{"id":"sr:powers-attorney-regulations-2025","name":"Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025","slug":"powers-of-attorney-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184213,"registerId":"vic-sr:powers-attorney-regulations-2025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 73/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n10 August 2025\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocations 1\n\n5 Definition 1\n\nPart 2—Prescribed forms 2\n\n6 Enduring power of attorney 2\n\n7 Revocation by principal of enduring power of attorney or appointment of attorney/alternative attorney 2\n\n8 Notification by attorney 2\n\n9 Resignation by attorney or alternative attorney 2\n\n10 Appointment of supportive attorney 2\n\n11 Revocation by principal of supportive attorney appointment or appointment of supportive attorney/alternative supportive attorney 3\n\n12 Resignation by supportive attorney or alternative supportive attorney 3\n\nSchedule 1—Forms 4\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 29\n\n1 General information 29\n\n2 Table of Amendments 31\n\n3 Explanatory details 32\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025**\n\n**S.R. No. 73/2025**\n\nVersion as at  \n10 August 2025\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe forms and other matters for the purposes of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 139 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 10 August 2025.\n\n\t4 Revocations\n\nThe following Regulations are **revoked**—\n\n(a) the Powers of Attorney Regulations 2015[[1]](#endnote-1);\n\n(b) the Powers of Attorney Amendment Regulations 2017[[2]](#endnote-2);\n\n(c) the Powers of Attorney Amendment Regulations 2021[[3]](#endnote-3).\n\n\t5 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act*** means the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\nPart 2—Prescribed forms\n\n\t6 Enduring power of attorney\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 32 of the Act, the prescribed form is Part 1 of Form 1 of Schedule 1.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 37 of the Act, the prescribed form of statement of acceptance is Part 2 of Form 1 of Schedule 1.\n\n(3) For the purposes of section 38 of the Act, the prescribed form of statement of acceptance is Part 3 of Form 1 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t7 Revocation by principal of enduring power of attorney or appointment of attorney/alternative attorney\n\nFor the purposes of section 45 of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 2 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t8 Notification by attorney\n\nFor the purposes of section 54(5) of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 3 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t9 Resignation by attorney or alternative attorney\n\nFor the purposes of sections 57 and 60 of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 4 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t10 Appointment of supportive attorney\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 94 of the Act, the prescribed form is Part 1 of Form 5 of Schedule 1.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 99 of the Act, the prescribed form of statement of acceptance is Part 2 of Form 5 of Schedule 1.\n\n(3) For the purposes of section 100 of the Act, the prescribed form of statement of acceptance is Part 3 of Form 5 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t11 Revocation by principal of supportive attorney appointment or appointment of supportive attorney/alternative supportive attorney\n\nFor the purposes of section 104 of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 6 of Schedule 1.\n\n\t12 Resignation by supportive attorney or alternative supportive attorney\n\nFor the purposes of section 112 of the Act, the prescribed form is Form 7 of Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1—Forms\n\nForm 1\n\nPart 1\n\nENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY\n\nRegulation 6\n\nName of principal:\n\nAddress of principal:\n\n**APPOINTMENT**\n\n**I appoint** [*insert name of one or more persons or position*] of [*insert address(es) of persons or position*]\n\n*to be my attorney\n\n*to be my joint attorneys\n\n*to be my several attorneys\n\n*to be my joint and several attorneys\n\n*to be my majority attorneys\n\n***and I appoint** [*insert name of one or more persons or position*] of [*insert address(es) of persons or position*] as **alternative attorney** for [*insert name of one attorney*]\n\n***and I appoint** [*insert name of one person or position*] of [*insert address of person or position*] as **alternative attorney** for [*insert names of more than one attorney*]\n\nNote: Under section 31(3) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, an alternative attorney must act under the enduring power of attorney in the same manner as the attorney for whom the alternative attorney is appointed to act unless you provide otherwise.\n\n**AUTHORISATION**\n\nI authorise my attorney(s):\n\n*to do anything on my behalf that I can lawfully do by an attorney.\n\n*to do anything on my behalf that I can lawfully do by an attorney for—\n\n[*select all that apply and complete as required*]\n\n*personal matters only.\n\n*financial matters only.\n\n*the following specified personal matter(s): [*list matter(s)*]\n\n*the following specified financial matter(s): [*list matter(s)*]\n\nNote: ***Personal matter*** is defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** to mean any matter, including any legal matter, relating to the principal's personal or lifestyle affairs, but does not include any matter that relates to medical treatment or medical research procedures.\n\n***Financial matter*** is defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** to mean any matter, including any legal matter, relating to the principal's financial or property affairs.\n\n***EXISTING ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY NOT REVOKED**\n\n*I specify that the enduring power of attorney made by me on [*insert date made if known, or if not known, the name of the attorney(s) appointed and their authorised power(s)*] is not revoked by this enduring power of attorney.