Exhibit 24

                        LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                        SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

       Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Cameron Billingsley, Salesh Balak, and Andrew
Denver, signing singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

       (1)   Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
             capacity as an officer and/or a director of Universal Biosensors
             Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto)
             in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act
             of 1934 (the "Act") and the rules thereunder;

       (2)   Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
             undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
             execute any such Forms 3, 4, and 5 and timely file such Forms with
             the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
             exchange or similar authority; and

       (3)   Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
             foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
             benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the
             undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
             such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
             limited power of attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
             such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
             such attorney-in- fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisit,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in- fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this limited power of attorney and all rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-
fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

       This limited power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of, and transactions in securities issued
by, the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in- fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this limited power of
attorney to be executed as of this 25th of February, 2016.


      /s/ David L. Hoey
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      David L. Hoey
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