--- title: "Enduring power of attorney (Queensland, short form and long form): choosing the form, attorney eligibility and witnessing" url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-qld-enduring-power-of-attorney" type: "precedent" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "a18-form-qld-enduring-power-of-attorney" area_id: "A18" kind: "form" ai_level: "yellow" version: 1 task_ids: ["A18-T1-R1", "A18-T1-R2", "A18-X20260927-1"] law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18" --- # Enduring power of attorney (Queensland, short form and long form): choosing the form, attorney eligibility and witnessing > Link to the Queensland Government's guide to making an enduring power of attorney, with the short and long forms, attorney eligibility, multiple attorneys, the eligible witnesses and what they certify, and attorney… Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-qld-enduring-power-of-attorney Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt Link to the Queensland Government's guide to making an enduring power of attorney, with the short and long forms, attorney eligibility, multiple attorneys, the eligible witnesses and what they certify, and attorney acceptance. ## Key facts - Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one. - Practice area: [Elder Law & Powers of Attorney / Guardianship](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship.md) - Jurisdictions: Queensland - AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use. - Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 - Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at qld.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Queensland. ## When to use it Use when a Queensland client wants to appoint attorneys for personal (including health) matters, financial matters, or both. ## Used for these tasks - [Draft an enduring power of attorney (financial) from the instructions](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship.md#A18-T1-R1) - [Draft an enduring personal/health decision-making appointment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/draft-an-enduring-personal-health-decision-making-appointment.md) - [Build the execution and witnessing plan for an enduring instrument before signing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship.md#A18-X20260927-1) ## How AI may be used AI may help prepare the form from the client's confirmed instructions inside the firm's checked process and plan the signing and witnessing; the lawyer takes the instructions alone with the client, checks capacity and every entry in each instrument, and supervises execution. **AI may:** - Transfer confirmed instructions (attorneys, how they act, when the power starts, limits) into a checking sheet for the lawyer - Check the completed form against the instructions and list every difference - Build the execution plan: who signs, which witnesses are eligible, and the order of signing and acceptance - Draft a plain-language explanation of the signed instrument for the client, for the lawyer to check **AI must not:** - Must not take instructions from anyone other than the person making the instrument - Must not assess the person's capacity or whether they are acting freely - Must not choose the attorneys, the way they act, or any limits or conditions - Must not sign, witness or certify anything **The lawyer checks:** - Correct form: short form (the same attorneys, or one kind of matter) or long form (different attorneys for personal and financial matters) - Each attorney is eligible: 18 or over, has capacity, and is not a paid carer (now or in the past 3 years), health provider, residential service provider, or (for financial matters) bankrupt - No more than 4 joint attorneys, and the way multiple attorneys act stated - Signed before an eligible witness (JP, commissioner for declarations, lawyer or notary) who certifies the person appeared to understand and signed voluntarily - Each attorney has signed to accept the appointment ## Authorities - [Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld)](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-022) - [Queensland Government, Making and ending an enduring power of attorney](https://www.qld.gov.au/justice/powers-attorney-guardianship/powers-of-attorney/make-end-enduring) - [Queensland Government publications, Enduring power of attorney – short form](https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/power-of-attorney-and-advance-health-directive-forms/resource/4a5d8235-28d3-4bee-af76-b5cb92b4d787) ## Official form [Official form](https://www.qld.gov.au/justice/powers-attorney-guardianship/powers-of-attorney/make-end-enduring) ## Where this comes from The official form is published by qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18. ## Full text and drafting notes The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-qld-enduring-power-of-attorney and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm. *Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*