Defence & veteransStatutory authorityExists today
Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund
RANRTF
1947 – present
Trust fund, managed by trustees, that gives financial relief and assistance to serving and former members of the Royal Australian Navy 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 Second World War service canteen and amenities profits for the relief of members and former members of the RAN and their dependants.
Legislation: Services Trust Funds Act 1947
Main functions
- Relief grants and interest-free loans to serving and former Navy members
- Assistance to dependants of Navy 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
- Trustees of the Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund – Services Trust Funds Act 1947 section 6
- ABN
- 49 934 525 476
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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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