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Powers of Attorney
Reference received: 19 March 1971
Report
Report 18: Powers of Attorney (PDF, 71.4 KB), 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, 178.5 KB), 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, 247.0 KB), 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
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