The Province estimated that as the award decision did not provide for the possibility of the aid being withdrawn, it was bound by this decision and obliged to award the aid, or risk Farm Dairy taking legal action against it.
Provints oli seisukohal, et kuna abi andmise otsuses ei olnud abi tagasinõudmise võimalust ette nähtud, on see otsus provintsi jaoks siduv ja ta on kohustatud abi andma, sest vastasel korral võib Farm Dairy võtta õiguslikke meetmeid.