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Enduring power of attorney

Planning ahead

Planning for your future decision-making is about your important right, as an adult, to make your own decisions.

Making an enduring power of attorney

You can only make an enduring power of attorney for yourself, you cannot make one on behalf of someone else.

When you have an attorney

Where possible, your attorney should support you to make your own decisions.

Powers of attorney made before 1 September 2015

Enduring powers of attorney (financial) and enduring powers of guardianship properly made before this date are valid.

General non-enduring power of attorney

A general non-enduring power of attorney operates for a specific period of time and is not for future planning.

Information for attorneys

Learn about your obligations under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014.

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