(1) The Commonwealth may grant an airport lease under this section.
(2) The Commonwealth must not grant an airport lease under this section unless the lessee is a company none of whose shares are beneficially owned by the Commonwealth.
(3) If a purported lease contravenes subsection ( 2), it is of no effect.
Note: In addition to the requirements of subsection ( 2), a grant must comply with the rules in Part 2 of the Airports Act 1996 .