Matters for which power cannot be given under an administration (missing person) order
115 Matters for which power cannot be given under an administration (missing person) order
Despite anything to the contrary in this Part, an administration (missing person) order does not confer on the person appointed as administrator the power—
to make or revoke a will for the missing person; or
to make or revoke an enduring power of attorney for the missing person; or
to vote on the missing person's behalf in an election for the State or the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth or in a local election or a referendum; or
to consent to the entering into, or the dissolving of, a marriage of the missing person; or
to make or give effect to a decision about—
the care and wellbeing of a child of the missing person; or
the adoption of a child under the age of 18 years of the missing person; or
to enter into, or agree to enter into, a surrogacy arrangement within the meaning of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 on the missing person's behalf; or
to consent to the making or discharge of a substitute parentage order within the meaning of the Status of Children Act 1974 on the missing person's behalf; or
to manage the estate of the missing person on the death of the missing person; or
to consent to an unlawful act.
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