Exhibit (s)(1)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ Anthony E. Aaronson | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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Anthony E. Aaronson | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ David Elsum | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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David Elsum | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ Martin Gilbert | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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Martin Gilbert | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ Neville J. Miles | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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Neville J. Miles | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ Christian Pittard | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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Christian Pittard | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ William J. Potter | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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William J. Potter | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ Peter D. Sacks | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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Peter D. Sacks | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ Moritz Sell | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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Moritz Sell | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ John T. Sheehy | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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John T. Sheehy | ||||||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director or Officer of ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. (the “Fund”) constitutes and appoints Sander M. Bieber, David J. Harris, Wendy Fox, Jennifer O. Epstein and Victoria M. Szybillo and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-127305), and any amendments, exhibits, or supplements thereto, and to file and/or withdraw the same, with all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer of the Fund, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Power of Attorney on the date indicated below.
/s/ Hugh Young | December 12, 2005 | |||||
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Hugh Young | ||||||
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