156Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021

156 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021 On and from the commencement of Part 13 of the **Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021**, any power of attorney or other document under this Act signed, executed or witnessed under this Act as modified by Part 4 of the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Electronic Signing and Witnessing) Regulations 2020 (as in force immediately before their revocation) continues to be a valid power of attorney or other document despite that revocation. Schedule Form of General Non-enduring Power of Attorney This general non-enduring power of attorney is made under Part 2 of the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** and has effect as a deed. This general non-enduring power of attorney is made on: (*insert date of making*) **I**, (*insert name of person making power of attorney*) of (*insert address of person making power of attorney*) **appoint** (*insert name of attorney, or attorneys if appointing more than one*) of (*insert address(es) of attorney(s)*) (*include one of the following options*) to be my attorney (*or*) jointly to be my attorneys (*or*) jointly and severally to be my attorneys (*If appointing alternative attorney(s) include the following*) **and I appoint** (*insert name of alternative attorney or alternative attorneys if appointing more than one*) of (*insert address(es) of alternative attorney(s)*) as alternative attorney for: (*insert name of attorney in respect of whom alternative attorney is appointed*) (*If more than one alternative attorney is being appointed insert their names and addresses and the name of the attorney(s) for whom they are being appointed*) I authorise my attorney(s) to do on my behalf anything that I may lawfully authorise an attorney to do. I specify that this power of attorney begins: (*Choose one option only, if no option is chosen the power begins immediately*) 🞏 immediately 🞏 on this date: (*insert date*) 🞏 on this occasion: (*insert occasion*) **Signed as a deed by:** ═══════════════ Endnotes 1 General information See [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information. *Minister's second reading speech—* Legislative Assembly: 26 June 2014 Legislative Council: 7 August 2014 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to consolidate certain aspects of the law as to powers of attorney and to otherwise provide for powers of attorney, to provide for matters to do with supportive attorneys, to repeal Parts XI and XIA of the **Instruments Act 1958** and Division 5A of Part 4 of the **Guardianship and Administration Act 1986**, to make related amendments to those and other Acts and for other purposes." The **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** was assented to on 26 August 2014 and came into operation on 1 September 2015: section 2(2). INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA) Style changes Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act. References to ILA s. 39B Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause. Interpretation As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects: • Headings All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A). • Examples, diagrams or notes All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A). • Punctuation All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B). • Provision numbers All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C). • Location of "legislative items" A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B. • Other material Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E). 2 Table of Amendments This publication incorporates amendments made to the **Powers of Attorney Act 2014** by Acts and subordinate instruments. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– **Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015, No. 20/2015** | *Assent Date:* | 16.6.15 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 53 on 17.6.15: s. 2(3) | **Statute Law Revision Act 2015, No. 21/2015** | *Assent Date:* | 16.6.15 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 40) on 1.8.15: s. 2(1) | **Judicial Entitlements Act 2015, No. 29/2015** | *Assent Date:* | 11.8.15 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 73 on 12.8.15: s. 2(1) | **Powers of Attorney Amendment Act 2016, No. 64/2016** | Assent Date: | 15.11.16 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 4–15 on 1.5.17: s. 2(2) | **Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016, No. 69/2016** | Assent Date: | 29.11.16 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 150–152 on 12.3.18: s. 2(2) | **Administration and Probate and Other Acts Amendment (Succession and Related Matters) Act 2017, No. 41/2017** | Assent Date: | 19.9.17 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 24, 25 on 1.11.17: s. 2(2) | **Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018** | Assent Date: | 27.2.18 | | Commencement Date: | S. 68(Sch. 2 item 97) on 1.3.19: s. 2(2) | **Guardianship and Administration Act 2019, No. 13/2019** | Assent Date: | 4.6.19 | | Commencement Date: | S. 221(Sch. 1 item 38) on 1.3.20: s. 2(2) | **Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021, No. 11/2021** | Assent Date: | 23.3.21 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 89–104 on 26.4.21: s. 2(2) | ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Amendments Not in Operation This version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation. 4 Explanatory details No entries at date of publication.