Defence & veteransStatutory authorityExists today
Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund
RAAF Welfare Trust Fund
1947 – present
Trust fund, managed by trustees, that provides financial assistance for the welfare of serving and former members of the Royal Australian Air Force and their dependants.
How it came into existence
Constituted in 1947 under the Services Trust Funds Act 1947, which vested in trustees moneys derived from Second World War service canteen and amenities profits for the welfare of members and former members of the RAAF and their dependants.
Legislation: Services Trust Funds Act 1947
Main functions
- Welfare grants and loans to serving and former RAAF members
- Assistance to dependants of RAAF 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
- 24 616 803 717 (registered as the Trustee for the Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund)
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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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