24 official public holidays in 2012, with 0 still ahead and around 244 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 2 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Thu, Jan 26 | Thursday | Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 5 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 12 | Monday | Canberra Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 12 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 12 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 12 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Fri, Apr 6 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Sat, Apr 7 | Saturday | Holy Saturday Easter Eve | Public |
| Sun, Apr 8 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 9 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Wed, Apr 25 | Wednesday | Anzac Day | Public |
| Mon, May 7 | Monday | May Day | Public |
| Mon, May 7 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, May 28 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 4 | Monday | Western Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 11 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Aug 6 | Monday | Picnic Day | Public |
| Mon, Sep 24 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Oct 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 1 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Tue, Nov 6 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | Public |
| Tue, Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Wed, Dec 26 | Wednesday | St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day | Public |
Mon, Jan 2 · Monday
New Year's Day
Public
Thu, Jan 26 · Thursday
Australia Day
Public
Mon, Mar 5 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Mar 12 · Monday
Canberra Day
Public
Mon, Mar 12 · Monday
Adelaide Cup Day
Public
Mon, Mar 12 · Monday
Eight Hours Day
Public
Mon, Mar 12 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Fri, Apr 6 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Sat, Apr 7 · Saturday
Holy Saturday
Easter Eve
Public
Sun, Apr 8 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Public
Mon, Apr 9 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Wed, Apr 25 · Wednesday
Anzac Day
Public
Mon, May 7 · Monday
May Day
Public
Mon, May 7 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, May 28 · Monday
Reconciliation Day
Public
Mon, Jun 4 · Monday
Western Australia Day
Public
Mon, Jun 11 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Aug 6 · Monday
Picnic Day
Public
Mon, Sep 24 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Oct 1 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Oct 1 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Tue, Nov 6 · Tuesday
Melbourne Cup
Public
Tue, Dec 25 · Tuesday
Christmas Day
Public
Wed, Dec 26 · Wednesday
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
24
in 2012
Working days remaining
244
across all of 2012
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2012
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Australia has no national public holiday statute; each state and territory legislates its own list under its own Holidays Act or equivalent. The result is eight overlapping but distinct calendars, with about seven days common across all jurisdictions including New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Beyond that, things diverge sharply. Victoria observes the Melbourne Cup public holiday on the first Tuesday in November, the Northern Territory observes Picnic Day, Western Australia observes Foundation Day in early June, and South Australia observes Proclamation Day on 26 December. Queen's Birthday is observed on different dates in different states.
The Fair Work Act 2009 sets a 38-hour standard week as the maximum without overtime, with the working week defined by the relevant modern award or enterprise agreement. The standard private-sector business week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. Court procedural rules in each state roll filing deadlines from a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday to the next business day. Settlement of Australian dollar transactions runs on the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS), which observes a nationally agreed banking calendar narrower than any single state's holiday list because banks operate across state lines.