sec.43Appointment of 1 or more eligible attorneys

### sec.43 Appointment of 1 or more eligible attorneys Only a person who is an eligible attorney may be appointed as an attorney by an enduring document. See section 29 (Meaning of eligible attorney ). A principal may appoint 1 or more of the following— a single attorney for a matter or all matters; different attorneys for different matters; a person to act as an attorney for a matter or all matters in a circumstance stated in the enduring document; alternative attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only in a circumstance stated in the enduring document; successive attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only when power given to a previous attorney ends; joint or several, or joint and several, attorneys for a matter or all matters; 2 or more joint attorneys for a matter or all matters, being a number less than the total number of attorneys for the matter or all matters. However, a principal may not appoint more than 4 joint attorneys for a matter under an enduring power of attorney. s 43 amd 2000 No. 8 s 263 sch 3 ; 2019 No. 9 s 64 (sec.43-ssec.1) Only a person who is an eligible attorney may be appointed as an attorney by an enduring document. See section 29 (Meaning of eligible attorney ). (sec.43-ssec.2) A principal may appoint 1 or more of the following— a single attorney for a matter or all matters; different attorneys for different matters; a person to act as an attorney for a matter or all matters in a circumstance stated in the enduring document; alternative attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only in a circumstance stated in the enduring document; successive attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only when power given to a previous attorney ends; joint or several, or joint and several, attorneys for a matter or all matters; 2 or more joint attorneys for a matter or all matters, being a number less than the total number of attorneys for the matter or all matters. (sec.43-ssec.3) However, a principal may not appoint more than 4 joint attorneys for a matter under an enduring power of attorney. - (a) a single attorney for a matter or all matters; - (b) different attorneys for different matters; - (c) a person to act as an attorney for a matter or all matters in a circumstance stated in the enduring document; - (d) alternative attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only in a circumstance stated in the enduring document; - (e) successive attorneys for a matter or all matters so power is given to a particular attorney only when power given to a previous attorney ends; - (f) joint or several, or joint and several, attorneys for a matter or all matters; - (g) 2 or more joint attorneys for a matter or all matters, being a number less than the total number of attorneys for the matter or all matters.