Public holidays
677. Hon Simon Ehrenfeld to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's media statement published on 11 August 2025 titled "Thousands have their say in WA public holiday review consultation", which included this statement by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier:
I have met with several representative bodies and key stakeholders across the sector …
(1) What is the exact number of submissions received by the review?
(2) Could the Premier please provide a copy of the online questions asked of participants in the consultation process?
(3) What were the criteria for identifying representative bodies and key stakeholders?
(4) Who were the representative bodies and key stakeholders the parliamentary secretary met with?
Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the Premier.
(1) It is 10,023.
(2) The questions asked of participants in the consultation process aligned with those outlined in the consultation regulatory impact statement as published on and as follows. The remainder of this part of the answer is in tabular format. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
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Alignment: What would be the impact of moving WA's existing public holidays to align with other Australian states and territories on you/your organisation? |
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WA Day: What would be the impact for you/your organisation of shifting WA Day away from winter to a warmer time of year with lower rainfall? |
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Easter Saturday: What would be the impact of WA observing an Easter Saturday public holiday for you/your organisation? |
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New Public Holiday: What would be the impact of your new weekday public holiday for you/your organisation? |
Respondents who completed the survey were also asked: "If a new weekday public holiday was introduced, what should it recognise or celebrate?" Survey respondents were also asked a small number of demographic questions, such as their location—that is, metropolitan or regional—employment status and main industry of work, to assist with the analysis of the survey responses.
(3) Key representative bodies and stakeholders were identified based on their ability to represent WA's employers, key industry sectors and workforce groups. Consideration was also given to organisations that play a prominent role in promoting and celebrating Western Australian culture through the coordination of community events.
(4) The parliamentary secretary met with the following representative bodies and key stakeholders as part of the public holiday review. The remainder of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
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Australian Hotels Association |
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Celebrate WA |
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA |
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Chamber of Minerals and Energy |
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The Royal Agricultural Society of WA |
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The Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees' Association of WA |
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WA Cricket and Cricket Australia |
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WA Local Government Association |
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United Workers Union WA |
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Unions WA |
