**No.** Easter Saturday falls on **4 April 2026**, and it is not a uniform Australia-wide public holiday.

| Jurisdiction | General statutory public holiday on 4 April 2026? |
|---|---:|
| Australian Capital Territory | Yes |
| New South Wales | Yes |
| Northern Territory | Yes |
| Queensland | Yes |
| South Australia | Yes |
| Victoria | Yes |
| Tasmania | No |
| Western Australia | No |

Easter Saturday is not one of the nationwide holidays expressly listed in the *Fair Work Act 2009*; Good Friday and Easter Monday are. The National Employment Standards nevertheless recognise additional holidays declared under state or territory law.

For a national-system employee, the relevant test is generally the public holiday applicable in the **place where the employee is based for work purposes**, not necessarily the employer’s head office, payroll location or a place the employee is visiting temporarily. Accordingly, an employee based in Tasmania or Western Australia does not receive public-holiday treatment merely because Easter Saturday is a public holiday in another jurisdiction.

Payroll must also check any applicable award, enterprise agreement, employment contract or validly agreed substituted holiday. Those instruments may provide an additional entitlement, and they determine matters such as penalty rates. Even where Easter Saturday is a public holiday, payment for an absence depends on whether the employee had ordinary hours that day, and an employee may still be reasonably requested to work.