25 official public holidays in 2016, with 0 still ahead and around 243 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Tue, Jan 26 | Tuesday | Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 7 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 14 | Monday | Canberra Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 14 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 14 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 14 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Fri, Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Sat, Mar 26 | Saturday | Holy Saturday Easter Eve | Public |
| Sun, Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Mon, Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 25 | Monday | Anzac Day | Public |
| Mon, May 2 | Monday | May Day | Public |
| Mon, May 2 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, May 30 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 6 | Monday | Western Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 13 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Aug 1 | Monday | Picnic Day | Public |
| Mon, Sep 26 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Fri, Sep 30 | Friday | Friday before AFL Grand Final | Public |
| Mon, Oct 3 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 3 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Tue, Nov 1 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | Public |
| Tue, Dec 27 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Mon, Dec 26 | Monday | St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day | Public |
Fri, Jan 1 · Friday
New Year's Day
Public
Tue, Jan 26 · Tuesday
Australia Day
Public
Mon, Mar 7 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Mar 14 · Monday
Canberra Day
Public
Mon, Mar 14 · Monday
Adelaide Cup Day
Public
Mon, Mar 14 · Monday
Eight Hours Day
Public
Mon, Mar 14 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Fri, Mar 25 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Sat, Mar 26 · Saturday
Holy Saturday
Easter Eve
Public
Sun, Mar 27 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Public
Mon, Mar 28 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Mon, Apr 25 · Monday
Anzac Day
Public
Mon, May 2 · Monday
May Day
Public
Mon, May 2 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, May 30 · Monday
Reconciliation Day
Public
Mon, Jun 6 · Monday
Western Australia Day
Public
Mon, Jun 13 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Aug 1 · Monday
Picnic Day
Public
Mon, Sep 26 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Fri, Sep 30 · Friday
Friday before AFL Grand Final
Public
Mon, Oct 3 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Oct 3 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Tue, Nov 1 · Tuesday
Melbourne Cup
Public
Tue, Dec 27 · Tuesday
Christmas Day
Public
Mon, Dec 26 · Monday
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
25
in 2016
Working days remaining
243
across all of 2016
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2016
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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.