---
title: "Review existing enduring powers, guardianship orders and advance care directives"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/review-existing-enduring-powers-guardianship-orders-and-advance-care-dir"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A18-T1-R10"
practice_area: "Elder Law & Powers of Attorney / Guardianship"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Review existing enduring powers, guardianship orders and advance care directives

> Compare the instruments, identify which is current, list inconsistencies, expiry/revocation issues and registration gaps.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/review-existing-enduring-powers-guardianship-orders-and-advance-care-dir  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Elder Law & Powers of Attorney / Guardianship](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Compare the instruments, identify which is current, list inconsistencies, expiry/revocation issues and registration gaps. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide which instrument is in force; it is a legal conclusion Confirm against the register where one exists |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Potential support includes extracting and organising information and preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.
- Why: The plan reflects the described work and review requirements. Policy colours are not used to determine permission or checking.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
2. Confirm instructions and personal circumstances through appropriate direct engagement. Have the responsible lawyer assess safety, capacity or vulnerability concerns and escalation.
3. Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
4. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
5. Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.

## Notes

- Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Enduring power of attorney (ACT approved form AF2017-45): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-act-enduring-power-of-attorney.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to approved form AF2017-45, the enduring power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act 2006 (ACT), section 96. Notified on 6 February 2017 and effective on 8 March 2017.… |
| [Health direction (ACT approved form AF2017-46): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-act-health-direction.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to approved form AF2017-46, the health direction under the Medical Treatment (Health Directions) Act 2006 (ACT), section 21. Notified on 6 February 2017 and effective on 8 March 2017.… |
| [Revocation of an enduring power of attorney, with notices to the attorney, banks and NSW Land Registry Services](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/revocation-of-enduring-power-of-attorney-and-notices.md) | Notice | Yellow | An instrument by which a principal with capacity revokes an enduring power of attorney, a notice of revocation to each attorney, a letter to banks and others holding a copy, and the steps to… |
| [Statement of Choices (ACT advance care planning): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-act-statement-of-choices.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the ACT Statement of Choices form for a competent adult, on the advance care planning page. The page gives no approved-form number. The booklet includes the form. The PDF was not opened.… |
| [Advance Personal Plan (Northern Territory): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-nt-advance-personal-plan.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Northern Territory Advance Personal Plan form. The page gives no form number.… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/review-existing-enduring-powers-guardianship-orders-and-advance-care-dir/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*