(a) If following:
(i) the issue of a Statement of Proposed Augmentation by the State to Project Co; or
(ii) the submission of an Initial Augmentation Proposal by Project Co to the State,
the State decides to proceed with an Augmentation Process in respect of the proposed Augmentation, the State and Project Co must agree:
(iii) the entity who will lead the development of the Augmentation, and be the State's primary point of contact for the Augmentation Process (whether Project Co or another entity) (Lead Proponent);
(iv) the entity who will deliver the Augmentation (whether Project Co or another entity) (Delivery Proponent); and
(v) the entity that will enter into the Augmentation Process Deed with the State,
(each a Proponent and together the Proponents).
(b) The Lead Proponent must have sufficient assets to support the Lead Proponent's obligations and liabilities under the Augmentation Process Deed.
(c) If Project Co is not a Proponent, the State may also require Project Co to enter into the Augmentation Process Deed for certain specified purposes including:
(i) to commit to enter into Augmentation Documents relevant to it;
(ii) to release the State from liabilities in respect of the Augmentation;
(iii) to licence Intellectual Property Rights to the State; and
(iv) to meet the other "Project Co" obligations as specified in this Schedule and included in the Augmentation Process Deed.
(d) Project Co must negotiate, and procure that the Proponents negotiate, in good faith with the State to agree and execute an Augmentation Process Deed.
(e) The parties acknowledge and agree that subject to section 1.2, the principles set out in Part 2 will be adopted for the purpose of agreeing an Augmentation Process Deed.
(f) Where the Proponent comprises more than one entity or is a consortium, the obligations and liabilities of the Proponent under the Augmentation Process Deed must apply to each Proponent jointly and severally unless otherwise agreed by the State.