17.1  Calculation of Compensation

Where the private party is entitled to Compensation for a Compensation Event, the private party will be entitled to its reasonable incremental costs and expenses incurred as a direct result of a Compensation Event as reasonably assessed by government.54 Government has the right to appoint an independent party to audit any information prepared by the private party in this regard.

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54  Any government determination of such costs will be subject to the private party's right to refer such determination to dispute resolution by an independent expert in accordance with Chapter 30 (Dispute resolution).