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Digest No. 1968

Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Bill 2012 (Member’s Bill)

Date of Introduction: 07 February 2012
Member: Dr David Clark
Select Committee: As at 23 April, 1st Reading not held.
Published: 23 April 2012by John McSoriley BA LL.B, BarristerLegislative AnalystP: (04) 817-9626 (Ext. 9626) Caution: This Digest was prepared to assist consideration of the Bill by members of Parliament. It has no official status.Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, it should not be taken as a complete or authoritative guide to the Bill. Other sources should be consulted to determine the subsequent official status of the Bill.

Purpose

The aim of this Bill is to “amend the Holidays Act 2003 “to provide for the transfer of the public holidays for Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day if they fall on a weekend” (Clause 4, the “purpose clause”).

Background

At present the public holidays for Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day are observed on 6 February for the former and 25 April for the latter and if they fall on the weekend no additional holiday is provided for.

Main Provisions

Transfer of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day public holidays

The Bill provides that if either Waitangi Day or ANZAC Day:

  • falls on a Saturday or Sunday and the day would otherwise be a working day for the employee, the public holiday must be treated as falling on that day;

  • falls on a Saturday or Sunday and the day would not otherwise be a working day for the employee, the public holiday must be treated as falling on the following Monday (Clause 5, inserting New Section 44B [perhaps 44D?] into the Holidays Act 2003)

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