Australian Public Holidays 2012

The majority of Australian public holidays are reported on a state and territory base, except for several holidays that are observed in all states and territories, and are therefore de facto nationwide holidays.

Generally, private and public workers are entitled to take off a public holiday with normal pay, while businesses that are normally open on a public holiday may require employees to work on the day. Usually, in this case, the employees were paid at a penalty rate – usually 1½ (known as “time and a half”) or 2 times (known as “double time”) the regular pay. In recent years this tradition has changed somewhat. Almost all of the entitlement to penalty rates of pay has been decreased or entirely eliminated in lots of work places.

Besides designating days as public holidays, most of these days may also be designated as restricted trading days.

Different from many countries when a public holiday comes on a weekend, the following workday might or might not be considered a public holiday depending on the state/territory and the holiday in question.

See also: World Public Holidays

Australian Public Holidays 2012

Queensland Public Holidays 2012

New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 7 May 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Royal Queensland Show (# Brisbane Area Only): Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012

New South Wales Public Holidays 2012

New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
**Bank Holiday: Monday, 6 August 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 1 October 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Victoria Public Holidays 2012

New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
ANZAC Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Melbourne Cup Day: Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Western Australia Public Holidays 2012

New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 5 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Foundation Day: Monday, 4 June 2012
Queen’s Birthday#: Monday, 1 October 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012

South Australian Public Holidays 2012

New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Adelaide Cup: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
The day after Good Friday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday / Volunteer’s Day: Monday, 11 June 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 1 October 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Proclamation Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Northern Territory Public Holidays 2012

New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Anzac Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
May Day: Monday, 7 May 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Borroloola Show Day*: Friday, 29 June 2012
Alice Springs Show Day*: Friday, 6 July 2012
Tennant Creek Show Day*: Friday, 13 July 2012
Katherine Show Day*: Friday, 20 July 2012
Darwin Show Day*: Friday, 27 July 2012
Picnic Day: Monday, 6 August 2012
Christmas Day: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012
*Show days are non-statutory holidays and require approval and gazettal by the Minister.

Tasmania Public Holidays 2012

New Years Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Royal Hobart Regatta (Except North Tas. Area): Monday, 13 February 2012
Eight Hours Day: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
Easter Tuesday: Tuesday, 10 April 2012
ANZAC Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Recreation Day (North Tas. area only): Monday, 5 November 2012
Christmas Day Holiday: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day Holiday: Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Australian Capital Territory Public Holidays 2012

New Years Day: Sunday, 1 January 2012
Australia Day: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Canberra Day: Monday, 12 March 2012
Good Friday: Friday, 6 April 2012
Holy Saturday: Saturday, 7 April 2012
Easter Monday: Monday, 9 April 2012
ANZAC Day: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Queen’s Birthday: Monday, 11 June 2012
Labour Day: Monday, 1 October 2012
Family & Community Day: Monday, 8 October 2012
Christmas Day Holiday: Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Boxing Day: Wednesday, 26 December 2012

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