Public holidays
|
Holiday |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
New Year's Day |
Sunday 1 January Monday 2 January2 |
Monday 1 January |
Tuesday 1 January |
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Australia Day |
Thursday 26 January |
Friday 26 January |
Monday 28 January3 |
|
Good Friday |
Friday 14 April |
Friday 30 March |
Friday 19 April |
|
The day after Good Friday |
Saturday 15 April |
Saturday 31 March |
Saturday 20 April |
|
Easter Sunday |
Sunday 16 April5 |
Sunday 1 April5 |
Sunday 21 April5 |
|
Easter Monday |
Monday 17 April |
Monday 2 April |
Monday 22 April |
|
Anzac Day |
Tuesday 25 April |
Wednesday 25 April |
Thursday 25 April |
|
Labour Day |
Monday 1 May4 |
Monday 7 May4 |
Monday 6 May4 |
|
Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)1Other show holidays |
Wednesday 16 August |
Wednesday 15 August |
Wednesday 14 August |
|
Queen’s Birthday |
Monday 2 October4 |
Monday 1 October4 |
Monday 7 October4 |
|
Christmas Day |
Monday 25 December |
Tuesday 25 December |
Wednesday 25 December |
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Boxing Day |
Tuesday 26 December |
Wednesday 26 December |
Thursday 26 December |
- The Royal National Agricultural (RNA) Show Day (Brisbane only) is held on the Wednesday during the RNA Show period. The RNA Show commences on the first Friday in August, unless the first Friday is prior to 5 August, then it commences on the second Friday of August.
- 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.
- Australia Day public holiday – if 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, the public holiday is to be observed on the following Monday.
- Labour Day public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in May and the Birthday of the Sovereign (Queen’s Birthday) public holiday is to be observed on the first Monday in October. These arrangements have been in place since 2016 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 13 October 2015).
- Easter Sunday is appointed as a public holiday. These arrangements have been in place since 2017 following amendments to the Holidays Act 1983 (passed by Parliament on 1 December 2016).