26.19  Acceleration

If the State gives Project Co a Change Response to accelerate in response to a Change Notice submitted by Project Co under clause 26.7 or clause 26.16 (as applicable) in accordance with the Change Compensation Principles:

(a)  (Project Co must accelerate): Project Co must accelerate the relevant part, or the whole, of the Development Activities to overcome or minimise the extent and effect of some or all of the delay as set out in the Change Response including, if required, in order to achieve Acceptance by the relevant Date for Acceptance; and

(b)  (entitlement to actual costs): if Project Co would, but for the instruction, have been entitled to an extension of time to the relevant Date for Acceptance for the cause of the delay, Project Co will be entitled to claim compensation as set out in Item 5 of Table 1 of the Change Compensation Principles, which will be calculated and determined in accordance with the Change Compensation Principles.