sec.245Settlements or damages awards

### sec.245 Settlements or damages awards This section applies if, in a civil proceeding— the court sanctions a settlement between another person and an adult or orders an amount to be paid by another person to an adult; and the court considers the adult is a person with impaired capacity for a matter. The court may exercise all the powers of the tribunal under chapter 3 . Chapter 3 applies to the court in its exercise of these powers as if the court were the tribunal. As soon as practicable after a court makes an order under this section, the registrar of the court must give a copy of the order to the tribunal. Also, after the order is made, the registrar must, if requested by the tribunal, give the tribunal a copy of the part of the record of proceedings that is relevant to making the order. A fee is not payable to the court for a copy of part of the record of proceedings under subsection (5) . In this section— court means the Supreme Court or the District Court. settlement includes compromise or acceptance of an amount paid into court. s 245 amd 2010 No. 42 s 75 (sec.245-ssec.1) This section applies if, in a civil proceeding— the court sanctions a settlement between another person and an adult or orders an amount to be paid by another person to an adult; and the court considers the adult is a person with impaired capacity for a matter. (sec.245-ssec.2) The court may exercise all the powers of the tribunal under chapter 3 . (sec.245-ssec.3) Chapter 3 applies to the court in its exercise of these powers as if the court were the tribunal. (sec.245-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after a court makes an order under this section, the registrar of the court must give a copy of the order to the tribunal. (sec.245-ssec.5) Also, after the order is made, the registrar must, if requested by the tribunal, give the tribunal a copy of the part of the record of proceedings that is relevant to making the order. (sec.245-ssec.6) A fee is not payable to the court for a copy of part of the record of proceedings under subsection (5) . (sec.245-ssec.7) In this section— court means the Supreme Court or the District Court. settlement includes compromise or acceptance of an amount paid into court. - (a) the court sanctions a settlement between another person and an adult or orders an amount to be paid by another person to an adult; and - (b) the court considers the adult is a person with impaired capacity for a matter.