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CurrentRecognition of general powers of attorney made under other laws
Chapter 8Interstate documents equivalent to powers of attorney
88 Recognition of general powers of attorney made under other laws
(1)
This section applies if—
(a)
a document (the interstate general power of attorney) is expressed to be a power of attorney made under the law of a State or another Territory; and
(b)
the interstate general power of attorney is not expressed to operate when the principal has impaired decision-making capacity (however described).
(2)
The interstate general power of attorney is taken to be a general power of attorney made under, and in compliance with, this Act to the extent that the powers it gives could validly have been given by a general power of attorney made under this Act.
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