Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOLIDAYS ACT 1983 - SECT 2

2 Public holidays

(1) A public holiday is to be observed on the days set out in the schedule .

(2) Subsection (1) applies subject to section 3 .

(3) A public holiday is to be observed for the part of the day on 24 December (Christmas Eve) from 6p.m. to midnight.

(4) However, subsection (3) applies only for working out a person’s entitlements under—

(a) the Industrial Relations Act 2016 or an industrial instrument within the meaning of that Act; or

(b) the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) or a federal industrial instrument; or

(c) the Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991 ; or

(d) the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2005 .