Public Holiday Christmas Eve Qld

Queensland sat dec 24 regional holiday.

Public holiday christmas eve qld. With this change queensland becomes the third australian state to observe a public holiday in the evening of christmas eve following northern territory and south australia. Queensland has a part day public holiday for christmas eve from 6 pm to midnight. Thursday 24 december christmas eve from 6pm to midnight friday 25 december christmas day.

Australia day public holiday if 26 january is a saturday or sunday the public holiday is to be observed on the following monday. Even if it is not a public holiday be aware that many businesses in europe will give. The effect of a declaration of a part day public holiday on christmas eve will activate the public holiday provisions of the fair work act 2009 cwlth the industrial relations act 2016 qld and industrial instruments for all employees in the national workplace relations system and the queensland industrial relations system.

Legislation to establish the part day public holiday on christmas eve was passed by queensland parliament on wednesday. Christmas eve has now been officially legislated as a part day public holiday from 6pm until midnight. Queensland is not the first to declare the part day public holiday but with less than a month until the new holiday happens the late change to the list of gazetted holidays is causing some confusion for queensland businesses.

This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for queensland. South australia sat dec 24 regional holiday. Countries and regions which officially have christmas eve as a public holiday are shown on the right.

Monday 28 december additional public holiday for boxing day. From christmas day 2011 the holidays act 1983 provides for an extra public holiday to be added when christmas day boxing day or new year s day falls on a weekend. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced so please check back regularly for updates.

It will officially kick in from 6 00pm on december 24 and will remain in. Qld state government plans to make christmas eve from 6pm a public holiday. Saturday 26 december boxing day.