\n\n*I specify that the following parts of the enduring power of attorney made by me on [*insert date made if known, or if not known, the name of the attorney(s) appointed and their authorised power(s)*] are not revoked by this enduring power of attorney.\n\n*Note: Under section 55 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, an enduring power of attorney is revoked by a later enduring power of attorney of the principal, unless the principal specifies otherwise in the later enduring power of attorney.\n\nUnder sections 142, 143, 152 and 153 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, an enduring power of attorney is taken to include an existing enduring power of attorney made before 1 September 2015 under the **Instruments Act 1958** and an existing appointment of an enduring guardian made before 1 September 2015 under the **Guardianship and Administration Act 1986**.\n\n**COMMENCEMENT**\n\n[*Principal to complete if all powers under the enduring power of attorney are to commence at the same time*]\n\n*All powers under this enduring power of attorney are exercisable:\n\n[*then select one of the following options*]\n\n*immediately on the making of this enduring power of attorney.\n\n*when I cease to have decision making capacity for the matter(s).\n\n*from the time, in the circumstance or on the occasion specified as follows: [*insert time, circumstance or occasion*]\n\nOR\n\n[*If principal is authorising different commencements for powers for different matters under the enduring power of attorney*]:\n\n*The powers under this enduring power of attorney for [*insert specified matter(s)*]  are exercisable:  \n\n[*then select one of the following options*]\n\n*immediately on the making of this enduring power of attorney.\n\n*when I cease to have decision making capacity for the matter(s).\n\n*from the time, in the circumstance or on the occasion specified as follows: [*insert time, circumstance, or occasion on which powers are to commence for the matter(s) specified*]\n\n[*Repeat as required until all matters have a commencement instruction*]\n\n***CONDITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS**\n\nThe exercise of power under this enduring power of attorney is subject to the following conditions or instructions:\n\n**EXECUTION BY PRINCIPAL**\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of principal or person signing at the direction of (on behalf of) the principal*]\n\n*I sign this enduring power of attorney at the direction of and in the presence of the principal.\n\n*Name of person signing at direction of principal:\n\n*Address of person signing at direction of principal:\n\nDate:\n\n**CERTIFICATION OF WITNESSES**\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of first witness:\n\nAddress of first witness:\n\nName of second witness:\n\nAddress of second witness:\n\n**Each witness certifies** that:  \n\n*the principal appeared to freely and voluntarily sign this instrument in my presence;\n\nOR\n\n*[*If witnessing another person signing at the direction of and in the presence of the principal*] in my presence, the principal appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the person to sign for the principal and that person signed this instrument in my presence and in the presence of the principal;\n\nAND [*to be completed in all cases*]\n\n at that time, the principal appeared to me to have decision making capacity in relation to the making of this enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I am not an attorney under this enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I am not a relative of the principal or of an attorney under this enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I am not a care worker or accommodation provider for the principal.\n\nNote: ***care worker*** and ***accommodation provider*** are defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n*[*If witnessing another person signing at the direction of and in the presence of the principal*] I am not the person who is signing at the direction of the principal.\n\nIs any witness witnessing the signing of this instrument by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**? [*tick appropriate box*]\n\nNote: under section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, one or more of the witnesses may witness the signing of the instrument by audio visual link.\n\n🞏 Yes [*proceed to* **Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**]\n\n🞏 No [*proceed to signing*]\n\n**Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**\n\n***Certification by special witness***\n\nName of witness acting as special witness: [*insert name of witness acting as special witness*]\n\n**I certify that:**\n\n• I witnessed the signing of this enduring power of attorney by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n• I am a special witness as:\n\n*an Australian legal practitioner; and\n\n*a justice of the peace appointed under section 7 of the **Honorary Justices Act 2014**; and\n\n• this enduring power of attorney was signed and witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n• an audio visual recording:\n\n*was\n\n*was not\n\nmade of the signing and witnessing of this enduring power of attorney by the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\nNote: Under section 5C of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, an audio visual recording of the execution or signing of an enduring power of attorney by the remote witnessing procedure may be made only if all of the parties to the procedure consent to a recording being made.\n\n****Certification by other witness***\n\n***[*Other witness (witness not acting as special witness) to complete this section if using the remote witnessing procedure*]\n\n*I witnessed the signing of this enduring power of attorney by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n**Signed:**\n\nFirst witness: [*signature of first witness*]\n\n*Qualification: [*if first witness is witnessing in the physical presence of the principal and is acting as a medical practitioner or person authorised to witness affidavits*]\n\nSecond witness: [*signature of second witness*]\n\n*Qualification: [*if second witness is witnessing in the physical presence of the principal and is acting as a medical practitioner or person authorised to witness affidavits*]\n\nDate:\n\n*Note: If the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used by one or more witnesses to witness the signing of this enduring power of attorney, the following requirements apply to any witness attending by audio visual link:\n\n the witness must sign and date this enduring power of attorney in the presence by audio visual link of the principal and any other witnesses; and\n\n one of the witnesses must be a special witness as defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** (an Australian legal practitioner or justice of the peace); and\n\n the special witness must sign this enduring power of attorney last (following the principal and other witnesses), regardless of whether the special witness is physically present; and\n\n all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nPart 2\n\nSTATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT—ATTORNEY\n\nName of attorney:\n\nAddress of attorney:\n\n**I accept** **my appointment** **as attorney** under this enduring power of attorney and state that:\n\n I am eligible under Part 3 of the **Powers of Attorney Act**  **2014** to act as an attorney under an enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I understand the obligations of an attorney under an enduring power of attorney and under the **Powers of Attorney Act**  **2014** and the consequences of failing to comply with those obligations; and\n\n I undertake to act in accordance with the provisions of the **Powers of Attorney Act**  **2014** that relate to enduring powers of attorney.\n\n*[*If appointed for financial matters and you have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty*]  I have disclosed to the principal that I have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of attorney*]\n\nDate:\n\n***Position:**  [*if appointed as the occupant of a position*]\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of witness:\n\nAddress of witness:\n\n*[*If witnessing in the physical presence of the attorney*] I witnessed the signing of the statement of acceptance by the attorney.\n\n*[*If witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure*] I witnessed the signing of this statement of acceptance by the attorney by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of witness*]\n\nDate:\n\nNote: Each attorney must sign a statement of acceptance and it must be witnessed separately in the enduring power of attorney.\n\nIf the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used by one or more witnesses to witness the signing of this statement of acceptance, all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nPart 3\n\nSTATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT—ALTERNATIVE ATTORNEY\n\n[*To be completed only if the principal has appointed an alternative attorney in Part 1. Complete a separate form for each alternative attorney appointed*]\n\nName of alternative attorney:\n\nAddress of alternative attorney:\n\n**I accept** **my appointment** **as an alternative attorney** under this enduring power of attorney and state that:\n\n I am eligible under Part 3 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** to act as an attorney under an enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I understand the obligations of an attorney under an enduring power of attorney and under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** and the consequences of failing to comply with those obligations; and\n\n I undertake to act in accordance with the provisions of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** that relate to enduring powers of attorney; and\n\n I understand the circumstances in which the alternative attorney is authorised to act under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n I am prepared to act in place of the attorney for whom I am appointed, if still eligible to act as attorney, when authorised to do so under the **Powers of** **Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n*[*If appointed for financial matters and you have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty*] I have disclosed to the principal that I have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of alternative attorney*]\n\nDate:\n\n***Position:**  [*if appointed as the occupant of a position*]\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of witness:\n\nAddress of witness:\n\n*[*If witnessed in the physical presence of the alternative attorney*] I witnessed the signing of the statement of acceptance by the alternative attorney.\n\n*[*If witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure*] I witnessed the signing of this statement of acceptance by the alternative attorney by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of witness*]\n\nDate:\n\nNote: Each alternative attorney must sign a statement of acceptance and it must be witnessed separately in the enduring power of attorney.\n\nIf the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used by one or more witnesses to witness the signing of this statement of acceptance, all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nForm 2\n\nRevocation by principal of enduring power of attorney or appointment of attorney/alternative attorney\n\nRegulation 7\n\nName of principal:\n\nAddress of principal:\n\n**I revoke** under section 44 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**:\n\n*the enduring power of attorney made by me on [*insert date made*]\n\n*the appointment of  my attorney(s) [*insert name (or position) of one or more attorneys*] of [*insert address(es) of attorney(s)*] under the enduring power of attorney made by me on [*insert date made*]\n\n*the appointment of my alternative attorney(s) [*insert name (or position) of one or more alternative attorneys*] of [*insert address(es) of alternative attorney(s)*] for [*insert name of attorney(s)*] under the enduring power of attorney made by me on [*insert date made*]\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of principal or person signing at the direction of (on behalf of) the principal*]\n\n*I sign this instrument of revocation at the direction of and in the presence of the principal.