Section 287: Establishment of the Armed Forces Benefit Fund

(1) All fines awarded under Part XII and section 272 of this Act shall be paid over to the Accountant-General and be applied towards establishing a fund to be known as the Armed Forces Benefit Fund (in this Act referred to as "the Benefit Fund") for the purpose of making money available for the benefit of service personnel and ex-service personnel of the Armed Forces who are in distress, or for the benefit of the Armed Forces generally, and for charitable purposes.
(2) The Minister of Defence, after consultation with the Forces Council, may make regulations for the formation of the Benefit Fund, and disbursements shall be made out of the Benefit Fund in accordance with those regulations.