Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday in Australia Quick Facts December 28 is a substitute public holiday in many parts of Australia in some years, depending on when Christmas Day and Boxing Day occur.
Name Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday 2010 Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday 2011 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday does not occur in 2011
See list of observations below Many Australian states and territories state in their holiday legislation that Christmas Day and/or Boxing Day are public holidays on December 25 and 26 unless they fall on a Saturday and/or Sunday, in which the following days (eg. Monday or Tuesday) that are generally working days, are substituted public holidays.
Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday Observances Weekday Date Year Name Holiday type Where it is observed Mon Dec 28 1981 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Tue Dec 28 1982 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Mon Dec 28 1987 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Mon Dec 28 1992 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Tue Dec 28 1993 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Mon Dec 28 1998 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Tue Dec 28 1999 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Tue Dec 28 2004 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Mon Dec 28 2009 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Tue Dec 28 2010 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday Mon Dec 28 2015 Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday National holiday
Other holidays in December 2010 in Australia First Day of Chanukah (Thursday, December 2, 2010)Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)Muharram/New Year (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)Last day of Chanukah (Thursday, December 9, 2010)December Solstice (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)Christmas Eve (Friday, December 24, 2010)Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25, 2010)Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26, 2010)Christmas/Boxing Day Holiday (Monday, December 27, 2010)New Year's Eve (Friday, December 31, 2010)Advertising Other calendars
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