A power of attorney is a legal document that authorises a trusted person to make financial and legal decisions on behalf of another.
A general power of attorney is usually limited to specific purposes, for a specific task or for a certain period of time. For example, a member may need a legal document to be signed while they are on holiday or deployed, or they may want someone to buy property on their behalf.
A general power of attorney ends when:
An enduring power of attorney is a legal document that appoints a trusted person to make financial and legal decisions on behalf of another person. The main difference between an enduring and a general power of attorney is that an enduring power of attorney is valid even if the person who made it becomes mentally incompetent. For this reason, an enduring power of attorney is often used as a precaution for unexpected events.
An enduring power of attorney will last until:
You may need someone to manage your legal or financial affairs on your behalf, such as in the case of an accident, sudden illness, planned or unexpected absence.
Essentially, you can give the power of attorney a broader range of authority to act on your behalf in relation to your legal or financial affairs. An authority to operate allows you to instruct a person to operate on your savings or term deposit accounts. There are certain things that the third party can and cannot do in relation to the accounts over which they have authority to operate.
To set up your power of attorney to operate on your RSL Money accounts, we will need to:
If you wish to apply for a loan product under the Power of Attorney, you will need to register the Power of Attorney with your relevant State or Territory land titles office before providing the power of attorney document to RSL Money.
Contact your State or Territory Public Trustee's office, Public Advocate or visit their websites for further information about drafting, appointing or cancelling a power of attorney.