Powers of Attorney Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1) (ACT)

Powers of Attorney Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2007-12

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Powers of Attorney Act 2006.

Dated 29 May 2007.

Simon Corbell

Minister

John Hargreaves

Minister

Powers of Attorney Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2007-12

made under the

Powers of Attorney Act 2006

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Powers of Attorney Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on 30 May 2007.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Powers of Attorney Regulation 2007 (No 2).

   NoteThis regulation also amends the Powers of Attorney Regulation 2007 (see s 5).

4. New section 4

   insert

5. Modification of Act, ch 20, new sections 152B and 152C—Act, s 156

   The Act, chapter 20 (Transitional provisions) is modified by inserting the following:

152BTransitional—powers of attorney to consent to body part donations etc under previous Act

(1)This section applies to an enduring power of attorney in force immediately before the commencement day if the power of attorney includes a power to consent to a donation under the previous Act, section 13 (1) (b) (ii).

(2)Despite section 35 (b) (Things that cannot be lawfully done by attorneys), the power of attorney continues to authorise the attorney to consent to the donation.

(3)This section is a law to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.

152CMeaning of health care matter

Section 12 applies as if example 2 were omitted and the following example substituted:

2     donations (other than donations of non-regenerative tissue) under the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978 by the principal to someone else

1. Powers of Attorney Regulation 2007, schedule 1, modification 1.1, new section 156A

   omit

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 29 May 2007.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2007