Public Holidays Dates

The following days are public holidays under the National Employment Standards:

                1 January (New Year’s Day)
                26 January (Australia Day)
                Good Friday
                Easter Monday
                25 April (Anzac Day)
                Queen’s birthday holiday

(on the day it is celebrated in a state or territory or a region of a state or territory)
                25 December (Christmas Day)
                26 December (Boxing Day)

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These days may be substituted for another day under state or territory law, by agreement under the terms of an award or agreement, or between an employer and an award / agreement free employee.

Additional public holidays can also be provided under state or territory law. For example, regional public holidays that apply only in a specific area, state public holidays for Labour Day and Melbourne Cup Day in Victoria.

For more information about public holidays in your state or territory, you can contact your relevant state or territory department below. Source

State	State Department	Contact number
Victoria	Business Victoria	1800 287 287
New South Wales	NSW Government	131 628
Queensland	Fair Work Ombudsman	13 13 94
Northern Territory	Office of the Commisioner for Public Employment	(08) 8999 5511
Western Australia	Department of Commerce	1300 655 266
South Australia	SafeWork SA	1300 365 255
Tasmania	Tasmania Online	1300 366 322
Australian Capital Territory	Office of Regulatory Services	(02) 6207 3000

 

Public Holidays

 

A well planned get together or a super shopping spree are successful only when you are sure of being off work. Well! To put it in a clear sense, public holidays are considered as the best days for a get together, a visit to a friend’s house or a super shopping spree to relish your senses and relieve yourself from the work pressure that you undergo every day. However, apart from fun-filled holidays, there are some public holidays that are declared with a strong reason behind.

 

Public holidays are the holidays declared by the Government and are less likely to change. Most public holidays are those days that hold great significance with respect to certain situations that have happened in the Nation during the past.

 

Unlike the festivals like Christmas that are however considered significant, public holidays also include certain days like Anzac day that commemorates the sacrifice that military troops did to win the battle during World War I.

 

Not all public holidays are meant to celebrate. Some of them are to commemorate the strength of people during certain sacrifices, defeats, struggles, pain and unhealthy incidents.

 

Public holidays like Mother’s day or Father’s day are meant to celebrated parenthood. This day should be made the best day in the lives of parents. Though a day isn’t enough to convey the gratitude towards parents, it is declared at least to make people realize the importance of parenthood, the struggles parents face and the sacrifices they do to raise their children.

 

A deep thought on the declaration of public holidays reveals the necessity. At least a single day is devoted and dedicated to those who deserve commemoration. Otherwise, with the busy schedules in life, people hardly find any time to remember those who sacrificed their lives and pay a tribute to them.

 

 

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Disclaimer - All public holidays are correct at the time of printing. Holiday dates are determined by each state authority and are subject to change. Please ensure you check relevant holiday dates for each state before making a holiday booking.