12.6  Next steps

If the State elects to progress the whole or part of the Augmentation or the Augmentation Proposal (including by requiring the Proponent to enter into an Augmentation Process Deed in accordance with the Augmentation Process Schedule), the Proponent must diligently progress the further development of the Augmentation Proposal and the Augmentation and:

(a)  negotiate in good faith;

(b)  allocate sufficient resources and time for negotiation; and 

(c)  cooperate with the State,

in the further development of the Augmentation Proposal and the Augmentation.