This document uses the Advance Personal Plan form prescribed by the government of the Northern Territory.
The Advance Personal Plan replaces enduring powers of attorney in the Northern Territory.
The Advance Personal Plan has a section that can be used to appoint decision makers for personal and financial matters.
It can also be used to make an advance care statement as well as legally binding advance consent decisions about medical treatment.
Document Overview:
1️⃣ The plan maker can specify conditions and limitations on the donees’ authority;
2️⃣ The plan maker can sign personally or direct another person to sign for them;
3️⃣ Details for prescribed witness can be inserted in the form if known;
4️⃣ The donee does not need to sign for the appointment to be effective.
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Formal Arrangements
Plan A ➲ EPOA
Ensure you are able to keep your Pet/s with you [as long as possible] by providing specific written directions ahead of time and including financial provision for the support of yourself, your Pet/s long-term care, maintenance, health + insurance + potentially your Pet/s carer in your Enduring Power of Attorney [EPOA] / NT Advance Person Plan.
Informal Arrangements
Plan B ➲ Friends or Family
Plan C ➲ RSPCA
Think of setting up an informal arrangement with the RSPCA as an Insurance Policy just in case for some reason your friends or family circumstances change and they are no longer in a suitable position to take on the responsibility for long-term care of your Pet/s.
RSPCA Home Ever After / Pet Bequest / Pet Legacy program
Further Reading:
For a more detailed discussion please refer to our blog article “Your Pets are Family: Providing Emergency + Long-Term Care for your Furry, Fluffy or Fine-Feathered Friends!" by James D. Ford GAICD | Principal Solicitor, Blue Ocean Law Group℠.