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Anzac Day trading
Under the Anzac Day Observance Act 1929, it is an offence to open a shop before 12.30pm on Anzac Day.
If a non-exempt shop is open before 12.30pm, the occupier may be fined under section 5A of the Act.
A non-exempt shop will be considered open if it:
- is unlocked or open for public admission; or
- sells goods, seeks orders from, or delivers goods to customers.
Exempt shops
The Anzac Day trading restrictions do not apply to:
- shops that are approved for opening before 12.30pm
- pharmacies
- newsagents
- bottle shops
- cafes and restaurants
- service stations
- car yards
- real estate agents to the extent that they are conducting an auction at the premises, and
- shops that are not part of a large shopping complex with many shops and the number of employees in that shop on any day in the most recent month of March is not more than 10 people.
Employee's written agreement to work on Anzac Day
It is an offence to require an employee to work on Anzac Day (or any other public holiday) without the employee’s written agreement. If you do not comply with this, you may be fined under the Act.
Applying for an exemption
If your shop is not exempt from the Anzac Day trading restrictions, you may apply for an exemption.
Considerations for exemptions include the:
- needs of the relevant community including, but not limited to, organisations that support veterans, and their families, such as the RSL
- effect on the relevant community if the shop, or class or group of shops, is not kept open
- policy that a notice under this section should not undermine, to any significant extent, the controls on shop trading hours set out in the Shop Trading Hours Act 1984.
Applications for trading on Anzac Day 2026 closed on Friday 10 April 2026. The application process for 2027 will open in early 2027. For more information email veterans@dpac.tas.gov.au
Trading Exemptions for 2026
ANZAC DAY OBSERVANCE ACT 1929
Notice of exemption under
Section 5A of the Act
I, Gavin Pearce, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, by this notice made under section 5A (4) (a) of the Anzac Day Observance Act 1929, declare that the following shops and businesses may be kept open before 12:30pm on Anzac Day 2026:
- IGA Valley Road, Devonport, 33 Valley Road, Devonport ,7310 (ABN: 21 118 586 306)
- IGA Beaconsfield, 106 Weld Street, Beaconsfield 7270 (ABN 22 060 679 469)
- Roxy Supermarket, 54 High Street Oatlands, 7120 (ABN: 60 446 701 988).
- Sports Garden Hotel, 23 George Street, Launceston, 7250 (ABN: 63 639 154 055).
- Australian Football League – the group of shops trading within the perimeter of the UTAS Stadium precinct, Launceston, (ABN: 97 489 912 318).
Dated this 14th day of April 2026.
Hon Gavin Pearce MP
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs