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Administration and Probate Act 1969
31Administration to be granted to attorney in certain cases
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31 Administration to be granted to attorney in certain cases
(1) When any person named as executor, or any spouse, de facto
partner or next of kin entitled to probate or administration, is out of
the jurisdiction, but has some person within the jurisdiction
appointed under power of attorney to act for him or her respectively,
administration may be granted to that attorney, but on behalf of the
person entitled thereto, and on such terms and conditions as the
Court thinks fit.
(2) Where administration has been granted, under subsection (1), to an
attorney appointed under a power of attorney, unless the grant
otherwise provides, the grant continues in force notwithstanding the
death of the donor of the power of attorney.