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CurrentPower of court to determine questions about compromises and settlements
Part 6Case management and interlocutory matters
Division 3Other powers of court
73 Power of court to determine questions about compromises and settlements
(1)
In any proceedings, the court—
(a)
has and may exercise jurisdiction to determine any question in dispute between the parties to the proceedings as to whether, and on what terms, the proceedings have been compromised or settled between them, and
(b)
may make such orders as it considers appropriate to give effect to any such determination.
(2)
This section does not limit the jurisdiction that the court may otherwise have in relation to the determination of any such question.
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