Queensland Consolidated Acts

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 1998 - SECT 24L

24L Lodgement or deposit of general power of attorney in registry

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

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

(3) 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.

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

(a) on the last page of the printed copy; and

(b) by 1 of the following persons—

(i) 1 of the signatories;

(ii) a lawyer;

(iii) a justice;

(iv) a commissioner for declarations;

(v) a notary public;

(vi) a trustee company under the Trustee Companies Act 1968 ;

(vii) a stockbroker.

(5) In this section—

"registry" means—

(a) the land registry; or

(b) the water allocations register under the Water Act 2000 .