Former NSW RSL president Don Rowe admitted to using the charity's money for his own purposes during last year's public inquiry led by former NSW Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin SC.

James Brown, the current RSL NSW president who also happens to be the prime minister's son-in-law, says the charity had a lot of shortcomings that had to be fixed.

"We have lost our way in the last decade and our leadership at times has been rotten to the core," Mr Brown told reporters on Monday.

"The critical thing for us is to rebuild trust with the public and I think we've gone a long way towards doing that."

In her final report, released Monday, Ms Bergin recommended the state government "refer this report and all evidence relating to Mr Rowe's expenses, his resignation and its aftermath gathered in the inquiry to NSW Police".

The inquiry revealed Mr Rowe spent $465,376 on his RSL credit card between 2009 and 2014 for his mortgage, family phone bills, flights and meals.

He also paid for his daughter to stay at an RSL-owned hotel in Sydney's CBD for three nights and allowed his son to stay there rent-free for seven years.

Better Regulation Minister Matt Kean immediately confirmed Mr Rowe's "disgraceful behaviour" had already been referred to police.

"Justice Bergin has made the recommendation that with all the evidence she's collected throughout the process it will support police in their efforts to throw the book at Mr Rowe," he told reporters in Sydney.

"The report details the shameful and disgraceful behaviour of the former president Don Rowe and the culture which allowed him to get away with it."

Ms Bergin also recommended 13 others be referred to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission for their role in covering up Mr Rowe's misconduct.

Eight former directors of RSL's aged-care branch LifeCare, including Mr Rowe, and its current chief executive officer, were also recommended to be referred to ASIC and the ACNC for their conduct as directors of RSL LifeCare.

The referrals had already been sent to ASIC and the ACNC, a spokeswoman for Mr Kean told AAP.

Ahead of the inquiry's hearings last year, Mr Brown announced all sub-branches of the charity would stop fundraising. He confirmed on Monday the fundraising suspension would continue until November at least.

The report also found RSL LifeCare made political donations to the federal and NSW Liberal Party and until February 2017 failed to comply with political donation declarations and policies.

Australian Associated Press