EXHIBIT 7 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-6

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Russell Langtry Chenu, Robert Ernest Cox and Paul Bokota, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute a registration statement on Form F-4 relating to the registration of Ordinary Shares, a registration statement on Form F-6 relating to the registration of American Depositary Shares of James Hardie Industries SE and a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the registration of securities offered to employees and directors pursuant to employee benefit plans and to sign any and all amendments and supplements to such registration statements, including post-effective amendments, and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and other instruments necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary or desirable to be done, and to take or cause to be taken any and all such further actions in connection with such registration statements as such attorney-in-fact and agent, in his sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This power of attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.