Powers of Attorney Act 1998

This section applies to a general power of attorney that is proposed to be lodged or deposited in a registry for a purpose.

If the general power of attorney is made in counterparts, each counterpart must be lodged or deposited in the registry for the purpose.

If the general power of attorney or a counterpart of the general power of attorney is in the form of an electronic document, a printed copy of the general power of attorney or counterpart certified under subsection (4) must be lodged or deposited in the registry for the purpose.

For subsection (3), the printed copy must be certified as a true copy of the original general power of attorney or counterpart—

on the last page of the printed copy; and

by 1 of the following persons—

1 of the signatories;

a lawyer;

a justice;

a commissioner for declarations;

a notary public;

a trustee company under the Trustee Companies Act 1968;

a stockbroker.

In this section—

the land registry; or

the water allocations register under the Water Act 2000.