\n\n*Name of person signing at direction of principal:\n\n*Address of person signing at direction of principal:\n\nDate:\n\n**CERTIFICATION OF WITNESSES**\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of first witness:\n\nAddress of first witness:\n\nName of second witness:\n\nAddress of second witness:\n\n**Each witness certifies** that:\n\n*the principal appeared to freely and voluntarily sign this instrument in my presence;\n\nOR\n\n*[*If witnessing another person signing at the direction of and in the presence of the principal*] in my presence, the principal appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the person to sign for the principal and that person signed this instrument in my presence and in the presence of the principal;\n\nAND [*to be completed in all cases*]\n\n at that time, the principal appeared to me to have decision making capacity to revoke this enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I am not an attorney under this enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I am not a relative of the principal or of an attorney under the enduring power of attorney; and\n\n I am not a care worker or accommodation provider for the principal.\n\nNote: ***care worker*** and ***accommodation provider*** are defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n*[*If witnessing another person signing at the direction of and in the presence of the principal*]  I am  not the person who is signing at the direction of the principal.\n\nIs any witness witnessing the signing of this instrument of revocation by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**? [*tick appropriate box*]\n\nNote: under section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, one or more of the witnesses may witness the signing of the instrument by audio visual link.\n\n🞏 Yes [*proceed to* **Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**]\n\n🞏 No [*proceed to signing*]\n\n**Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**\n\n***Certification by special witness***\n\nName of witness acting as special witness: [*insert name of witness acting as special witness*]\n\n**I certify that:**\n\n• I witnessed the signing of this instrument of revocation by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n• I am a special witness as:\n\n*an Australian legal practitioner; and\n\n*a justice of the peace appointed under section 7 of the **Honorary Justices Act 2014**; and\n\n• this instrument of revocation was signed and witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n• an audio visual recording:\n\n*was\n\n*was not\n\nmade of the signing and witnessing of this instrument of revocation by the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\nNote: Under section 5C of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, an audio visual recording of the execution or signing of an instrument of revocation by the remote witnessing procedure may be made only if all of the parties to the procedure consent to a recording being made.\n\n****Certification by other witness***\n\n***[*Other witness (witness not acting as special witness) to complete this section if using the remote witnessing procedure*]\n\n*I witnessed the signing of this instrument of revocation by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n**Signed:**\n\nFirst witness: [*signature of first witness*]\n\n*Qualification: [*if first witness is witnessing in the physical presence of the principal and is acting as a medical practitioner or person authorised to witness affidavits*]\n\nSecond witness: [*signature of second witness*]\n\n*Qualification: [*if second witness is witnessing in the physical presence of the principal and is acting as a medical practitioner or person authorised to witness affidavits*]\n\nDate:\n\nNote: If the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used by one or more witnesses to witness the signing of this instrument of revocation, the following requirements apply to any witness attending by audio visual link:\n\n• the witness must sign and date this instrument of revocation in the presence by audio visual link of the principal and any other witnesses; and\n\n• one of the witnesses must be a special witness as defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** (an Australian legal practitioner or justice of the peace); and\n\n• the special witness must sign this instrument of revocation last (following the principal and other witnesses), regardless of whether the special witness is physically present; and\n\n• all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nForm 3\n\nNotification by attorney\n\nRegulation 8\n\n**To:** [*insert name of person(s) or organisation(s) to whom notice is being given*] of [*insert address(es) of person(s) or organisation(s) to whom notice is being given (if known)*]\n\n**This notice is given under section 54 of the Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n***INDIVIDUAL**\n\nName of attorney giving notice:\n\nAddress of attorney giving notice:\n\n**I give notice** that my appointment as an attorney under the enduring power of attorney made by [*insert name of principal*] on [*insert date made (if known*)] is revoked because:\n\n*I have become an insolvent under administration.\n\n*I have become a care worker, health provider or an accommodation provider for the principal.\n\n*[*If an attorney for financial matters*] I have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty.\n\n***TRUSTEE COMPANY**\n\nName of trustee company giving notice:\n\nAddress of trustee company giving notice:\n\nThe company, an attorney under the enduring power of attorney made by [*insert name of principal*] on [*insert date made (if known*)] **gives notice** that:\n\n the company's appointment as an attorney under that enduring power of attorney is revoked because the company has been wound up or ceased to be registered.\n\n a proceeding for winding up has commenced against the company.