Queensland Public Holiday Xmas Eve

Late this week queensland gazetted a new public holiday a part day from 6pm to midnight on christmas eve.

Queensland public holiday xmas eve. It will officially kick in from 6 00pm on december 24 and will remain in. Saturday 26 december boxing day. South australia and northern territory have a part day public holiday for christmas eve from 7 pm to 12 midnight.

Public holiday dates for previous years. From 2019 the holidays act 1983 provides for a part day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on christmas eve 24 december. For more information on public holidays in queensland eg.

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. Qld state government plans to make christmas eve from 6pm a public holiday. 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.

Like most countries australia recognises christmas as a public holiday. 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. Queensland is the third australian jurisdiction to implement a christmas eve part day public holiday following similar moves by south australia and the northern territory.

Minister for education. View public holiday dates for 2018. This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for queensland.

Legislation to establish the part day public holiday on christmas eve was passed by queensland parliament on wednesday. Christmas eve to become a public holiday in queensland and australians want it introduced for the entire country. Queensland has a part day public holiday for christmas eve from 6 pm to midnight.