Victoria Disclaimer of Enduring Power of Attorney (Medical Treatment)

Make an Enduring Power of Attorney (Financial) with this template set of forms for Victoria residents.

• You can choose to have the Power of Attorney become effective immediately, or at a date you specify, or on the occurrence of a specific event, such as if you become incapacitated. In the latter case, if you regain your legal capacity, the Enduring Power of Attorney becomes ineffective again.
• An Enduring Power of Attorney allows you to choose one or more persons to manage your financial and legal affairs for you if you become unable to do so for yourself.
• An Enduring Power of Attorney (Financial) CANNOT be used to make medical treatment or guardianship decisions for you.
• The package contains instructions on how to complete and execute the power of attorney, as well as information for your attorney and witnesses.
• It also includes a Revocation of Enduring Power of Attorney (Financial), in case you want to revoke the document at some point.

Residents of the State of Victoria can use this downloadable template to prepare Enduring Power of Attorney (Medical Treatment).

• An Enduring Power of Attorney (Medical Treatment) allows you to choose someone to make decisions for you regarding your medical treatment, if you become unable to do so for yourself.
• This form of power of attorney CANNOT be used to appoint someone to make financial or lifestyle decisions for you.
• Unlike a General Power of Attorney, the Enduring Power of Attorney only becomes effective if you were to lose legal capacity, perhaps through illness or injury, in which case you will likely need medical treatment which requires consent. If you cannot give that consent yourself, the person you appoint as your attorney can make the decision whether to consent to or refuse the treatment.
• The package contains instructions on how to complete and execute the power of attorney.
• It also includes a Revocation of Enduring Power of Attorney (Medical Treatment), in case you want to revoke the document at some point.

You can make an Enduring Power of Guardianship with this downloadable template form for residents of Victoria.

• An Enduring Power of Guardianship allows you to choose someone to make lifestyle decisions for you if you become unable to do so for yourself.
• The appointment becomes effective only if and when you become unable to make your own decisions regarding such things as your living accommodations, social life, personal hygiene, etc.
• You can also give your guardian the power to make decisions about medical treatment, but ONLY if you have not made an Enduring Power of Attorney (Medical Treatment).
• The package contains instructions on how to complete and execute the form.
• It also includes a Revocation of Appointment of Enduring Guardian, in case you want to cancel the document at some point.

The Victoria Enduring Power of Guardianship and Revocation Form is available as a downloadable and fully editable MS Word document.