This is essentially restating the limit. It says the tribunal cannot award more than $650 million. And it says that if additional funds are appropriated by Parliament to provide compensation for damages, the tribunal may award additional funds for the damage.
I want to get the sequence right. If the tribunal is sitting and hearing compensation claims, and they cross over the $650-million threshold, do they have to pause before making any other payments and then wait for Parliament to set aside new funds? If Parliament says it's a billion dollars, does the tribunal have a new limit to work towards? I want to understand how much the ex-judge is going to be influenced by what's sitting out there in available funds.