Queensland Consolidated Acts

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 1998 - SECT 98

98 Protection for attorney if unaware of invalidity

(1) This section applies to an attorney under—

(a) a general power of attorney made under this Act; or

(b) an enduring document; or

(c) a power of attorney made otherwise than under this Act, whether before or after its commencement.

(2) An attorney who, without knowing a power is invalid, purports to exercise the power does not incur any liability, either to the principal or anyone else, because of the invalidity.

Note—

See section 113 (Declaration about validity).