Queensland Consolidated Acts

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 1998 - SECT 32

32 Enduring powers of attorney

(1) By an
"enduring power of attorney" , an adult (
"principal" ) may—

(a) authorise 1 or more other persons who are eligible attorneys (
"attorneys" ) to do anything in relation to 1 or more financial matters or personal matters for the principal that the principal could lawfully do by an attorney if the adult had capacity for the matter when the power is exercised; and

Note—

"personal matters" includes health matters but does not include special personal matters or special health matters— schedule 2 , section 2 .

(b) provide terms or information about exercising the power.

(2) An enduring power of attorney giving power for a matter is not revoked by the principal becoming a person with impaired capacity for the matter.

Note—

An enduring power of attorney made under the Property Law Act 1974 and of force and effect before the commencement of section 163 is taken to be an enduring power of attorney made under this Act†” section 163 .

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that an enduring power of attorney may be made by an adult principal who is outside the State.