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Powers of Attorney Act 1998
sec.77Attorney has maximum power if not otherwise stated
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### sec.77 Attorney has maximum power if not otherwise stated
To the extent an enduring document does not state otherwise, an attorney is taken to have the maximum power that could be given to the attorney by the enduring document.
If an adult’s enduring power of attorney merely states that ‘I appoint [full name] as my attorney’, the appointee is taken to have power for all financial matters and all personal matters for the adult.