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Powers of Attorney    

Reference received: 19 March 1971

Report

​Report 18: Powers of Attorney [PDF, 70Kb], June 1974

Tabled in parliament: 8 August 1974

Judicial citation: Spina v Permanent Custodians Ltd [2008] NSWSC 561, [163]​ 

Report 20: Powers of Attorney and Unsoundness of Body or Mind [PDF, 178Kb], January 1975

Tabled in parliament: 26 February 1975

Judicial citation: Spina v Permanent Custodians Ltd [2008] NSWSC 561, [163]​; Szozda v Szozda [2010] NSWSC 804 [40]

Legislative action: Conveyancing (Powers of Attorney) Amendment Act 1983​; Mental Health (Powers of Attorney) Amendment Act 1983; Trustee (Powers of Attorney) Amendment Act 1983   

​Working paper 

Working Paper 10: Powers of Attorney [PDF, 246Kb], April 1973

Terms of reference

To review the law relating to Powers of Attorney and incidental matters.

Note: ​See also Reference 31 - Persons under disability and the management of their affairs​