How we apply fees and charges for Wills and powers of attorney
Queensland Public Trustee has been helping Queenslanders prepare Wills for over 100 years. Preparing both Wills and powers of attorney are two of the many important services we provide to the community.
Wills
Queensland Public Trustee prepares Wills free of charge as a community service for all Queenslanders.
Whether you appoint Queensland Public Trustee* as your executor or not, there will be no fee charged when you make your Will with us. We can also provide free secure storage for your original Will after it is signed.
Book an appointment to make your Will with us or contact us on 1300 360 044 if you have any questions.
*Please note that we call ourselves Queensland Public Trustee to encompass our whole organisation and all of its work, but the formal legal name and entity is Public Trustee of Queensland under the Public Trustee Act 1978.
Our fees and charges for powers of attorney
Queensland Public Trustee prepares enduring powers of attorney and when called for, we can also prepare general power of attorney documents. Fees are charged by Queensland Public Trustee for the preparation of these documents and some other services we provide relating to powers of attorney.
An enduring power of attorney is an important document which allows you to appoint someone you trust as your attorney to make personal/health and/or financial decisions for you. Under an enduring power of attorney, the attorney is able to make decisions for you when you lose the capacity to make those decisions yourself. Our standard preparation fees for an enduring power of attorney are as follows:
- $209.15 for an individual
- $318.55 for a couple.
These fees cover the cost of preparation of the enduring power of attorney.
Note: Sometimes a person will appoint Queensland Public Trustee* as their financial attorney in an enduring power of attorney. When Queensland Public Trustee acts as a financial attorney, fees apply for financial administration based on your individual circumstances. For more information about our fees to act as a financial attorney, you can have a look at our fees and charges for financial administration.
Other fees for our power of attorney services are:
Service | Fee |
|---|---|
Preparation of a general power of attorney | $120.85 |
Preparation of a revocation (cancellation) of a general or enduring power of attorney | $92.15 |
If Queensland Public Trustee is required to attend a location outside one of our offices to prepare a power of attorney document, there is an attendance fee | $53.00 |
| Registration of an enduring power of attorney with the Land Titles Office | $53.00 |
Book an appointment to make your enduring power of attorney or contact us on 1300 360 044 if you have any questions.
*If you are going to appoint us as your financial attorney, you should use our formal legal name of The Public Trustee of Queensland in accordance with the Public Trustee Act 1978.