Allowable Trading Hours - Christmas/New Year Period
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Allowable trading hours - Christmas/New Year period Sundays 3, 10 and 17 December 2017 and Monday 18 December 2017 to Monday 1 January 2018 Public holidays during this period: Monday 25 December 2017 Christmas Day Tuesday 26 December 2017 Boxing Day Monday 1 January 2018 New Year's Day N.B. Monday 25 December 2017 is a Closed day for all non-exempt shops throughout Queensland Exempt shops - as defined by the Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990 - excluding independent retail shops which are not food and/or grocery shops have unrestricted trading 365 days per year Independent retail shops as a sub-category of exempt shops which are not food and/or grocery shops must remain closed on 25 December 2017 but have unrestricted trading on the other days during the Christmas/New Year period Non-exempt (large) shops (excluding non-exempt hardware shops) Wednesday to Sundays Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Saturday Sunday Monday Friday 3, 10 and 17 18/12/2017 to 27/12/2017 to 23/12/2017 24/12/2017 25/12/2017 26/12/2017 30/12/2017 31/12/2017 1/01/2018 December 2017 22/12/2017 29/12/2017 South-east Queensland area (extending north to Noosa, south to Coolangatta and west to Gatton) (excluding the defined tourist areas – see below) 8am - 6pm 7am - Midnight 7am - Midnight* 9am - 6pm* Closed 9am - 6pm 7am - 9pm 7am - 9pm 9am - 6pm 9am - 6pm Defined tourist area (i.e. the Area of New Farm of Inner City of Brisbane, Hamilton North Shore Area, Gold Coast Coastal Tourist Area, The Great Barrier Reef Wonderland Tourist Complex, the Town of Port Douglas^, the Cairns CBD, Pacific Fair Shopping Centre) 7am - 9pm 6am - Midnight 7am - Midnight 7am - 6pm Closed 7am - 9pm 6am - 10pm 7am - 10pm 7am - 9pm 7am - 9pm In an area which, prior to 31 August 2017, had Sunday and public holiday trading 8am - 6pm 8am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 9am - 6pm Closed 9am - 6pm 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm 9am - 6pm 9am - 6pm Biloela Area Bundaberg Area Cairns Tourist Area City of Rockhampton City of Toowoomba Cooloola Cove Area Dalby Area Emerald Area Emu Park Tourist Area Fraser Coast Area Gladstone Area Gympie Area Ingham Area Innisfail Area Mackay Area Marian Area Moranbah Area Stanthorpe Area Tablelands Area (Mareeba and Atherton) Townsville and Thuringowa Area (excluding Townsville Tourist Area) Warwick Area Whitsunday Shire Tourist Area Yeppoon Tourist Area Townsville Tourist Area 8am - 6pm 7am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 9am - 6pm Closed 9am - 6pm 7am - 9pm 8am - 6pm 9am - 6pm 9am - 6pm In a seaside resort (Tourist and/or Seaside Resorts) 8am - 6pm 8am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 9am - 6pm Closed 9am - 6pm 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed 9am - 6pm In any other area (which, prior to 31 August 2017, did not have Sunday and public holiday trading) 8am - 6pm 8am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 9am - 6pm Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed Closed * Westfield Chermside shopping complex and Westfield Garden City shopping complex - non-exempt shops may trade continuously from 8am 23 December to 6pm 24 December. ^ N.B. Special arrangements apply for shops in the Mossman and Port Douglas Tourist Area allowing all shops unrestricted trading for a period of 5 years from 31 August 2017. Non-exempt (large) hardware shops Wednesday to Sundays Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Saturday Sunday Monday Friday 3, 10 and 17 18/12/2017 to 27/12/2017 to 23/12/2017 24/12/2017 25/12/2017 26/12/2017 30/12/2017 31/12/2017 1/01/2018 December 2017 22/12/2017 29/12/2017 South-east Queensland area (extending north to Noosa, south to Coolangatta and west to Gatton) (excluding the defined tourist areas – see below) 6am - 6pm 6am - Midnight* 6am - Midnight* 6am - 6pm Closed 6am - 6pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 6pm 6am - 6pm Defined tourist area (i.e. the Area of New Farm of Inner City of Brisbane, Hamilton North Shore Area, Gold Coast Coastal Tourist Area, The Great Barrier Reef Wonderland Tourist Complex, the Town of Port Douglas^, the Cairns CBD, Pacific Fair Shopping Centre) 6am - 9pm 6am - Midnight 6am - Midnight 6am - 6pm Closed 6am - 9pm 6am - 10pm 6am - 10pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 9pm In any other area 6am - 6pm 6am - Midnight 6am - Midnight 6am - 6pm Closed 6am - 6pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 6pm 6am - 6pm 6am - 6pm * Westfield Chermside shopping complex and Westfield Garden City shopping complex - non-exempt shops may trade continuously from 8am 23 December to 6pm 24 December. ^ N.B. Special arrangements apply for shops in the Mossman and Port Douglas Tourist Area allowing all shops unrestricted trading for a period of 5 years from 31 August 2017. Non-exempt shops selling motor vehicles and/or caravans Wednesday to Sundays Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Saturday Sunday Monday Friday 3, 10 and 17 18/12/2017 to 27/12/2017 to 23/12/2017 24/12/2017 25/12/2017 26/12/2017 30/12/2017 31/12/2017 1/01/2018 December 2017 22/12/2017 29/12/2017 Car yards Gold Coast Area, Redcliffe Peninsula, City of Brisbane Area, City of Logan Area, Town of Beenleigh Area, near North Coast Area, Shire of Pine Rivers, Redland Shire and City of Ipswich Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed Closed 8am - 6pm 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed 8am - 6pm Car yards - state (excluding: Gold Coast Area, Redcliffe Peninsula, City of Brisbane Area, City of Logan Area, Town of Beenleigh Area, near North Coast Area, Shire of Pine Rivers, Redland Shire and City of Ipswich) Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 5pm Closed Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 5pm Closed Closed Combined Car/Caravan yards Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 5pm Closed Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 5pm Closed Closed Caravan yards only Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed Closed.