5ADelegation of functions of next of kin

5A Delegation of functions of next of kin

5A Delegation of functions of next of kin

(1) A next of kin of a deceased person may from time to time, by instrument in writing, authorise a person to exercise his or her functions under this Act as a next of kin of the deceased person.

(2) In such a case, the person so authorised—

(a) may exercise the functions of a next of kin of the deceased person under this Act (other than the function conferred by subsection (1)), in the place of the person who authorised him or her, and

(b) is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a next of kin of the deceased person, and

(c) for the purposes of the definition of senior available next of kin in section 4 (1), is taken to be a next of kin of the same order as the person who authorised him or her to exercise the functions of a next of kin.

s 5A: Ins 2003 No 18, Sch 2 [9].