Governance
Read more about the governing documents, bodies and legislation that impact RSL Victoria and its entities.
There are a number of governing documents, bodies and legislation that support and impact on rsl victoria and its entities.
The Returned & Services League of Australia (Victorian Branch) Inc. is an incorporated association subject to the provisions of the Victorian Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 and its regulatory body Consumer Affairs Victoria.
It is this mechanism of governance that ensures RSL Victoria is operated in accordance with its constitution or association rules and is the document that details membership, the establishment of Sub-Branches and the election of the Committee of Management (known as the State Executive).
RSL Victoria’s State Executive are also the trustee of the RSL of Australia Victorian Branch General Appeals Patriotic Fund which specialises in supporting veterans and their families with various services that focus on providing a lifetime of wellbeing. It is a registered charity with the Australian Government regulator the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. Please click here for our ACNC certificate of registration.
RSL Victoria State Executive also governs the Returned & Services League Statewide Building Patriotic Fund. This entity supports the RSL Sub-Branch building model of sustainability. The RSL Statewide Building Patriotic Fund can only expend funds relevant to its specific objects including the potential supply of funds to other RSL patriotic funds.
The Returned & Services League Victorian Branch Welfare Trust Fund (Welfare Trust Fund) is also governed by the RSL Victoria State Executive. This fund is a historical amalgamation of various funds and has objects to support veterans and their families.
The home of RSL Victoria’s central offices for more than 80 years is ANZAC House, 4 Collins Street, Melbourne. The building is held in trust and managed through the RSL Victoria House Building Fund.
Each Sub-Branch in Victoria is established by and sustained by decision of the RSL Victoria State Executive, and they are governed by the RSL Victoria constitution and by-laws. The majority of the RSL Sub-Branches in Victoria are also incorporated entities in their own right, and subject to the provisions of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 and regulated by Consumer Affairs Victoria.
Alternatively, you can find your local sub-Branch.
The RSL Victoria constitution or rules should be read in conjunction with the rules of RSL Australia and the by-laws governing the RSL Victorian Sub-Branches.
RSL Sub-Branches all operate under a federated model regardless of which by-law applies to them. Each Sub-Branch is well equipped to meet its objectives and comply with legislative and regulatory obligations. Federations are formed to unite and align state-based organisations around the aims of a national organisation and to maximise efficiencies by pooling resources and working together. Federations work best when the majority of the business of the association is conducted at the State level. The federated model brings governance closer to the members, with elected representatives better able to represent Sub-Branch interests. The model allows for increased flexibility, with ‘independent’ states given more freedom to choose how their members are served.
The RSL Victoria constitution or rules should be read in conjunction with the rules of RSL Australia and the by-laws governing the RSL Victorian Sub-Branches.
