(1) This section applies to a day and a particular ASTA subsidiary if:
(a) the day is before the ASTA sale day; and
(b) the day is before the end of the period of 2 years beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and
(c) in the opinion of the Minister, the day is the first day after 12 October 1994 on which a majority of the voting shares in the subsidiary are acquired by a person, or persons, other than:
(i) ASTA or a nominee of ASTA; or
(ii) the Commonwealth or a nominee of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Minister must, by notice in the Gazette , declare the day to be the sale day for the subsidiary.
(3) The notice must be published within 14 days after the day concerned.