24 official public holidays in 2013, with 0 still ahead and around 244 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Mon, Jan 28 | Monday | Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 4 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 11 | Monday | Canberra Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 11 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 11 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 11 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Fri, Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Sat, Mar 30 | Saturday | Holy Saturday Easter Eve | Public |
| Sun, Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Thu, Apr 25 | Thursday | Anzac Day | Public |
| Mon, May 6 | Monday | May Day | Public |
| Mon, May 6 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, May 27 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 3 | Monday | Western Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 10 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Aug 5 | Monday | Picnic Day | Public |
| Mon, Sep 30 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Oct 7 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 7 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Tue, Nov 5 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | Public |
| Wed, Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Thu, Dec 26 | Thursday | St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day | Public |
Tue, Jan 1 · Tuesday
New Year's Day
Public
Mon, Jan 28 · Monday
Australia Day
Public
Mon, Mar 4 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Mar 11 · Monday
Canberra Day
Public
Mon, Mar 11 · Monday
Adelaide Cup Day
Public
Mon, Mar 11 · Monday
Eight Hours Day
Public
Mon, Mar 11 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Fri, Mar 29 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Sat, Mar 30 · Saturday
Holy Saturday
Easter Eve
Public
Sun, Mar 31 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Public
Mon, Apr 1 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Thu, Apr 25 · Thursday
Anzac Day
Public
Mon, May 6 · Monday
May Day
Public
Mon, May 6 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, May 27 · Monday
Reconciliation Day
Public
Mon, Jun 3 · Monday
Western Australia Day
Public
Mon, Jun 10 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Aug 5 · Monday
Picnic Day
Public
Mon, Sep 30 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Oct 7 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Oct 7 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Tue, Nov 5 · Tuesday
Melbourne Cup
Public
Wed, Dec 25 · Wednesday
Christmas Day
Public
Thu, Dec 26 · Thursday
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
24
in 2013
Working days remaining
244
across all of 2013
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2013
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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.