article_snippet.sent: An obscure agreement struck by state governments in 1993 was designed to provide uniformity of public holidays across the nation.
article_snippet.sent: If Easter, Christmas, Australia Day, the Queen's Birthday or Labour Day fall on a weekend, a holiday is granted on a weekday.
article_snippet.sent: Australian state governments came together for a Council of Australian Governments meeting in 1993 to try and make public holidays consistent across the nation.
article_snippet.sent: The states agreed that when Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day fell on a weekend, a public holiday the next working day would be triggered.
article_snippet.sent: a public holiday the next working day would be triggered was decided that a public holiday for Anzac Day would only be triggered if a public holiday for Anzac Day fell on a Monday .
article_snippet.sent: Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday would continue to be observed on the days set according to tradition across the nation.