 Chesterfield-Evans has been a leading Australian advocate for the establishment of a ministry or department of peace in Australia.The argument for the establishment of a ministry or department of peace from Chesterfield-Evans was that such a ministry or department would advocate for the implementation of peace-active policies, both at domestic and international level, and act as a counter to the institutionalised power of violence.Just as we now recognise ministries or departments of environment in the formulation of public policy, so too we need ministries or departments of peace.