Statutory Holidays Act 2000 (TAS)

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Statutory Holidays Act 2000

An Act to specify statutory holidays that are to be public holidays, to make certain days a holiday for certain persons and to repeal the Bank Holidays Act 1919

[Royal Assent 13 December 2000]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Statutory Holidays Act 2000. 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Interpretation (1)  In this Act – public notice means a notice published – (a) in the Gazette; and (b) in one or more newspapers generally circulating in the State; repealed Act means the Bank Holidays Act 1919; statutory holiday means a day or part of a day specified in sections 4 and 5. (2)  Any reference to a public holiday, bank holiday or bank part holiday in any award or registered agreement under the Industrial Relations Act 1984, any other agreement or any enactment of this State is taken to be a reference to a statutory holiday. PART 2Statutory Holidays4Statutory holidays [Section 4 Amended by No. 35 of 2010, s. 5, Applied:03 Dec 2010] The following are statutory holidays to be observed as public holidays generally: (a) New Year’s Day (1 January), unless that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case the Monday following New Year’s Day; (b) Australia Day (26 January), unless that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case the following Monday; (c) the second Monday in March, known as Eight Hours Day or Labour Day; (d) Good Friday; (e) Easter Monday; (f) [Section 4 Amended by No. 35 of 2010, s. 5, Applied:03 Dec 2010] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   (g) Anzac Day (25 April); (h) the second Monday in June, for the anniversary of the birthday of the Sovereign; (ha) [Section 4 Amended by No. 24 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:11 Sep 2022] [Section 4 Amended by No. 24 of 2022, s. 5, Applied:31 Dec 2022] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   (i) [Section 4 Amended by No. 35 of 2010, s. 5, Applied:03 Dec 2010] Christmas Day (25 December); (ia) [Section 4 Amended by No. 35 of 2010, s. 5, Applied:03 Dec 2010] if Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the Monday following Christmas Day; (ib) [Section 4 Amended by No. 35 of 2010, s. 5, Applied:03 Dec 2010] if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, the Tuesday following Christmas Day; (j) Boxing Day (26 December), unless that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case – (i) the Monday following Boxing Day, if that day falls on a Saturday; or (ii) the Tuesday following Boxing Day, if that day falls on a Sunday. 5Local statutory holidays (1)  [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No.…

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