24 official public holidays in 2000, with 0 still ahead and around 243 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 3 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Wed, Jan 26 | Wednesday | Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 6 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 13 | Monday | Canberra Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 13 | Monday | Adelaide Cup Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 13 | Monday | Eight Hours Day | Public |
| Mon, Mar 13 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Fri, Apr 21 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Sat, Apr 22 | Saturday | Holy Saturday Easter Eve | Public |
| Sun, Apr 23 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public |
| Mon, Apr 24 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| Tue, Apr 25 | Tuesday | Anzac Day | Public |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | May Day | Public |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, May 29 | Monday | Reconciliation Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 5 | Monday | Western Australia Day | Public |
| Mon, Jun 12 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Aug 7 | Monday | Picnic Day | Public |
| Mon, Sep 25 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Mon, Oct 2 | Monday | Labour Day | Public |
| Mon, Oct 2 | Monday | Queen's Birthday | Public |
| Tue, Nov 7 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup | Public |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Tue, Dec 26 | Tuesday | St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day | Public |
Mon, Jan 3 · Monday
New Year's Day
Public
Wed, Jan 26 · Wednesday
Australia Day
Public
Mon, Mar 6 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Mar 13 · Monday
Canberra Day
Public
Mon, Mar 13 · Monday
Adelaide Cup Day
Public
Mon, Mar 13 · Monday
Eight Hours Day
Public
Mon, Mar 13 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Fri, Apr 21 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Sat, Apr 22 · Saturday
Holy Saturday
Easter Eve
Public
Sun, Apr 23 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
Public
Mon, Apr 24 · Monday
Easter Monday
Public
Tue, Apr 25 · Tuesday
Anzac Day
Public
Mon, May 1 · Monday
May Day
Public
Mon, May 1 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, May 29 · Monday
Reconciliation Day
Public
Mon, Jun 5 · Monday
Western Australia Day
Public
Mon, Jun 12 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Aug 7 · Monday
Picnic Day
Public
Mon, Sep 25 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Mon, Oct 2 · Monday
Labour Day
Public
Mon, Oct 2 · Monday
Queen's Birthday
Public
Tue, Nov 7 · Tuesday
Melbourne Cup
Public
Mon, Dec 25 · Monday
Christmas Day
Public
Tue, Dec 26 · Tuesday
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day
Public
Total holidays
24
in 2000
Working days remaining
243
across all of 2000
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2000
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Suggested pairs: Tasman partner and anglosphere business pair.
Australia has no national public holiday statute; each state and territory legislates its own list under its own Holidays Act or equivalent. The result is eight overlapping but distinct calendars, with about seven days common across all jurisdictions including New Year's Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Beyond that, things diverge sharply. Victoria observes the Melbourne Cup public holiday on the first Tuesday in November, the Northern Territory observes Picnic Day, Western Australia observes Foundation Day in early June, and South Australia observes Proclamation Day on 26 December. Queen's Birthday is observed on different dates in different states.
The Fair Work Act 2009 sets a 38-hour standard week as the maximum without overtime, with the working week defined by the relevant modern award or enterprise agreement. The standard private-sector business week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. Court procedural rules in each state roll filing deadlines from a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday to the next business day. Settlement of Australian dollar transactions runs on the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS), which observes a nationally agreed banking calendar narrower than any single state's holiday list because banks operate across state lines.