Defence & veteransStatutory authorityExists today
Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Trust Fund
RAAF Veterans' Residences Trust
1953 – present
Trust that provides low-cost residential accommodation for former members of the Royal Australian Air Force and their dependants who are in need.
How it came into existence
Established by the Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Act 1953, which constituted a trust to hold and manage funds and properties for housing former RAAF members and their dependants in necessitous circumstances.
Legislation: Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Act 1953
Main functions
- Residential accommodation for former RAAF members in need
- Housing for widows and dependants of RAAF members
- Management of trust properties and funds
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Defence.
- Type of body
- Corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Defence
- Accountable authority
- Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Trust Fund (Board) – Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Act 1953 section 7(1) note with reference to section 5(7)
- ABN
- 40 594 141 285
Lineage
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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 30 September 2022 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Government records and websites
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