10.5.2  Progressive works completion and handover

(a)  The Project Contracts may provide for the private party to progressively complete and handover sections of the works to government or a third party owner that will not be operated and maintained by the private party ("Returned Works"). A detailed process for this to occur may be set out in the Project Contracts to ensure that the appropriate notification to government, the third party owner and the independent verifier have occurred first.

(b)  The private party will expressly acknowledge and agree that any such progressive completion and handover will not:

(i)  constitute the government's approval of the private party's obligations under the Project Contracts;

(ii)  be taken as evidence that the work complies with the Project Contracts;

(iii)  prejudice any of the government's rights; or

(iv)  restrict the independent verifier from making any of its key determinations or forming its opinion on key issues (e.g. in relation to Completion).