Defence & veteransStatutory authorityExists today
Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund
Army Relief Trust Fund
1947 – present
Trust fund, managed by a board of trustees, that gives financial relief and assistance to serving and former members of the Army and their dependants in need.
How it came into existence
Constituted in 1947 under the Services Trust Funds Act 1947, which vested in trustees moneys derived from the profits of Second World War service canteens and amenities organisations, to be applied for the relief of members and former members of the Australian Military Forces and their dependants.
Legislation: Services Trust Funds Act 1947
Main functions
- Relief grants and loans to serving and former Army members
- Assistance to dependants of Army members
- Investment and management of the trust fund
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Defence.
- Type of body
- Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Defence
- Accountable authority
- Board of Trustees of the Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund – Services Trust Funds Act 1947 section 6
- ABN
- 52 168 913 646
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Government records and websites
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