The Guardianship and Administration Act 1993 s 25 provides the ability to make an enduring power of guardianship.

Enduring powers of attorney and enduring powers of guardianship are different in that they deal with different aspects of peoples lives. They are both arrangements which allow a person to plan ahead, thereby providing a possible alternative to the involvement of the Guardianship Board at a later stage in someone's life should they become legally incapacitated.

Appointing an enduring guardian is different from making an enduring power of attorney. An enduring power of attorney refers to the management of a person's financial affairs whereas an enduring power of guardianship refers to making personal decisions, for example, where the person should live, recreation decisions or consenting to or refusing medical treatment.