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Details of future holidays can be found on the NSW Industrial Relations website. Public holidays are regulated by the New South Wales Public Holidays Act 2010 No 115, which supersedes the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 No 43. The first Monday in August is a Bank Holiday, during which banks and financial institutions are closed. [46]
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
As the King's Birthday is a public holiday, all government offices, educational institutions, and most businesses are closed for the day. [54] [55] [56] As of 2021, Tuvaluans also celebrated the birthday of Charles, Prince of Wales, who at the time was heir to the Tuvaluan Throne. Heir to the Throne Day was a public holiday in November. [57]
Holiday Date ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Ref. New Year's Day: Wednesday 1 January Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [92] Australia Day: Monday 27 January Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of Tasmania) Monday 10 February No No No No No Yes No No Labour Day (WA) Monday 3 March No No No No No No No Yes
Holiday Date ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Ref. New Year's Day: Saturday 1 January Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes [133] [134] New Year's Day in lieu: Monday 3 January Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Australia Day: Wednesday 26 January Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Royal Hobart Regatta (only observed in certain areas of the state) Monday 4 ...
On 17 November 2020 the NSW Government announced the "Dine and Discover" programme in the state budget. All NSW residents over 18 years-of-age were eligible to receive four A$25 vouchers through Service NSW to help stimulate the economy. [78] Two vouchers are for dining, Monday to Thursday only, excluding public holidays.
The date of the first event is not known. The event included Public Works employees on some occasions. [5] [a] Between 1926 and 1935 a railway Picnic Day event was not held. An attempt was made to revive the holiday in 1933, [6] but it was not officially observed again until three years later. [7]
Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised more than half of the Australian mainland with its western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825.