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Airports Act 1996
59Majority of directors must be Australian citizens or Australian residents
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#### 59 Majority of directors must be Australian citizens or Australian residents
(1) An airport‑operator company must ensure that a majority of its directors are:
(a) Australian citizens; or
(b) foreign citizens ordinarily resident in Australia.
(2) A contravention of subsection (1) is not an offence. However, a contravention of subsection (1) is a ground for obtaining an injunction under Part 15.
(3) A contravention of subsection (1) does not affect the validity of any transaction.