NSW Legislation
Public Holidays Act 2010 No 115
An Act to provide for the public holidays to be observed in the State; and for other purposes.
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act This Act is the Public Holidays Act 2010.
2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on 31 December 2010, except as provided by subsection (2). (2) Schedule 2.2 commences on 31 December 2011.
3 Definitions (1) In this Act— Director-General means the Director-General of the Department of Services, Technology and Administration. public holiday means a day or part-day declared to be a public holiday by or under this Act. (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
Part 2 Public holidays
4 Standard public holidays The following public holidays are declared for the whole State— (a) New Year's Day Public holiday on 1 January. When 1 January is a Saturday or Sunday, there is to be an additional public holiday on the following Monday. (b) Australia Day Public holiday on 26 January. When 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, there is to be no public holiday on that day and instead the following Monday is to be a public holiday. (c) Good Friday Public holiday on the Friday publicly observed as Good Friday. (d) Easter Saturday Public holiday on the day after Good Friday. (e) Easter Sunday Public holiday on the Sunday following Good Friday. (f) Easter Monday Public holiday on the Monday following Good Friday. (g) Anzac Day Public holiday on 25 April. (h) King's Birthday Public holiday on the second Monday in June. (i) Labour Day Public holiday on the first Monday in October. (j) Christmas Day Public holiday on 25 December. When 25 December is a Saturday, there is to be an additional public holiday on the following Monday. When 25 December is a Sunday, there is to be an additional public holiday on the following Tuesday. (k) Boxing Day Public holiday on 26 December. When 26 December is a Saturday, there is to be an additional public holiday on the following Monday. When 26 December is a Sunday, there is to be an additional public holiday on the following Tuesday.
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