The objects of this Act include—
(a) to decide the allowable trading hours of non-exempt shops and independent retail shops throughout Queensland;
(b) to require employees be given a holiday for, and to decide when certain places must close on, Anzac Day;
(c) to provide for closure of banks and insurance companies on bank holidays;
(d) to prohibit soliciting in any publication for business to be transacted outside allowable trading hours at any factory or shop;
(e) to facilitate trading in tourist areas.