Family and Community Day (former ACT public holiday)
ACT legislation replaced the former Family and Community Day public holiday; from 2018 the ACT calendar uses Reconciliation Day instead.
Date and recurrence
Former Australian Capital Territory public holiday; removed from the calendar from 2018
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Australian Capital Territory / historical public-holiday context. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DAY
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
Sources
- ACT Legislation Register — Holidays ActTerritory Legislation
- ACT Legislation — explanatory statement on Reconciliation DayTerritory Legislation
Frequently asked questions
When is Family and Community Day (former ACT public holiday)?
Former Australian Capital Territory public holiday; removed from the calendar from 2018 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical ACT holiday only; do not generate future Family and Community Day dates.
Does Family and Community Day (former ACT public holiday) fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Family and Community Day (former ACT public holiday) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Australian Capital Territory / historical public-holiday context. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Family and Community Day (former ACT public holiday)?
The stored designation basis is: ACT legislation replaced the former Family and Community Day public holiday; from 2018 the ACT calendar uses Reconciliation Day instead.. Supporting provenance includes ACT Legislation Register — Holidays Act. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Family and Community Day (former ACT public holiday) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Australian Capital Territory / historical public-holiday context. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.