Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HOLIDAYS ACT 1958 - NOTES

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
def = definition	pres = present
dict = dictionary	prev = previous
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	(prev...) = previously
Assembly	pt = part
div = division	r = rule/subrule
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Holidays Ordinance 1958 No 19 (Cwlth).

The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).

As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).

Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).

After 11 May 1989 and before 10 November 1999, Acts commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 25).

    Legislation before becoming Territory enactment

Holidays Act 1958 No 19

notified 2 October 1958

commenced 2 October 1958

as amended by

Holidays (Amendment) Ordinance 1980 No 1

notified 1 February 1980

commenced 1 February 1980

Holidays (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 No 8

notified 19 March 1982

commenced 19 March 1982

Holidays (Amendment) Ordinance 1988 No 90

notified 21 December 1988

commenced 21 December 1988

    Legislation after becoming Territory enactment

Holidays (Amendment) Act 1992 No 43

notified 8 July 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S103)

commenced 8 July 1992

Holidays (Amendment) Act 1997 No 2

notified 28 February 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S54)

commenced 28 February 1997 (s 2)

Holidays Amendment Act 1999 No 67

notified 15 December 1999 (Gaz 1999 No 50)

commenced 15 December 1999 (s 2)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 185

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 185 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2) A2005-62 sch 3 pt 3.11

notified LR 21 December 2005

s 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.11 commenced 11 January 2006 (s 2 (1))

Holidays (Canberra Day) Amendment Act 2007 A2007-30

notified LR 2 October 2007

s 1, s 2 commenced 2 October 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 3 October 2007 (s 2)

Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Act 2009 A2009-46

notified LR 25 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 25 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 26 November 2009 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Name of Act
s 1     sub A2005-62 amdt 3.120

Repeal
s 2     om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2107

Public holidays
s 3     am 1980 No 1; 1982 No 8; 1988 No 90; 1992 No 43; 1999 No 67 s 4; 2001 No 44 amdts 1.2108-1.2111; R4 LA (see 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2112); subpars renum R4 LA; A2005-62 amdts 3.121–3.124; A2007-30 s 4
    note to (1) (a) (iii) exp 19 March 2008 (s 6 (3) (LA s 88 declaration applies))
    am A2009-46 ss 4-6; pars renum R8 LA

Bank holidays
s 4     am 1992 No 43; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2113-1.2116; A2005-62 amdt 3.125, amdt 3.126

Union picnic day
s 5     ins 1997 No 2
    om A2009-46 s 7

Canberra Day public holiday for 2007
s 6     ins A2007-30 s 5
    exp 19 March 2008 (s 6 (3) (LA s 88 declaration applies))

Schedule 1
sch 1 hdg     renum R4 LA
sch 1     (prev sch) ins 1997 No 2
    am R4 LA
    om A2009-46 s 8

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	Ord 1988 No 90	30 June 1991
2	Act 1992 No 43	31 August 1992
3	Act 1997 No 2	31 January 1998
4	A2001-44	14 January 2002
5	A2005-62	11 January 2006
6	A2007-30	3 October 2007
7	A2007-30	20 March 2008

© Australian Capital Territory 2009

Australian Capital Territory

A1958-19

Republication No 8

Effective: 26 November 2009

Republication date: 26 November 2009

Last amendment made by A2009-46





Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Holidays Act 1958

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 26 November 2009

. It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 26 November 2009

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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Holidays Act 1958

Endnotes

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Holidays Act 1958