Powers of Attorney Act 2014

A non-enduring power of attorney may be executed—

by the principal signing the non-enduring power of attorney; or

by another person signing the non-enduring power of attorney, in the presence of and at the direction of the principal.

If a non-enduring power of attorney is executed by another person signing the non-enduring power of attorney in the presence of and at the direction of the principal—

2 other persons must be present and witness the person signing the non-enduring power of attorney; and

the other persons must sign the non-enduring power of attorney.

For the purposes of this section, a non-enduring power of attorney may be executed by using the remote witnessing procedure and is a valid non-enduring power of attorney.

For the purposes of this section, a signature may be an electronic signature if the remote witnessing procedure is used.

For the purposes of this section "in the presence of" includes being present by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure.