This guide is produced by the Public Advocate, the independent statutory officer appointed to protect and promote the human rights of Western Australian adults with a decision-making disability.
It provides information for people wanting to understand or complete an enduring power of attorney. This Guide replaces the publication ‘A Guide to Enduring Power of Attorney in Western Australia (2007)’ to include changes to the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 which came into effect on 15 February 2010. These included minor revisions to the witnessing requirements of enduring powers of attorney.
The changes to the legislation in 2010 also introduced a new document in Western Australia, called an enduring power of guardianship.
This legal document complements an enduring power of attorney, by giving adults the ability to appoint a person to make their personal, lifestyle and treatment decisions.
More information about enduring powers of guardianship is available in the Office of the Public Advocate’s publication ‘A Guide to Enduring Power of Guardianship in Western Australia’.
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