5Local statutory holidays

5 Local statutory holidays

(1)  [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 2010, s. 6, Applied:03 Dec 2010] The days specified in column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 are statutory holidays to be observed as public holidays for the full day in respect of the occasions specified in column 2 of that Part for the areas of the State specified in column 3 of that Part.

(2)  [Section 5 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 35 of 2010, s. 6, Applied:03 Dec 2010] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(3)  The Minister, by public notice, may amend Schedule 1 by –

(a) amending an item; and

(b) omitting an item; and

(c) inserting an item.

(4)  Before the Minister exercises any power referred to in subsection (3) , the Minister is to consult with –

(a) the Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council; and

(b) the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and

(c) any employer and any other organisation the Minister considers appropriate.

(5)  If the Minister amends Schedule 1 by public notice under subsection (3) , the Minister is to table the notice in each House of Parliament within 5 sitting days after it is published.

(6)  [Section 5 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 35 of 2010, s. 6, Applied:03 Dec 2010] A notice under subsection (3) that amends, omits or inserts an item that relates to a day is of no effect unless –

(a) it is published in the Gazette not less than 14 days before the day; and

(b) a draft of the notice has been approved by each House of Parliament.

(7)  For the purposes of , a House of Parliament is taken to have approved the draft notice if the draft has been laid on the table of that House and –