The Headquarters Joint Operations Command project created the new collocated operational level joint headquarters, providing the Chief of the Defence Force with a more effective means of commanding the Australian Defence Force. The new headquarters complex represents an investment of about $300 million in equipment, buildings and infrastructure. About 1,000 service personnel and civilian staff work in the new headquarters. 

For the first time, the Chief of Joint Operations and strategic staff, the Deputy Chief of Joint Operations and joint staff, Component Commanders (Maritime, Land, Air and Special Operations) and their staff, the Joint Operations Intelligence Centre, 1st Joint Movement Group, and a portion of the Headquarters Joint Logistics Command staff have been brought together in one location. HQJOC is a public-private partnership project.