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Debtors Act 1870
21Warrant of attorney and cognovit actionem to be signed in presence of Australian legal practitioner
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### 21 Warrant of attorney and cognovit actionem to be signed in presence of Australian legal practitioner
> *\[Section 21 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]*[*\[Section 21 Substituted by No. 23 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:16 Jun 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-06-16/act-2009-023#GS8@EN) A warrant of attorney to confess judgment in a personal action or a *cognovit actionem* is invalid unless –
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> > > (a) the nature and effect of the warrant of attorney or *cognovit actionem* is, before the person signs it, explained to the person by the person's Australian legal practitioner; and
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> > > (b) the person's Australian legal practitioner is present when the person signs the warrant of attorney or *cognovit actionem* and attests, by signing as a witness, the signature of the person.