{"id":"BILL-TAS-statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026-14-of-2026","name":"Statutory Holidays Amendment Bill 2026","slug":"statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2026-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446205,"registerId":"BILL-TAS-statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026-14-of-2026:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-08T16:48:58.899Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Statutory Holidays Amendment Bill 2026\n\n[Bill 14]-VI\nTASMANIA\n__________\nSTATUTORY HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT BILL\n2026\n__________\nCONTENTS\n1. Short title\n2. Commencement\n3. Principal Act\n4. Section 4 amended (Statutory holidays)\n5. Repeal of Act\n\n2\n\n[Bill 14] 3\nSTATUTORY HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT BILL\n2026\nThis Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is\nnow ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.\nLAURA ROSS, Clerk of the House\n6 May 2026\n(Brought in by Joshua Barton Willie, MP, Member for Clark)\nA BILL FOR\nAn Act to amend the Statutory Holidays Act 2000\nBe it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by\nand with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and\nHouse of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:\n1. Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Statutory Holidays\nAmendment Act 2026.\n2. Commencement\nThis Act commences on the day on which this\nAct receives the Royal Assent.\n3. Principal Act\nIn this Act, the Statutory Holidays Act 2000* is\nreferred to as the Principal Act.\n_______________________________________________________________\n*No. 96 of 2000\n\nStatutory Holidays Amendment Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 4\n4\n4. Section 4 amended (Statutory holidays)\nSection 4 of the Principal Act is amended by\ninserting after paragraph (d) the following\nparagraph:\n(da) Easter Sunday;\n5. Repeal of Act\nThis Act is repealed on the first anniversary of\nthe day on which it commenced.\nGovernment Printer, Tasmania","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Bill is highly targeted and remains strictly confined to its original intent of adding Easter Sunday to the statutory holiday list."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely brief structure consisting of only five clauses.","Performs a single, highly specific text insertion ('Easter Sunday') into Section 4 of the Principal Act.","Contains standard machinery clauses, including commencement upon Royal Assent and a routine automatic self-repeal on its first anniversary."],"plain_english_summary":"This Bill makes Easter Sunday a statutory holiday in Tasmania, adding it to the Statutory Holidays Act so it is legally recognised as a public holiday. A one‑year automatic repeal clause cleans up the amending instrument while leaving the change in the main Act.\n\nIt affects employees (public‑holiday pay or paid time off), employers (higher labour costs or closure decisions) and consumers (possible reduced services or price surcharges)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026","history":"/api/acts/statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statutory-holidays-amendment-bill-2026/documents"}}