Public and Bank Holidays Amendment Act 2026

 

Public and Bank Holidays Amendment Act 2026

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title2

2.Commencement2

Part 2 — Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 amended

3.Act amended3

4.Section 3 amended3

5.Second Schedule amended3

Part 3 — Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 amended

6.Act amended5

7.Schedule 1 amended5

 

Public and Bank Holidays Amendment Act 2026

No. 19 of 2026

An Act to amend the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 and the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

[Assented to 28 October 2026]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

 

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Short title

This is the Public and Bank Holidays Amendment Act 2026.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

(b)the rest of the Act — on 1 January 2028.

Part 2 — Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 amended

3.Act amended

This Part amends the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972.

4.Section 3 amended

(1)In section 3(2) delete “Easter Sunday regardless of whether the instrument makes reference to Easter Sunday.” and insert:

 

Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Show Day, regardless of whether the instrument makes reference to those public holidays.

 

(2)In section 3(3) delete “Easter Sunday public holiday solely because Easter Sunday” and insert:

 

Easter Saturday or Easter Sunday public holiday solely because Easter Saturday or Easter Sunday

 

5.Second Schedule amended

(1)In the Second Schedule delete “Labour Day (Monday on or first Monday following the 1st March).” and insert:

 

Labour Day (the 2nd Monday in March or, when that day falls on the next Monday following a 2nd Saturday in March that is a date fixed for polling under the Electoral Act 1907 section 71(5)(a), the 3rd Monday in March).

 

(2)In the Second Schedule after “Good Friday.” insert:

 

Easter Saturday (the Saturday before Easter Sunday).

 

(3)In the Second Schedule delete “Western Australia Day (Monday on or first Monday following the 1st June).”.

(4)In the Second Schedule delete “Celebration Day for the Anniversary of the Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign (day to be appointed for each year by proclamation published in the Government Gazette at least 3 weeks before the day so appointed).” and insert:

 

Celebration Day for the Anniversary of the Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign (the 2nd Monday in June).

Show Day (day to be appointed for each year by proclamation published in the Gazette at least 3 weeks before the appointed day).

Western Australia Day (the 2nd Monday in November).

 

Part 3 — Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 amended

6.Act amended

This Part amends the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

7.Schedule 1 amended

(1)In Schedule 1 after “Good Friday.” insert:

 

Easter Saturday.

 

(2)In Schedule 1 delete “Western Australia Day.”.

(3)In Schedule 1 delete “Celebration Day for the anniversary of the birthday of the reigning Sovereign (the day appointed by proclamation published in the Gazette under the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972).” and insert:

 

Celebration Day for the Anniversary of the Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign.

Show Day (the day appointed by proclamation published in the Gazette under the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972).

Western Australia Day.

 

 

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