Authority to confer benefits on attorney
2 Authority to confer benefits on attorney
The prescribed expression for the purposes of section 12 (2) is as follows—
I authorise my attorney to confer benefits on the attorney to meet the attorney’s reasonable living and medical expenses as provided by section 12 (2) of the Powers of Attorney Act 2003.
The prescribed expression authorises an attorney to confer a benefit on the attorney only if—
the benefit meets (whether in whole or in part) any expenses incurred (or to be incurred) by the attorney in respect of any of the following—
housing,
food,
education,
transportation,
medical care and medication, and
the benefit is not more than what is reasonable having regard to all the circumstances and, in particular, the principal’s financial circumstances and the size of the principal’s estate.
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