Form: 3/A

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

March 17, 2006

POA DOCUMENT

Published on March 17, 2006

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS




KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, David J.

FitzPatrick, have by these presents constituted and appointed and in my

place and stead put Leslie J. Parrette, Jr., Christopher Courts, Shannon

Curran, Michael Shelby, and Marion Greenhalgh, severally, to be my true
and
lawful attorneys, for me and in my name to sign, file or register,

electronically or otherwise, with the appropriate authorities all

information, documents or filings in relation to the reporting required
by
law of any trading of my securities in Novelis Inc.

I DECLARE
that
the power conferred in this Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force
and effect until due notice in writing of its revocation shall have
been
given by me.

FURTHER, I ratify and confirm whatsoever my
attorney
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.


THIS Power of Attorney hereby revokes all previous
Powers of Attorney in
respect of the subject matter hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF I have set
my hand this 12th day of March, 2006.



/s/ David J.
FitzPatrick