An Act to amend the Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991, the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2005, the Holidays Act 1983 and the Industrial Relations Act 2016 for particular purposes
The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
This Act may be cited as the Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.
Part 2 Amendment of Holidays Act 1983
This part amends the Holidays Act 1983.
3Amendment of s 2 (Public holidays)
Section 2—
insert—(3)A public holiday is to be observed for the part of the day on 24 December (Christmas Eve) from 6p.m. to midnight.(4)However, subsection (3) applies only for working out a person’s entitlements under—(a)the Industrial Relations Act 2016 or an industrial instrument within the meaning of that Act; or(b)the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) or a federal industrial instrument; or(c)the Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991; or(d)the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2005.
Part 3 Amendment of Industrial Relations Act 2016
This part amends the Industrial Relations Act 2016.
5Amendment of s 332 (Employee stood down in December then re-employed in January)
Section 332(2), after ‘for the’—
insert—Christmas Eve (from 6p.m. to midnight),
6Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary)
Schedule 5, definition public holiday—
insert—(d)for working out a person’s entitlements under this Act or an industrial instrument—the part-day that is a public holiday under the Holidays Act 1983, section 2(3).
Division 1 Amendment of Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991
This division amends the Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991.
8Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
Schedule—
insert—public holiday includes, for working out a person’s entitlements under this Act, the part-day that is a public holiday under the Holidays Act 1983, section 2(3).
Division 2 Amendment of Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2005
This division amends the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2005.
10Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)
Schedule 2—
insert—public holiday includes, for working out a person’s entitlements under this Act, the part-day that is a public holiday under the Holidays Act 1983, section 2(3).
© State of Queensland 2019