84Protection of Australian legal practitioner and trustees adopting this Act

### 84 Protection of Australian legal practitioner and trustees adopting this Act > > (1)  [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja14@GC4@Hpa@EN) It is hereby declared that the powers given by this Act to any person, and the covenants, provisions, stipulations, and words which under this Act are to be deemed included or implied in any instrument, or are by this Act made applicable to any contract for sale or other transaction, are and shall be deemed in law proper powers, covenants, provisions, stipulations, and words, to be given by or to be contained in any such instrument, or to be adopted in connection with, or applied to, any such contract or transaction; and an Australian legal practitioner shall not be deemed guilty of neglect or breach of duty, or become in any way liable, by reason of his omitting, in good faith, in any such instrument, or in connection with any such contract or transaction, to negative the giving, inclusion, implication, or application of any of those powers, covenants, provisions, stipulations, or words, or to insert or apply any others in place thereof, in any case where the provisions of this Act would allow of his doing so. > > > (2)  Nothing in this Act shall be taken to imply that the insertion in any such instrument, or the adoption in connection with, or the application to, any contract or transaction of any further or other powers, covenants, provisions, stipulations, or words is improper. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 84 Subsection (3) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja14@GC4@Hpb@EN) Where the Australian legal practitioner is acting for trustees, executors, or other persons in a fiduciary position, those persons shall also be protected in like manner. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 84 Subsection (4) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja14@GC4@Hpc@EN) Where such persons are acting without an Australian legal practitioner, they shall also be protected in like manner.