The Fund’s Principal Office is located in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The Principal Office is staffed with two full-time personnel (one Australian Public Servant (APS) and one RAN permanent member). A member of the RAN in each Ship and Establishment wherever located is appointed as a representative of the Fund. The Fund’s representative at the Ship and Establishment, having received the application, forwards it the Principal Office for processing and decision by the Trustees or their delegated representative at the Principal Office.