Any such employment will be constructed as a continuation of the contract for the employees concerned and Sandline shall be entitled to be paid accordingly on a pro-rata basis. The State and the PNG defence forces will ensure that information relating to planned operations, deployments and associated activities is restricted to only those personnel who have an essential need to be briefed in. Sandline's commanders have the right to curtail any or all planned operations which they determine are compromised as a result of failure in security. If deemed necessary due to external interest, the State shall be responsible for notifying and updating the International Community, including the United Nations and representatives of other Governments, at the appropriate time of the nature of this contract and the underlying intent to protect and keep safe from harm Papua New Guinea's Sovereign territory, its population, mineral assets and investing community. The content and timing of all such formal communications will be discussed and agreed with Sandline before release.
Payment terms are as follows.
All payments to be by way of cash funds, either in the form of electronic bank transfers or certified banker's cheques. Within 30 days of deploying the CATT, the balance of USD18,000,000. This contract is deemed to be enacted once the initial payment is recieved in full with value into such bank account as Sandline may nominate therefor. Payments are recognised as being received when they are credited as cleared funds in our account and payment receipt relies on this definition. All fees for services rendered shall be paid in advance of the period to which they relate.