16Effect of irrevocable powers of attorney

#### 16 Effect of irrevocable powers of attorney 16 Effect of irrevocable powers of attorney (cf 1919 No 6, s 160 (1)) > > (1) The power conferred by an irrevocable power of attorney is not revoked or otherwise terminated by, and remains effective despite, the occurrence of any of the following— > > > > > (a) anything done by the principal without the concurrence of the attorney, > > > > > (b) the bankruptcy of the principal, > > > > > (c) the mental incapacity of the principal, > > > > > (d) the principal becoming a mentally incapacitated person, > > > > > (d1) the principal becoming a person who is a managed missing person within the meaning of the [NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-049), > > > > > (e) the death of the principal, > > > > > (f) if the principal is a corporation, the dissolution of the corporation. > > > (2) Subsection (1) has effect except to the extent that the instrument creating the irrevocable power of attorney provides otherwise. > > Note. > > Division 2 of Part 5 enables the Supreme Court to order the termination of an irrevocable power of attorney in certain circumstances. > > **s 16:** Am 2004 No 86, Sch 2.1; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.46 \[2\].