Documents
Each document has requirements for validity. The drafts you unlock are instructions only. They are not executed or valid until you print them and sign in wet ink as Queensland law requires. A draft, digital signature or email is not enough. You arrange those signatures yourself after review.
Will — Succession Act 1981 (Qld)
- The Will must be in writing.
- You print the draft and sign in wet ink.
- Two independent adult witnesses must be present with you at the same time.
- Those witnesses then sign in your presence.
- Witnesses should not be beneficiaries, or the spouse of a beneficiary.
- It has no effect until it is signed as the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) requires.
Enduring Power of Attorney — Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld)
- An eligible witness must witness your signature (a justice of the peace, commissioner for declarations, notary public or lawyer).
- It must be signed and witnessed as the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld) requires.
- You must have capacity when you sign.
- Each attorney signs to accept the appointment.
- A draft, digital signature or email is not enough.
Advance Health Directive — Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld)
- It must be witnessed as the Queensland Advance Health Directive form (Form 4) requires, by an eligible witness.
- A doctor must complete the medical practitioner’s section.
- The AHD is not finished until that medical section is completed.
- Talk it through with your GP before you lock in CPR or life-support choices.
Review is not a substitute for wet-ink signing and witnessing.