HOLIDAYS (FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DAY) AMENDMENT BILL 2009

Australian Capital Territory Bills

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2009

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)

(Minister for Industrial Relations)

Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Bill 2009

A Bill for

An Act to amend the Holidays Act 1958

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Holidays (Family and Community Day) Amendment Act 2009.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3 Legislation amended

This Act amends the Holidays Act 1958.

4 Public holidays

New section 3 (1) (a) (viiia)

insert

(viiia) Family and Community Day;

5 Section 3 (5)

omit

an award

substitute

a modern award

6 Section 3 (6)

substitute

(6) In this section:

Family and Community Day means—

(a) the Monday after term 3 of the ACT school terms; or

(b) if that Monday is Labour Day—the next Monday.

Note For the ACT school terms—see www.det.act.gov.au.

modern award—see the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth), part 2-3.

substituted public holiday means a day that is a public holiday because another day mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is a Saturday or Sunday.

7 Union picnic day

Section 5

omit

8 Awards

Schedule 1

omit

Endnotes

1 Presentation speech

Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2009.

2 Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act on 2009.

3 Republications of amended laws

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.