Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 - SECT 35C

Revocation of appointment by appointor

35C. Revocation of appointment by appointor





(1) If a person appoints an enduring guardian or alternative enduring
guardian, any earlier appointment of an enduring guardian or alternative
enduring guardian (as the case may be) is revoked.

(2) The appointor of an enduring guardian or alternative enduring guardian
may, by instrument in writing, revoke the appointment.

(3) An instrument to revoke an appointment as enduring guardian or alternative
enduring guardian is effective if-

   (a)  it is in the form of, or to the effect of, Form 2 in Schedule 4; and

   (b)  the execution of the instrument is attested by two witnesses-

   (i)  neither of whom is a party to the instrument nor a relative to a party
        to it; and

   (ii) neither of whom is the person appointed as the enduring guardian or
        alternative enduring guardian (as the case may be); and

   (iii) both of whom have witnessed the instrument in the presence of the
        appointor and each other; and

   (iv) one of whom is authorised by law to witness the signing of a statutory
        declaration.