Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

POWERS OF ATTORNEY AMENDMENT REGULATION 2007 (NO 1) (NO 12 OF 2007) - REG 4

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4     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:

152B     Transitional—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.

152C     Meaning 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