37Matters that may be taken into account when exercising settlement powers

#### 37 Matters that may be taken into account when exercising settlement powers 37 Matters that may be taken into account when exercising settlement powers > > (1) When deciding whether to make orders to give effect to a settlement reached by parties to proceedings, the Tribunal is to take into account the interests of any vulnerable person (whether or not a party to the proceedings) if the Tribunal considers that— > > > > > (a) the person may be directly affected by the orders because the person is a party to, or the subject of, the proceedings concerned, and > > > > > (b) it is appropriate to do so in the circumstances. > > > (2) Nothing in this rule limits the matters to which the Tribunal may have regard when deciding whether to make orders to give effect to a settlement. > > > (3) In this rule— > > > > vulnerable person means— > > > > > (a) a minor, or > > > > > (b) a person who is totally or partially incapable of representing himself or herself in proceedings before the Tribunal because the person is intellectually, physically, psychologically or sensorily disabled, of advanced age, a mentally incapacitated person or otherwise disabled.