Powers of Attorney Act 2000

The Recorder must keep a register of all powers of attorney.

The register consists of copies of all powers of attorney, instruments varying or revoking a power of attorney and other instruments relating to powers of attorney that are lodged with the Recorder under this Act.

The register may be kept wholly or partly – on paper, microfilm, magnetic tape, magnetic disk, optical disk or any combination of those media or in or on such other medium as may be approved by the Recorder; or in such device for storing or processing information as may be approved by the Recorder – and the Recorder may at any time rearrange the register or change any such medium or device accordingly.

The Recorder may include in the register a copy of any power of attorney that, immediately before the commencement of this Act, is registered under the Registration of Deeds Act 1935.

For the purposes of this section, a copy of a power of attorney, instrument varying or revoking a power of attorney or any other instrument relating to powers of attorney is to be made by a process approved by the Recorder.