Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Act 2009 (ACT)

Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Act 2009

A2009-46

An Act to amend the Holidays Act 1958

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Act 2009.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Holidays Act 1958.

4. Public holidays
   New section 3 (1) (a) (viiia)

   insert

   (viiia)Family and Community Day;

5. Section 3 (5)

   omit

   an award

   substitute

   a modern award

6. Section 3 (6)

   substitute

   (6)In this section:

   Family and Community Day means—

   (a)the Monday after term 3 of the ACT school terms; or

   (b)if that Monday is Labour Day—the next Monday.

   NoteFor the ACT school terms—see award—see the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth), part 2-3.

   substituted public holiday means a day that is a public holiday because another day mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is a Saturday or Sunday.

7. Union picnic day
   Section 5

   omit

8. Awards
   Schedule 1

   omit

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 15 October 2009.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 25 November 2009.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Bill 2009, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 17 November 2009.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2009