Director of the Office of Australian War Graves
Veterans' Affairs (part of the Defence Portfolio)
The Director of the Office of Australian War Graves is a statutory office holder. The Office of Australian War Graves acts as an agent of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to:
1. maintain war cemeteries and memorials and individual war graves (in Australia and the region) for members of the Commonwealth forces, who died during the First and Second World Wars
2. commemorates eligible veterans who died post-war and whose deaths were caused by their war service and
3. build and maintain official Australian memorials overseas.
Further information
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Type of Body
E. Statutory Office Holder Offices and Committees
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Established By / Under
Act / Regulation
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Established By/Under More info
War Graves Act 1980
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Annual Report Prepared and tabled?
No, but noted in parent's annual report
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Classification
B. Secondary
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Auditor
ANAO
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Creation Date
1 July 1975
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Postal Address
GPO Box 9998 Brisbane QLD 4001
Current single executive appointments
Position | Appointee | Start Date | End Date |
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Director | Mr. Paul Nothard AM CSC CSM | 11 January 2019 | 10 January 2022 |
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