for DHA under the PGPA Act and is responsible for the proper and efficient performance of our functions.
Executive Group
An Executive Group comprising the most senior staff in the organisation, supports the Managing Director in fulfilling our role.
Figure 2 shows our executive structure as at 30 June 2016.
More information about Executive Group members is provided in Section 3 of this report.
Our staff
As at 30 June 2016, we employed 598 staff across Australia. The majority of staff (90.9 per cent) were employed on a full-time basis. The gender balance was 63.7 per cent female and 36.3 per cent male.
More information about our staff profile is provided in Purpose 3 in Section 2 and Appendix C of this report.
Our subsidiary
DHA Investment Management Limited (DHA IML) was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of DHA in 2012 and holds an Australian Financial Services Licence to conduct a financial services business.
More information about DHA IML, including a high-level summary of its performance in 2015–16, is provided in Section 3 of this report.
Figure 2: Our executive structure, 30 June 2016
Our network
Staff in 19 offices, located in capital cities, major regional centres and on some ADF bases and establishments, play a vital role in the delivery of customer-facing service delivery.
They are supported by staff in four contact centres, who are the first point-of-contact for housing and maintenance services, and the allocation of on-base Living-in Accommodation (LIA).
Staff in our head office in Canberra are responsible for overseeing strategic development, operational programs, corporate support (e.g. information technology, finance, human resources, communication and marketing), corporate governance and reporting.
Figure 3: Our office network, 30 June 2016
