The Powers of Attorney Act 2014 commenced on 1 September 2015. Are the previous Powers of Attorney valid and how can the Principal revoke them? Enduring powers of attorney (financial) and enduring powers of guardianship properly made before this date are valid. Revocation of enduring power of attorney (financial) A person who made an enduring […]
The Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 provides a framework for making decisions about medical treatment when people do not have capacity to make their own decisions. The Act is part of a broader shift towards empowering and supporting people to make their own treatment decisions. The Act does not authorise physician assisted dying […]
A Powers of Attorney Amendment Bill 2016 has been introduced to parliament. The Bill proposes to make various changes to the principal Act, the most welcome of which is to clarify that multiple alternative attorneys can be appointed for one principal attorney or supportive attorney. Other notable changes include: removing the option to make a […]
The Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (the Act) will commence on 1 September 2015. The purposes of the Act are to: clarify and consolidate Victoria’s enduring powers of attorney laws create the role of supportive attorney improve the protections against abuse of enduring powers of attorney. Powers of Attorney made under existing legislation will remain […]