Useful Legal Guides
As part of our ongoing commitment to practical and efficient legal service. We provide the following articles, legal health checklists and other useful legal guides on various areas of law:
Power of Attorney Guide
This guide addresses questions such as:
- What is an Enduring Power of Attorney?
- Who can appoint an attorney?
- What happens if you lose mental capacity?
- Who should I appoint as my attorney
- May I limit what I want my attorney to do?
- What happens if my attorney should die or lose capacity?
- Can my attorney appoint someone else to take over as my attorney?
- Must I register the Enduring Power of Attorney?
- When should I make an Enduring Power of Attorney?
- May I revoke my Enduring Power of Attorney?
Read the Power of Attorney Guide
Enduring Guardian Guide
This guide addresses the following questions:
- What is an Enduring Guardian?
- Who can appoint an Enduring Guardian?
- Who can be Enduring Guardian?
- What sort of decisions can an Enduring Guardian make?
- What decisions can’t an Enduring Guardian make?
- What principles guide Enduring Guardians?
- How many Guardians can I appoint?
- What are joint and alternative Enduring Guardians?
- Can I change my mind?
- What happens if my Enduring Guardian cannot continue?
- When does enduring guardianship end?
Read the Enduring Guardians Guide
Steps to Settlement
This guide outlines the steps taken in your purchase or sale of property. From pre-approval of finance and draft contracts right through to moving in or out.
Legal Health Checklists
Legal checklist for older Australians printable version
Legal checklist for all adults printable version
Legal checklist for business printable version