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Defence Intelligence Organisation

Defence
The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) provides intelligence assessment, advice and services to support the planning and conduct of the Australian Defence Force. DIO is part of the Department of Defence. DIO is recognised in section 29 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, for the purposes of subjecting it to the review of certain matters by the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. DIO is part of the department and is not created under a separate statute.
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