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Public Holidays

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NT Public Holidays

  2007 2008^ 2009 2010 2011
New Year's Day Mon 1 Jan Tue 1 Jan Thur 1 Jan Fri 1 Jan Mon 3 Jan
Australia Day Fri 26 Jan Mon 28 Jan Mon 26 Jan Tue 26 Jan Wed 26 Jan
Good Friday Fri 6 Apr Fri 21 Mar Fri 10 Apr Fri 2 Apr Fri 22 Apr
Easter Saturday Sat 7 Apr Sat 22 Mar Sat 11 Apr Sat 3 Apr Sat 23 Apr
Easter Monday Mon 9 Apr Mon 24 Mar Mon 13 Apr Mon 5 Apr Mon 25 Apr
Anzac Day Wed 25 Apr Fri 25 Apr Sat 25 Apr Mon 26 Apr Mon 25 Apr
May Day Mon 7 May Mon 5 May Mon 4 May Mon 3 May Mon 2 May
Queen's Birthday Mon 11 Jun Mon 9 Jun Mon 8 Jun Mon 14 Jun Mon 13 Jun
Picnic Day Mon 6 Aug Mon 4 Aug Mon 3 Aug Mon 2 Aug Mon 1 Aug
Christmas Day Tue 25 Dec Thu 25 Dec Fri 25 Dec Mon 27 Dec Mon 26 Dec
Boxing Day Wed 26 Dec Fri 26 Dec Mon 28 Dec Tue 28 Dec Tue 27 Dec
Alice Springs Show Day* Fri 6 Jul Fri 4 Jul Fri 3 Jul Fri 2 Jul Fri 1 Jul
Tennant Creek Show Day* Fri 13 Jul Fri 11 Jul Fri 10 Jul Fri 9 Jul Fri 8 Jul
Katherine Show Day* Fri 20 Jul Fri 18 Jul Fri 17 Jul Fri 16 Jul Fri 15 Jul
Darwin Show Day* Fri 27 Jul Fri 25 Jul Fri 24 Jul Fri 23 Jul Fri 22 Jul
Borroloola Show Day* Fri 17 Aug Fri 15 Aug Fri 21 Aug Fri 20 Aug Fri 19 Aug

* Regional observance only
^ Leap Year

Statutory Public Holidays - Schedule 2 of the Public Holidays Act

Specified Days

Schedule 2 of the Public Holidays Act specifies the days that will, in each year, be observed as public holidays and states as follows:

  • New Year’s Day – 1 January or, if that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday
  • Australia Day – 26 January or, if that day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the following Monday
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Saturday – the Saturday following Good Friday
  • Easter Monday – the Monday following Good Friday
  • Anzac Day – 25 April or, if that day falls Sunday, the following Monday
  • May Day – the first Monday in May
  • Queen’s Birthday – the second Monday in June
  • Picnic Day – the first Monday in August
  • Christmas Day – 25 December or, if that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday
  • Boxing Day – 26 December or, if that day falls on a Saturday, the following Monday or, if 26 December falls on a Sunday or Monday, the following Tuesday.

Calculated Days

Using Schedule 2 of the Act the following dates have been calculated as at January 2005 for the years of 2007 and 2008, as at March 2007 for the years of 2009 to 2011.

  2007 2008^ 2009 2010 2011
New Year's Day Mon 1 Jan Tue 1 Jan Thur 1 Jan Fri 1 Jan Mon 3 Jan
Australia Day Fri 26 Jan Mon 28 Jan Mon 26 Jan Tue 26 Jan Wed 26 Jan
Good Friday Fri 6 Apr Fri 21 Mar Fri 10 Apr Fri 2 Apr Fri 22 Apr
Easter Saturday Sat 7 Apr Sat 22 Mar Sat 11 Apr Sat 3 Apr Sat 23 Apr
Easter Monday Mon 9 Apr Mon 24 Mar Mon 13 Apr Mon 5 Apr Mon 25 Apr
Anzac Day Wed 25 Apr Fri 25 Apr Sat 25 Apr Mon 26 Apr Mon 25 Apr
May Day Mon 7 May Mon 5 May Mon 4 May Mon 3 May Mon 2 May
Queen's Birthday Mon 11 Jun Mon 9 Jun Mon 8 Jun Mon 14 Jun Mon 13 Jun
Picnic Day Mon 6 Aug Mon 4 Aug Mon 3 Aug Mon 2 Aug Mon 1 Aug
Christmas Day Tue 25 Dec Thu 25 Dec Fri 25 Dec Mon 27 Dec Mon 26 Dec
Boxing Day Wed 26 Dec Fri 26 Dec Mon 28 Dec Tue 28 Dec Tue 27 Dec

^ Leap Year

Regional Holidays - Section 6 of the Public Holidays Act

The following is a list of show days* that were gazetted on 21 March 2007 in accordance with Section 6 of the Public Holidays Act. Show days are non-statutory holidays and require approval and gazettal by the Minister. To date procedure has been to gazette each three years. If this procedure continues, next gazettal of show days should occur in mid-2010 for the years 2012 to 2014.

2007 2008^ 2009 2010 2011
Alice Springs Show Day Fri 6 Jul Fri 4 Jul Fri 3 Jul Fri 2 Jul Fri 1 Jul
Tennant Creek Show Day Fri 13 Jul Fri 11 Jul Fri 10 Jul Fri 9 Jul Fri 8 Jul
Katherine Show Day Fri 20 Jul Fri 18 Jul Fri 17 Jul Fri 16 Jul Fri 15 Jul
Darwin Show Day Fri 27 Jul Fri 25 Jul Fri 24 Jul Fri 23 Jul Fri 22 Jul
Borroloola Show Day Fri 17 Aug Fri 15 Aug Fri 21 Aug Fri 20 Aug Fri 19 Aug

* Regional observance only
^ Leap Year