24 official public holidays in 2014, with 0 still ahead and around 245 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Mon, Jan 27 | Monday | Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 3 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Canberra Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 10 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Sat, Apr 19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday Easter Eve | Public |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Fri, Apr 25 | Friday | Anzac Day | Public |
| Mon, May 5 | Monday | May Day | Public |
| Mon, May 5 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 2 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 2 | Monday | Western Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 9 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | Picnic Day | Public |
| Mon, Sep 29 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Oct 6 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 6 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Tue, Nov 4 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | Public |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day | Public |
Wed, Jan 1 · Wednesday
New Year's Day
Public
Mon, Jan 27 · Monday
Australia Day
Public
Mon, Mar 3 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Mar 10 · Monday
Canberra Day
Public
Mon, Mar 10 · Monday
Adelaide Cup Day
Public
Mon, Mar 10 · Monday
Eight Hours Day
Public
Mon, Mar 10 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Fri, Apr 18 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Sat, Apr 19 · Saturday
Holy Saturday
Easter Eve
Public
Sun, Apr 20 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Public
Mon, Apr 21 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Fri, Apr 25 · Friday
Anzac Day
Public
Mon, May 5 · Monday
May Day
Public
Mon, May 5 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Jun 2 · Monday
Reconciliation Day
Public
Mon, Jun 2 · Monday
Western Australia Day
Public
Mon, Jun 9 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Aug 4 · Monday
Picnic Day
Public
Mon, Sep 29 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Oct 6 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Oct 6 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Tue, Nov 4 · Tuesday
Melbourne Cup
Public
Thu, Dec 25 · Thursday
Christmas Day
Public
Fri, Dec 26 · Friday
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
24
in 2014
Working days remaining
245
across all of 2014
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2014
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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.