Power Of Attorney

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• power of attorney

  n. phr./ˈpaʊər əv əˈtɜːni/

  授權書

  A formal legal instrument by which one person (the principal) confers authority on another person (the attorney) to act on their behalf.

  Example
  He executed a power of attorney allowing his daughter to sign property contracts while he was overseas.

  他簽署了一份授權書，允許其女兒在他身處海外期間代簽物業買賣合約。
• enduring power of attorney

  n. phr./ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ ˈpaʊər əv əˈtɜːni/

  持久授權書

  A power of attorney that continues to operate even if the principal subsequently loses mental or decision-making capacity. In NSW, primarily covers financial and legal decisions.

  Example
  An enduring power of attorney must be signed and witnessed before the principal loses cognitive capacity.

  持久授權書必須在授權人喪失認知能力之前簽署並由見證人見證。
• principal

  n./ˈprɪnsəpəl/

  授權人 / 委任人

  The individual who creates and grants authority under a power of attorney. Not to be confused with a school principal or financial principal.

  Example
  The principal retains the right to revoke the power of attorney at any time while they retain legal capacity.

  只要授權人仍具備法律能力，便有權隨時撤銷該授權書。
• attorney

  n./əˈtɜːni/

  受權人 / 代理人

  In Australian powers of attorney, the person appointed to act on behalf of the principal — not a synonym for lawyer or barrister, but an appointed substitute decision-maker.

  Example
  An attorney under an enduring power of attorney owes fiduciary duties to act in the principal's best interests.

  持久授權書下的受權人負有誠信義務，必須以授權人的最大利益行事。
• decision-making capacity

  n. phr./dɪˈsɪʒən meɪkɪŋ kəˈpæsɪti/

  M決策能力 / 行為能力

  C行為能力

  The cognitive ability to understand the nature, consequences, and choices involved in making a specific legal, financial, or medical decision.

  Example
  The solicitor satisfied herself that the elderly client had sufficient decision-making capacity to sign the document.

  律師確認這位年長委託人具備充分的決策能力簽署該文件。
• enduring guardian

  n. phr./ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ ˈɡɑːdiən/

  持久監護人

  A substitute decision-maker formally appointed under NSW law to make health, lifestyle, and medical treatment decisions if the appointor loses capacity.

  Example
  While an attorney manages finances, only an enduring guardian can make accommodation and healthcare decisions.

  雖然受權人管理財務，但只有持久監護人才能就住宿安置和醫療護理做出決定。
• prescribed form

  n. phr./prɪˈskraɪbd fɔːm/

  法定表格

  A standardized document template mandated by statute or regulations that must be used for a legal appointment to be valid.

  Example
  The appointment must be completed using the prescribed form set out in the regulations.

  該委任必須使用法規規定的法定表格填寫完成。
• solicitor's certificate

  n. phr./səˈlɪsɪtəz səˈtɪfɪkət/

  律師見證證明書

  A statutory certification signed by an independent legal practitioner certifying that they explained the effect of the instrument to the principal and that the principal appeared to understand it.

  Example
  The enduring power of attorney is void without a valid prescribed witness certificate from a solicitor or registrar.

  若缺乏由律師或法院書記官簽署的有效法定見證人證明書，持久授權書即屬無效。
• advance care directive

  n. phr./ədˈvɑːns keə dɪˈrɛktɪv/

  M預先照護指示

  C預設醫療指示

  A formal written document outlining a person's future preferences for medical treatment, end-of-life care, and values in the event they lose capacity.

  Example
  She lodged an advance care directive stating she does not wish to receive artificial life support.

  她提交了一份預先照護指示，聲明自己不希望接受人工維持生命的措施。
• revoke

  v./rɪˈvəʊk/

  撤銷

  To officially cancel or withdraw a legal document, decree, licence, or delegation of authority.

  Example
  A new enduring power of attorney will typically revoke all previous appointments.

  訂立一份新的持久授權書通常會撤銷所有先前的委任。

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