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Holidays Act 1983
sec.14Particular public holiday in 2021
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### sec.14 Particular public holiday in 2021
A public holiday is to be observed on 29 October 2021 in a participating district.
The Minister may, by notice published on the department’s website, substitute another day for the public holiday under subsection (1) for a participating district if the Minister considers it is necessary or desirable to do so having regard to the COVID-19 emergency.
The notice is a statutory instrument.
The Minister must, within 14 sitting days after the day the notice is published, table a copy of the notice in the Legislative Assembly.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that a reference in an industrial instrument under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 to a public holiday is taken, in a participating district, to include—
29 October 2021; or
if the Minister substitutes another day for the public holiday under subsection (1) for the participating district—the substituted day.
In this section—
COVID-19 emergency see the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 , schedule 1 .
participating district means—
the area of Brisbane under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 ; or
the Moreton Bay local government area; or
the Scenic Rim local government area.
s 14 ins 2021 No. 16 s 22B
(sec.14-ssec.1) A public holiday is to be observed on 29 October 2021 in a participating district.
(sec.14-ssec.2) The Minister may, by notice published on the department’s website, substitute another day for the public holiday under subsection (1) for a participating district if the Minister considers it is necessary or desirable to do so having regard to the COVID-19 emergency.
(sec.14-ssec.3) The notice is a statutory instrument.
(sec.14-ssec.4) The Minister must, within 14 sitting days after the day the notice is published, table a copy of the notice in the Legislative Assembly.
(sec.14-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a reference in an industrial instrument under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 to a public holiday is taken, in a participating district, to include— 29 October 2021; or if the Minister substitutes another day for the public holiday under subsection (1) for the participating district—the substituted day.
(sec.14-ssec.6) In this section— COVID-19 emergency see the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 , schedule 1 . participating district means— the area of Brisbane under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 ; or the Moreton Bay local government area; or the Scenic Rim local government area. s 14 ins 2021 No. 16 s 22B
- (a) 29 October 2021; or
- (b) if the Minister substitutes another day for the public holiday under subsection (1) for the participating district—the substituted day.
- (a) the area of Brisbane under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 ; or
- (b) the Moreton Bay local government area; or
- (c) the Scenic Rim local government area.