28Effect of joint attorney not accepting enduring power of

28 Effect of joint attorney not accepting enduring power of (a) an enduring power of attorney authorises 3 or more attorneys to exercise a power together but not separately; and (b) the power of attorney does not require a stated number of attorneys to accept the power of attorney before the attorneys may exercise the power; and (c) not all, but at least 2, of the attorneys have accepted the power of attorney.

Authorisation of 2 or more attorneys Part 3.3 (2) The attorneys who have accepted the power under the enduring power of attorney may exercise the power. Example Alex authorises Beryl, Claude and David to act together as attorneys under an enduring power of attorney. Beryl and David accept the power of attorney, Claude does not. Beryl and David may exercise a power under the power of attorney together. Claude accepts the enduring power of attorney later. After Claude accepts, Beryl and David cannot exercise the power without Claude. (3) However, if the enduring power of attorney requires a stated number of attorneys to exercise a power together, the power must not be exercised unless that number of attorneys accepts the power of

Part 4.1 Operation of powers of attorney generally Chapter 4 Operation of powers of Part 4.1 Operation of powers of attorney generally 29 Powers of attorney are deeds (1) A power of attorney that complies with this Act is, for all purposes, taken to be a deed, even though it is not expressed to be a deed or to be sealed. Note A deed may be registered (see Registration of Deeds Act 1957) and must be registered for a dealing with land by the attorney to be registered (see Land Titles Act 1925, s 130). power of attorney includes— (a) an amendment of a power of attorney; and (b) a revocation of a power of attorney.