6.2.9 Legislative and Government policy risk

Legislative and Government policy risk is the risk that Government will exercise its powers and immunities, including but not limited to the power to legislate and determine policy, in a way which negatively impacts or disadvantages the project.

Government will accept some aspects of this risk by:

•  warranting its ability to contract; and

•  agreeing to accept the risk of certain changes in law (see further Chapter 24 (Change in Law) of the Risk Allocation and Commercial Principles for PFPs).