(1) The Minister for Finance may, by notice in the Gazette , declare a specified day to be the substantial minority sale day.
(2) The day to be specified in the notice under subsection ( 1) is the day that, in the opinion of the Minister for Finance, is the first day after the commencement of this Part on which a substantial minority of voting shares in Qantas were acquired by a person, or persons, other than the Commonwealth or a nominee of the Commonwealth.