\n\n the company has been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of attorney*]\n\nDate:\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nForm 4\n\nResignation by attorney or alternative attorney\n\nRegulation 9\n\nName (or position) of attorney or alternative attorney resigning:\n\nAddress of attorney or alternative attorney resigning:\n\n***I resign/*The trustee company resigns** under section *56/*59(1)(a)/  \n*59(1)(b)/*59(3) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** from *my/*its appointment as an *attorney/*alternative attorney for [*insert name (or position) of attorney(s)*] under the enduring power of attorney made by [*insert name of principal*] on [*insert date made (if known)*]\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of attorney or alternative attorney*]\n\nDate:\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nForm 5\n\nPart 1\n\nAppointment of supportive attorney\n\nRegulation 10\n\nName of principal:\n\nAddress of principal:\n\n**APPOINTMENT**\n\n**I appoint** [*insert name of one or more supportive attorney(s)*] of [*insert address(es) of supportive attorney(s)*] to act as my supportive attorney(s).\n\n***and I appoint** [*insert name(s) of one or more alternative supportive attorney(s)*] of [*insert address(es) of alternative supportive attorney(s)*] as **alternative supportive attorney** for [*insert name of one supportive attorney*]\n\n***and I appoint** [*insert name of one alternative supportive attorney*] of [*insert address of alternative supportive attorney*] as **alternative supportive attorney** for [*insert names of more than one supportive attorney*]\n\n**AUTHORISATION**\n\n**I authorise** my supportive attorney(s) to exercise the following power(s):\n\n*Information power in accordance with section 87 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n*Communication power in accordance with section 88 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n*Power to give effect to decisions in accordance with section 89 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\nI authorise my supportive attorney(s) to exercise these powers in relation to the following matters:\n\n*both personal and financial matters.\n\n*personal matters only.\n\n*financial matters only.\n\n*the following specified:\n\n[*select all that apply and complete as required*]\n\n*personal matter(s) only: [*list matter(s)*]\n\n*financial matter(s) only: [*list matter(s)*]\n\n*other matter(s) only: [*list matter(s)*]\n\nNote: ***Personal matter*** is defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** to mean any matter, including any legal matter, relating to the principal's personal or lifestyle affairs, but does not include any matter that relates to medical treatment or medical research procedures.\n\n***Financial matter*** is defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** to mean any matter, including any legal matter, relating to the principal's financial or property affairs.\n\n**COMMENCEMENT**\n\n*This supportive attorney appointment commences on its making.\n\n*This supportive attorney appointment commences from the time, in the circumstance or on the occasion specified as follows: [*insert time, circumstance or occasion*]\n\n**EXECUTION BY PRINCIPAL**\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of principal or person signing at the direction of (on behalf of) the principal*]\n\n*I sign this supportive attorney appointment at the direction of and in the presence of the principal.\n\n*Name of person signing at direction of principal:\n\n*Address of person signing at direction of principal:\n\nDate:\n\n**CERTIFICATION OF WITNESSES**\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of first witness:\n\nAddress of first witness:\n\nName of second witness:\n\nAddress of second witness:\n\n**Each witness certifies** that:\n\n*the principal appeared to freely and voluntarily sign this supportive attorney appointment form in my presence;\n\nOR\n\n*[*If witnessing another person signing at the direction of (on behalf of) and in the presence of the principal*] in my presence, the principal appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the person to sign for the principal and that person signed this supportive attorney appointment form in my presence and in the presence of the principal;\n\nAND [*to be completed in all cases*]\n\n at that time, the principal appeared to me to have decision making capacity in relation to making this supportive attorney appointment.\n\n**Each witness states** that:\n\n I am not a supportive attorney under this appointment.\n\n*[*If witnessing another person signing this supportive attorney appointment form at the direction of and in the presence of the principal*] I am not the person who is signing at the direction of the principal.\n\nIs any witness witnessing the signing of this supportive attorney appointment by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**? [*tick appropriate box*]\n\nNote: under section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, one or more of the witnesses may witness the signing of the instrument by audio visual link.\n\n🞏 Yes [*proceed to* **Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**]\n\n🞏 No [*proceed to signing*]\n\n**Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**\n\n***Certification by special witness***\n\nName of witness acting as special witness: [*insert name of witness acting as special witness*]\n\n**I certify that:**\n\n I witnessed the signing of this supportive attorney appointment by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n I am a special witness as:\n\n*an Australian legal practitioner; and\n\n*a justice of the peace appointed under section 7 of the **Honorary Justices Act 2014**; and\n\n• this supportive attorney appointment was signed and witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n• an audio visual recording:\n\n*was\n\n*was not\n\nmade of the signing and witnessing of this supportive attorney appointment by the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\nNote: Under section 5C of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, an audio visual recording of the execution or signing of a supportive attorney appointment by the remote witnessing procedure may be made only if all of the parties to the procedure consent to a recording being made.