Powers of Attorney Act 1998

Only a person who is an eligible attorney may be appointed as an attorney by an enduring document.

A principal may appoint 1 or more of the following—

a single attorney for a matter or all matters;

different attorneys for different matters;

a person to act as an attorney for a matter or all matters in a circumstance stated in the enduring document;

alternative attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only in a circumstance stated in the enduring document;

successive attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only when power given to a previous attorney ends;

joint or several, or joint and several, attorneys for a matter or all matters;

2 or more joint attorneys for a matter or all matters, being a number less than the total number of attorneys for the matter or all matters.

However, a principal may not appoint more than 4 joint attorneys for a matter under an enduring power of attorney.