An attorney can:

• handle the principal’s bank accounts
• sign cheques
• sign legal documents such as deeds and contracts including contracts for the sale of land
• sign land and property dealings, provided that the power of attorney has been registered at Landgate
• pay bills
• act as the trustee of a SMSF
• change BDBN
• apply for probate on behalf of an executor

An attorney can’t:

• make a will on behalf of the donor
• make personal, lifestyle or treatment decisions
• do any act which is illegal
• deal with any property held in trust by the donor
• perform the functions of a director or secretary of a company on behalf of the donor unless authorised by the constitution of the company
• delegate their authority