Special personal matter
3 Special personal matter
A special personal matter, for an adult, is a matter relating to 1 or more of the following—
making or revoking the adult’s will;
making or revoking a power of attorney, enduring power of attorney or advance health directive of the adult;
exercising the adult’s right to vote in a Commonwealth, State or local government election or referendum;
consenting to adoption of a child of the adult under 18 years;
consenting to marriage of the adult;
consenting to the adult entering into a civil partnership;
consenting to the adult terminating a civil partnership;
entering into, or agreeing to enter into, a surrogacy arrangement under the Surrogacy Act 2010;
consenting to the making or discharge of a parentage order under the Surrogacy Act 2010;
entering a plea on a criminal charge for the adult;
applying, or consenting to an application, for a cultural recognition order or applying for a discharge order under the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020;
applying to alter the record of sex of the adult in the relevant child register under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023;
applying to alter the record of sex of a child of the adult in the relevant child register under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023;
applying for a recognised details certificate for the adult under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023;
applying for a recognised details certificate for a child of the adult under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023.
Note—
An attorney under an enduring document or a guardian may not be given power for a special personal matter.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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