\n\n****Certification by other witness***\n\n***[*Other witness (witness not acting as special witness) to complete this section if using the remote witnessing procedure*]\n\n*I witnessed the signing of this supportive attorney appointment by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n**Signed:**\n\nFirst witness: [*signature of first witness*]\n\n*Qualification: [*if first witness is physically present and is acting as a person authorised to witness statutory declarations*]\n\nSecond witness: [*signature of second witness*]\n\n*Qualification: [*if second witness is physically present and is acting as a person authorised to witness statutory declarations*]\n\nDate:\n\nNote: If the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used by one or both witnesses to witness the signing of this supportive attorney appointment, the following requirements apply to any witness attending by audio visual link:\n\n the witness must sign and date this supportive attorney appointment in the presence by audio visual link of the principal and other witness; and\n\n one witness must be a special witness as defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** (an Australian legal practitioner or a justice of the peace); and\n\n the special witness must sign this supportive attorney appointment last (following the principal and other witness) regardless of whether the special witness is physically present; and\n\n all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nPart 2\n\nSTATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT—SUPPORTIVE ATTORNEY\n\nName of supportive attorney:\n\nAddress of supportive attorney:\n\n**I accept** **my appointment** **as supportive attorney** under this supportive attorney appointment and state that:\n\n I am eligible under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** to act as a supportive attorney under a supportive attorney appointment; and\n\n I understand the obligations of a supportive attorney under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** and the consequences of failing to comply with the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n I undertake to act in accordance with the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n*[*If appointed for financial matters and you have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty*] I have disclosed to the principal that I have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of supportive* *attorney*]\n\nDate:\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of witness:\n\nAddress of witness:\n\n*[*If witnessed in the physical presence of the supportive attorney*] I witnessed the signing of the statement of acceptance by the supportive attorney.\n\n*[*If witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure*] I witnessed the signing of this statement of acceptance by the supportive attorney by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of witness*]\n\nDate:\n\nNote: Each supportive attorney must sign a statement of acceptance and it must be witnessed separately in the supportive attorney appointment.\n\nIf the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used by one or both witnesses to witness the signing of this statement of acceptance, all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nPart 3\n\nSTATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT—ALTERNATIVE SUPPORTIVE ATTORNEY\n\n[*To be completed only if the principal has appointed an alternative supportive attorney in Part 1. Complete a separate form for each alternative supportive attorney appointed*]\n\nName of alternative supportive attorney:\n\nAddress of alternative supportive attorney:\n\n**I accept** **my appointment** **as an alternative supportive attorney** under this supportive attorney appointment and state that:\n\n I am eligible under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** to act as a supportive attorney under a supportive attorney appointment; and\n\n I understand the obligations of a supportive attorney under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** and the consequences of failing to comply with the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n I undertake to act in accordance with the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n I understand the circumstances in which the alternative supportive attorney is authorised to act under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n I am prepared to act in place of the supportive attorney for whom I am appointed when authorised to do so under the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n*[*If appointed for financial matters and you have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty*] I have disclosed to the principal that I have been convicted or found guilty of an offence involving dishonesty.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of alternative supportive* *attorney*]\n\nDate:\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of witness:\n\nAddress of witness:\n\n*[*If witnessed in the physical presence of the alternative supportive attorney*] I witnessed the signing of the statement of acceptance by the alternative supportive attorney.\n\n*[*If witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure*] I witnessed the signing of this statement of acceptance by the alternative supportive attorney by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of witness*]\n\nDate:\n\nNote: Each alternative supportive attorney must sign a statement of acceptance and it must be witnessed separately in the supportive attorney appointment.\n\nIf the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used by one or both witnesses to witness the signing of this statement of acceptance, all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nForm 6\n\nRevocation by principal of supportive attorney appointment or appointment of supportive attorney/alternative supportive attorney\n\nRegulation 11\n\nName of principal:\n\nAddress of principal:\n\n**I revoke** under section 103 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**:\n\n*the supportive attorney appointment made by me on [*insert date made*]\n\n*the appointment of  my supportive attorney(s) [*insert name of supportive attorney or attorneys if revoking the appointment of more than one*] of [*insert address(es) of supportive attorney(s)*] under the supportive attorney appointment made by me on [*insert date made*]\n\n*the appointment of my alternative supportive attorney(s) [*insert name of alternative supportive attorney or attorneys if revoking the appointment of more than one*] of [*insert address(es) of alternative supportive attorney(s)*] for [*insert name of supportive attorney(s)*] under the supportive attorney appointment made by me on [*insert date made*]\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of principal or person signing at the direction of (on behalf of) the principal*]\n\n*I sign this form of revocation at the direction of and in the presence of the principal.