ACT Public Holidays 2016

To assist subscribers using workplace preparing for next year, the declared and anticipated public holidays for 2016 per state and territory are published below. The holidays could be subject to change (including additional holidays) by proclamation or gazettal with the relevant state or territory government. An employee’s entitlement to your ACT school holidays is determined because of the Fair Work Act 2009 (ss114-116), established track record state or territory public holiday law, plus the applicable modern award or enterprise agreement, which takes care of the employees duties. Subscribers will probably be advised from a change to the date of observance of the public holiday or even the declaration of a typical additional public holiday. 

National public holidays – 2016

New Year’s Day – Friday, 1 January
Australia Day – Tuesday, 26 January
Good Friday – Friday, 25 March
Easter Saturday (except Tas & WA) – Saturday, 26 March
Easter Monday – Monday, 28 March
Anzac Day – Monday, 25 April
Queen’s Birthday (except WA) – Monday, 13 June
Boxing Day – Monday, 26 December
Additional holiday (Christmas Day) – Tuesday, 27 December

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra Day – Monday, 14 March
Family & Community Day – Monday, 26 September
Labour Day – Monday, 3 October

New South Wales

Easter Sunday – Sunday, 27 March
Labour Day – Monday, 3 October
Christmas Day – Sunday, 25 December

Northern Territory

May Day – Monday, 2 May
Picnic Day – Monday, 1 August

Queensland

Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only) – Wednesday, 17 August
Labour Day – Monday, 3 October
Christmas Day – Sunday, 25 December

South Australia

March public holiday – Monday, 14 March
Labour Day – Monday, 3 October
Christmas Eve – Saturday, 24 December (7.00 pm–midnight) (part-day holiday)
New Year’s Eve – Saturday, 31 December (7.00 pm–midnight) (part-day holiday)

Tasmania

Royal Hobart Regatta (south of Oatlands) – Monday, 8 February
Eight Hours Day – Monday, 14 March
Recreation Day (each of the parts of the State that do not observe Royal Hobart Regatta) – Monday, 7 November
Christmas Day – Sunday, 25 December

Victoria

Easter Sunday – Sunday, 27 March
Labour Day – Monday, 14 March
AFL Grand Final Eve – date for being determined
Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday, 1 November

Western Australia

Labour Day – Monday, 7 March
Western Australia Day – Monday, 6 June
Queen’s Birthday holiday – Monday, 26 September
Christmas Day – Sunday, 25 December

Payment for your public holiday

Payment for just about any work performed by a staff member on a public holiday is determined with the applicable modern award (governed by the transitional provisions of established track record award), or enterprise agreement. Payment for work performed over a public holiday to have an award/agreement-free employee is at the mercy of the individual’s contract of employment.

Local or regional holidays

It should also be noted a public holiday is usually declared for a particular region or locality in a state or maybe a territory. Reference must be made to established track record state or territory government web site to determine the date of an local or regional Victorian school holidays 2016.