Power of attorney
383 Power of attorney
A power of attorney that allows dealings with land under this Act must be registered in the powers of attorney register under the Land Title Act 1994.
A power of attorney registered under the Land Title Act 1994—
is taken to be a power of attorney registered for this Act; and
authorises the donee to deal with any interest in land that may be dealt with by the donor under the power of attorney and this Act.
However, an individual who is a trustee of trust land can not, under a power of attorney, authorise a person to deal with an interest in the trust land that may be dealt with by the individual as trustee.
Example—An individual who is the trustee of a reserve could not, under a power of attorney, authorise another person to act on the trustee’s behalf to enter into a trustee lease with a third person.
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