\n\n*Name of person signing at direction of principal:\n\n*Address of person signing at direction of principal:\n\nDate:\n\n**Witnessed** by:\n\nName of witness:\n\nAddress of witness:\n\nIs the witness witnessing the signing of this form of revocation by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**? [*tick appropriate box*]\n\nNote: under section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, the witness may witness the signing of the form of revocation by audio visual link.\n\n🞏 Yes [*proceed to* **Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**]\n\n🞏 No [*proceed to signing*]\n\n**Additional certification—remote witnessing procedure**\n\n**Witness certifies** that:\n\n I witnessed the signing of this form of revocation by audio visual link in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n• this form of revocation was signed and witnessed in accordance with the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**; and\n\n• I am a special witness as:\n\n*an Australian legal practitioner; and\n\n*a justice of the peace appointed under section 7 of the **Honorary Justices Act 2014**; and\n\n• an audio visual recording\n\n*was\n\n*was not\n\nmade of the signing and witnessing of this form of revocation by the remote witnessing procedure under section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**.\n\nNote: Under section 5C of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, an audio visual recording of the execution or signing of a form of revocation by the remote witnessing procedure may be made only if all of the parties to the procedure consent to a recording being made.\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of witness*]\n\n*Qualification: [*if witnessing in the physical presence of the principal, specify* *how authorised to witness the signing of a statutory declaration*]\n\nDate:\n\n*Note: If the remote witnessing procedure set out in section 5A of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** is used to witness the signing of this form of revocation, the following requirements apply to any witness attending by audio visual link:\n\n the witness must sign and date this form of revocation in the presence by audio visual link of the principal; and\n\n the witness must be a special witness as defined under section 3(1) of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** (an Australian legal practitioner or justice of the peace); and\n\n all elements of the remote witnessing procedure must be carried out on the same day and within Victoria.\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\nForm 7\n\nResignation by supportive attorney or alternative supportive attorney\n\nRegulation 12\n\nName of supportive attorney or alternative supportive attorney resigning:\n\nAddress of supportive attorney or alternative supportive attorney resigning:\n\n**I resign** under section 111 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** from my appointment as *a supportive attorney/*an alternative supportive attorney for [*insert name of supportive attorney(s)*] under the supportive attorney appointment made by [*insert name of principal*] on [*insert date made (if known)*]\n\n**Signed:** [*signature of* *supportive attorney or alternative supportive attorney resigning*]\n\nDate:\n\n*Delete if not applicable.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025, S.R. No. 73/2025 were made on 5 August 2025 by the Governor in Council under section 139 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014**, No. 57/2014 and came into operation on 10 August 2025: regulation 3.\n\nThe Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 5 August 2035 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4(a): S.R. No. 93/2015 as amended by S.R. Nos 17/2017 and 37/2021. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)\n\n2. Reg. 4(b): S.R. No. 17/2017. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)\n\n3. Reg. 4(c): S.R. No. 37/2021. 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The submission contains only the title, statutory rule number (73/2025), version status, and version history labels — no operative provisions, explanatory memoranda, or amendment history details are visible."},"complexity_factors":["Only metadata and version history were provided — no substantive regulatory content is present","Cannot assess true complexity without the actual rules, prescribed forms, or operative provisions","Score of 2 reflects the minimal content available, not the likely complexity of the full instrument","Powers of Attorney regulations typically involve moderate complexity due to interaction with principal legislation, prescribed forms, and witnessing requirements — but this cannot be confirmed here"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is the Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025, but only the title, version history and administrative metadata are present — the substantive rules are missing. Because the text lacks the actual provisions, forms, fees, procedures and obligations cannot be determined.\n\nPowers of attorney rules generally matter to people appointing attorneys, those acting as attorneys, legal advisers and institutions that must verify authority; a full assessment requires the regulations’ substantive content."