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{{Short description|Organization within the Australian Department of Defense}}
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|minister1_name  = [[Richard Marles]]
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The '''Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group''' (abbreviated as ''E&IG'') is the infrastructure and service delivery organisation of the [[Department of Defence (Australia)|Australian Department of Defence]] responsible for environmental stewardship, land management and facilities maintenance of the [[Australian Defence Force]]. The Group is led by the Deputy Secretary for Estate and Infrastructure.

==History==
The agency's name was changed from Defence Support and Reform Group (DSRG) to Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group on 1 July 2015.<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/prepare-to-die-defence-public-servants-told-20150701-gi2ig7.html Defence department's DIE killed-off after a day] Noel Towell, [[The Canberra Times]] 3 July 2015</ref>

==Role and responsibilities==
The Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group which oversees a budget in excess of $3 billion, with an asset base with a gross replacement value in excess of $62 billion and around 2,100 civilian and 550 military staff. The Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group also maintains environmental stewardship of over 3 million hectares of land with more than 300 managed properties and maintains and operates more than 25,000 buildings.

==Organisational structure==
===Infrastructure Division===
*Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Branch 
*Environment and Engineering Branch
*Estate Planning Branch
*Property Management Branch

===Service Delivery Division===
*Regional Services Branch 
*Estate Service Delivery Branch 
*Service Delivery Program Management and Governance Branch

== See also ==
* [[Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.defence.gov.au/EIG Official Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group website]

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