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Guardianship Act 1987
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#### 5 Definitions
5 Definitions
> In this Part—
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> appointee means a person appointed as an enduring guardian under this Part.
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> appointor means a person who has appointed an enduring guardian under this Part.
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> eligible signer, in relation to a notice or other instrument, means a person who—
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> > (a) is at least 18 years of age, and
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> > (b) is not a witness to the notice or other instrument, and
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> > (c) in the case of an instrument appointing an enduring guardian or revoking an appointment—is not an appointee or substitute enduring guardian.
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> eligible witness means a person who—
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> > (a) is any of the following—
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> > > (i) an Australian legal practitioner,
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> > > (ii) (Repealed)
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> > > (iii) a registrar of the Local Court,
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> > > (iv) a person (or a person belonging to a class of persons) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph, and
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> > (b) in the case of an instrument appointing an enduring guardian or revoking an appointment—is not an appointee or substitute enduring guardian.
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> **s 5:** Rep 1993 No 3, Sch 2. Ins 1997 No 49, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2002 No 89, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2005 No 98, Sch 2.28; 2007 No 27, Sch 3.2 \[1\] \[2\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2015 No 2, Sch 2.1 \[4\].