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Version date: 26 April 2023 - onwards
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56. Amendment of section 68 of Principal Act

Section 68 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

"(1) The donor, or, with the donor's written consent, his or her attorney, shall, not later than 3 months after the date of the execution of an instrument creating an enduring power of attorney or the date of receipt of all completed supporting documentation, whichever is the later, make an application to the Director, in accordance with this Part and any regulations and specifications made thereunder, to register the instrument creating the enduring power of attorney.",

(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of "form as specified by the Director under section 79A" for "form",

(c) in subsection (3) -

(i) by the substitution of "donor, or, as the case may be, his or her attorney, shall" for "attorney shall",

(ii) by the substitution of "specified by the Director under section 79A" for "prescribed",

(iii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

"(a) where the application was made by the attorney, the donor,",

(iv) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):