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2023 Christmas Island Public Holidays

Number: A06/2022

Date: 12 August 2022

The following public and bank holidays will be observed on CKI during 2023:

New Year’s Day Monday, 2 January 2023

(in lieu of Sunday, 1 January 2023)
Chinese New Year (Day 1) Monday, 23 January 2023
Chinese New Year (Day 2) Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Australia Day Thursday, 26 January 2023
Labour Day Monday, 20 March 2023
Good Friday Friday, 7 April 2023
Hari Raya Puasa Monday, 24 April 2023*

(in lieu of Saturday, 22 April 2023)
Anzac Day Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Hari Raya Haji Thursday, 29 June 2023*
Territory Day Monday, 2 October 2023
Christmas Day Monday, 25 December 2023
Boxing Day Tuesday, 26 December 2023

*Dates subject to change: the Islamic calendar is based on lunar observation. Although it is possible to estimate with a reasonable degree of accuracy the lunar calendar in advance, the dates will be subject to the sighting of the new moon. The above dates may vary by one or two days.

Natasha Griggs

Administrator of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands