📜 Public and Bank Holidays Amendment Bill 2025

Legislative Council Second ReadingLABill 3818 September 2025

The Public and Bank Holidays Amendment Bill 2025 amends the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 and the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 to add Easter Saturday and Show Day as public holidays, and to change the dates of Labour Day, the King's Birthday and Western Australia Day.

Impact

Employees in Western Australia will be affected as they will be entitled to public holiday benefits (e.g., penalty rates) on Easter Saturday and Show Day. Businesses will need to adjust their operations to account for these new public holidays. The changes aim to align WA's public holidays with other Australian jurisdictions.

Key Changes

["Adds Easter Saturday as a public holiday.", "Adds Show Day as a public holiday.", "Changes the date of Labour Day.", "Changes the date of the Celebration Day for the Anniversary of the Birthday of the Reigning Sovereign (King's Birthday).", "Changes the date of Western Australia Day."]