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Statutory Holidays Amendment Bill 2026

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Jurisdiction

Tasmania

Making Date

2026-01-01

Collection

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Parliamentary Progress

IntroducedFirst ReadingSecond ReadingCommitteePassed HousePassed SenatePassed BothRoyal Assent

Plain English Summary

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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.

It affects employees (public‑holiday pay or paid time off), employers (higher labour costs or closure decisions) and consumers (possible reduced services or price surcharges).

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Statutory Holidays Amendment Bill 2026

[Bill 14]-VI TASMANIA

STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT BILL 2026

CONTENTS

Short title
Commencement
Principal Act
Section 4 amended (Statutory holidays)
Repeal of Act

[Bill 14] 3 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT BILL 2026 This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence. LAURA ROSS, Clerk of the House 6 May 2026 (Brought in by Joshua Barton Willie, MP, Member for Clark) A BILL FOR An Act to amend the Statutory Holidays Act 2000 Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

Short title This Act may be cited as the Statutory Holidays Amendment Act 2026.
Commencement This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Principal Act In this Act, the Statutory Holidays Act 2000* is referred to as the Principal Act.

*No. 96 of 2000

Statutory Holidays Amendment Act 2026 Act No. of 2026 s. 4 4 4. Section 4 amended (Statutory holidays) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph: (da) Easter Sunday; 5. Repeal of Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced. Government Printer, Tasmania

Source text

Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.