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original purpose of prescribing forms for the Powers of Attorney Act 2014. While they incorporate modern remote witnessing capabilities (reflecting post-COVID legislative amendments), this represents an evolution of method rather than an expansion of scope. The document remains strictly limited to procedural/form requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (parent Act) with 20+ specific section citations","Multiple conditional pathways within forms (e.g., remote vs. physical witnessing, joint vs. several attorneys, different commencement triggers)","Nested certification requirements for remote witnessing involving 'special witnesses' (Australian legal practitioners or justices of the peace)","Seven distinct forms with multiple parts each (Form 1 has 3 parts, Form 5 has 3 parts), totaling approximately 25+ pages of prescribed content","Defined terms imported from parent Act (care worker, accommodation provider, decision making capacity) but not defined within these regulations","Dual regime structure covering both enduring powers of attorney (substitute decision-making) and supportive attorney appointments (supported decision-making) with different witnessing requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation provides the official forms needed to create, manage, and cancel powers of attorney in Victoria. A power of attorney is a legal document where you (the 'principal') give someone else (the 'attorney') authority to make decisions on your behalf.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Replaces old regulations:** It revokes the 2015, 2017, and 2021 versions of these regulations.\n- **Provides standard forms:** It sets out the exact forms people must use for:\n  - Creating an **enduring power of attorney** (continues even if you lose mental capacity) for financial and/or personal matters\n  - Creating a **supportive attorney appointment** (helps you make decisions but doesn't decide for you)\n  - Revoking (cancelling) appointments\n  - Attorneys resigning from their role\n  - Notifying others when an attorney's appointment ends automatically\n\n**Key features:**\n- **Remote witnessing:** The forms accommodate video-link signing (introduced in response to COVID-19), requiring a 'special witness' (lawyer or justice of the peace) and specific certifications\n- **Detailed instructions:** Forms include extensive notes explaining legal terms like 'personal matters' (lifestyle decisions, excluding medical treatment) and 'financial matters' (money and property)\n- **Protections:** Witnesses must certify the principal has 'decision making capacity' (understands what they're doing) and aren't being coerced\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Victoria wanting to appoint someone to manage their affairs\n- Lawyers, justices of the peace, and doctors who witness these documents\n- Banks, government agencies, and care facilities who must recognise these forms\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these prescribed forms, powers of attorney may be invalid. The regulations ensure consistency, protect vulnerable people from abuse, and accommodate modern needs like remote witnessing while maintaining safeguards."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations do not expand the Act's substantive scope; they replace earlier subordinate rules and reissue standard forms and procedures for powers of attorney (Regulation 1 objective; Regulation 4 revocations; Schedule 1 forms). They codify procedural details (including remote witnessing under Act s 5A and recording consent under s 5C) but do not create new categories of power beyond those in the Powers of Attorney Act 2014."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of prescribed templates (Forms 1–7, each with multiple Parts and options) requiring correct selection and completion (Regulations 6–12; Schedule 1).","Multiple conditional choices inside forms (e.g. different commencement options, specified personal/financial matters, existing enduring powers not revoked) that increase drafting and compliance risk (Form 1 Parts 1 and commencement/options).","Detailed witnessing and certification rules, including prohibition on certain witnesses and dual‑witness requirements, which create procedural burdens (witness certification clauses across Forms 1–7).","Remote witnessing procedure references and special witness requirements (must follow Act s 5A; special witness must be an Australian legal practitioner or JP; audio‑visual recording subject to consent under Act s 5C) increase technical compliance steps (remote witnessing sections in Schedule 1 forms).","Cross‑references to many provisions of the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 for eligibility, effect and timing (e.g. ss 31, 32, 37–38, 44–60, 87–104, 111–112), requiring users to consult primary Act alongside these regulations.","Specific disclosure and eligibility statements (e.g. convictions involving dishonesty, insolvency, trustee company winding up) impose substantive reporting obligations on attorneys and trustee companies (Forms 3, 5 and related parts).","Regulatory lifecycle and replacement of prior instruments (revocation of 2015, 2017, 2021 Regulations and a 10‑year sunset noted in endnotes) affect transitional and archival considerations for practitioners (Regulation 4; Endnotes)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the official forms and witnessing procedures to be used under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 and replaces earlier subordinate rules. Its stated objective is to set the mandatory document formats for appointing, accepting, revoking and resigning as (supportive) attorneys. It affects principals, attorneys, supportive attorneys, witnesses and trustee companies by standardising what must be recorded, how and when powers commence, and by setting rules for remote witnessing and audio‑visual recordings."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/powers-of-attorney-regulations-2025","history":"/api/acts/powers-of-attorney-regulations-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/powers-of-attorney-regulations-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/powers-of-attorney-regulations-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/powers-of-attorney-regulations-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/powers-of-attorney-regulations-2025/documents"}}