Holidays Act 1958

Number: A1958-19
Status: In Force

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Current version

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
1 January 2018	HTML PDF Word	R11	1 January 2018	Republication for amendments by A2017-29

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for Skills, Training and Industrial Relations - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Holidays Declaration 2004 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	10 September 2004 - 2 January 2005	NI2004-355
Holidays Alteration of Public Holiday(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	1 June 2000 - 13 March 2001	NI2000-149
Holidays Declaration 2005 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	12 November 2005 - 2 January 2006	NI2005-429
Holidays Declaration	None	Notifiable instruments	s 4	13 November 1996	NI1996-206
Holidays (Family and Community Day) Declaration 2007 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	9 October 2007 - 7 November 2007	NI2007-321
Holidays (Family and Community Day) Declaration 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	30 May 2008 - 4 November 2009	NI2008-192
Holidays (Anzac Day) Declaration 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	30 May 2008 - 28 April 2009	NI2008-193
Holidays (Family and Community Day) Declaration 2009 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	18 September 2009 - 28 September 2010	NI2009-456
Holidays Declaration 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	6 July 2010 - 27 April 2011	NI2010-358
Holidays (Christmas Day) Declaration 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	3 December 2010 - 26 December 2010	NI2010-666
Holidays (Christmas Day) Declaration 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	22 July 2011 - 26 December 2011	NI2011-404
Holidays (New Years Day) Declaration 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	22 July 2011 - 2 January 2012	NI2011-405
Holidays (Additional Public Holiday 2020) Declaration 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	7 December 2019 - 28 April 2020	NI2019-784
Holidays (Additional Public Holiday 2021) Declaration 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	17 March 2021 - 26 April 2021	NI2021-154
Holidays (Additional Public Holiday 2022) Declaration 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 3	14 September 2022 - 23 September 2022	NI2022-453
Holidays (Anzac Day 2026) Declaration 2025 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 3	2 December 2025	NI2025-650

Point-in-time versions

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The following table lists 12 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
1 January 2018	HTML PDF Word	R11	1 January 2018	Republication for amendments by A2017-29
26 November 2015 - 31 December 2017	HTML PDF Word	R10	26 November 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-51
19 August 2014 - 25 November 2015	HTML PDF Word	R9	19 August 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-28
26 November 2009 - 18 August 2014	HTML PDF Word	R8	26 November 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-46
20 March 2008 - 25 November 2009	HTML PDF Word	R7	20 March 2008	Republication for commenced expiry
3 October 2007 - 19 March 2008	HTML PDF Word	R6	3 October 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-30
11 January 2006 - 2 October 2007	HTML PDF Word	R5	11 January 2006	Republication for amendments by A2005-62
12 September 2001 - 10 January 2006	HTML PDF Word	R4	14 January 2002	Republication for amendments by A2001-44
15 December 1999 - 11 September 2001	HTML PDF Word	R3A	24 September 2013	Republication for amendments by A1999-67
28 February 1997 - 14 December 1999	HTML PDF Word	R3 (RI)	24 September 2013	Republication for amendments by A1997-2 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
8 July 1992 - 27 February 1997	PDF PDF	R2 (RI)	24 September 2013	Republication for amendments by A1992-43 Reissued electronic republication of printed version Unauthorised RTF copy not available
11 May 1989 - 7 July 1992	PDF PDF	R1 (RI)	24 September 2013	Republication for initial republication since self-government Reissued electronic republication of printed version Unauthorised RTF copy not available
2 October 1958	PDF PDF	As notified	2 October 1958	This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))

Notification statement

The Holidays Ordinance 1958 was notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 2 October 1958 (Cwlth Gaz 1958 No 59).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Ordinance as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
2 October 1958	2 October 1958	PDF PDF	This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	2 October 1958	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
all provisions	2 October 1958	Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 3 (1) (a) (iii) note, s 6	19 March 2008 (midnight)	s 6 (3)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2017-29	Holidays (Reconciliation Day) Amendment Act 2017	ss 4-6	1 January 2018
A2015-51	Holidays Amendment Act 2015	s 4	26 November 2015
A2014-28	Holidays Amendment Act 2014	s 4, s 5	19 August 2014
A2009-46	Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Act 2009	ss 4-8	26 November 2009
A2007-30	Holidays (Canberra Day) Amendment Act 2007	s 4, s 5	3 October 2007
A2005-62	Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.11	11 January 2006
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 185	12 September 2001
A1999-67	Holidays Amendment Act 1999	s 4	15 December 1999
A1997-2	Holidays (Amendment) Act 1997	s 4	28 February 1997
A1992-43	Holidays (Amendment) Act 1992	s 3, s 4	8 July 1992
A1988-90	Holidays (Amendment) Act 1988	s 2	21 December 1988
A1982-8	Holidays (Amendment) Act 1982	s 2	19 March 1982
A1980-1	Holidays (Amendment) Act 1980	s 3	1 February 1980