Attorneys-General from each Australian jurisdiction have taken a leading role in pursuing reforms to enduring document arrangements.
A mandatory national registration scheme for enduring powers of attorney relating to financial matters has been proposed as one way to reduce the financial abuse of older Australians.
Attorneys-General from each Australian jurisdiction have agreed to consult on possible arrangements for a National Register of Enduring Powers of Attorney.
As part of this consultation process, the Attorney-General’s Department are seeking your views on:
- the policy design of the National Register
- access arrangements for the National Register
- the interaction between existing land titles registers and the new National Register
- possible safeguards for users of the National Register.
The Attorney-General’s Department will use the outcomes of this consultation to develop and inform a final proposal for the consideration of Attorneys-General from each Australian jurisdiction.
The public consultation will remain open until 30 June 2021.
View more information and make a submission here.
Source: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department.