Allowable trading hours - Christmas/New Year period

Sundays 1, 8 and 15 December 2019 and Wednesday 18 December 2019 to Wednesday 1 January 2020

Public holidays during this period:

Tuesday 24 December 2019 - from 6pm to midnight
Wednesday 25 December 2019 Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December 2019 Boxing Day
Wednesday 1 January 2020 New Year's Day

N.B. Wednesday 25 December 2019 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 2019 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 Monday to
Sundays Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday
Friday Tuesday
1, 8 and 15 18/12/2019 to 30/12/2019 to
21/12/2019 22/12/2019 23/12/2019 24/12/2019 25/12/2019 26/12/2019 27/12/2019 28/12/2019 29/12/2019 1/01/2020
December 2019 20/12/2019 31/12/2019
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 - Midnight 7am - Midnight* 7am - 6pm* Closed 9am - 6pm 7am - 9pm 7am - 9pm 9am - 6pm 7am - 9pm 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 - Midnight 6am - Midnight 6am - 6pm Closed 7am - 9pm 6am - 10pm 7am - 10pm 7am - 9pm 6am - 10pm 7am - 9pm
In an area which, prior to 31
August 2017, had Sunday and
public holiday trading 8am - 6pm 8am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 9am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 8am - 6pm Closed 9am - 6pm 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm 9am - 6pm 8am - 9pm 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 - Midnight 7am - Midnight 7am - 6pm Closed 9am - 6pm 7am - 9pm 8am - 6pm 9am - 6pm 7am - 9pm 9am - 6pm

In a seaside resort
(Tourist and/or Seaside Resorts)
8am - 6pm 8am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 9am - Midnight 8am - Midnight 8am - 6pm Closed 9am - 6pm 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed 8am - 9pm 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 - Midnight 8am - Midnight 8am - 6pm Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed 8am - 9pm 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 Monday to
Sundays Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday
Friday Tuesday
1, 8 and 15 18/12/2019 to 30/12/2019 to
21/12/2019 22/12/2019 23/12/2019 24/12/2019 25/12/2019 26/12/2019 27/12/2019 28/12/2019 29/12/2019 1/01/2020
December 2019 20/12/2019 31/12/2019
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 - Midnight 6am - Midnight* 6am - 6pm* Closed 6am - 6pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 6pm 6am - 9pm 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 - Midnight 6am - Midnight 6am - 6pm Closed 6am - 9pm 6am - 10pm 6am - 10pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 10pm 6am - 9pm
In any other area 6am - 6pm 6am - Midnight 6am - Midnight 6am - Midnight 6am - Midnight 6am - 6pm Closed 6am - 6pm 6am - 9pm 6am - 6pm 6am - 6pm 6am - 9pm 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 Monday to
Sundays Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday
Friday Tuesday
1, 8 and 15 18/12/2019 to 30/12/2019 to
21/12/2019 22/12/2019 23/12/2019 24/12/2019 25/12/2019 26/12/2019 27/12/2019 28/12/2019 29/12/2019 1/01/2020
December 2019 20/12/2019 31/12/2019
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 8am - 9pm 8am - 9pm Closed 8am - 6pm 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed 8am - 9pm 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 8am - 9pm 8am - 9pm Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 5pm Closed 8am - 9pm Closed
Combined Car/Caravan yards Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 5pm Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 9pm Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 5pm Closed 8am - 9pm Closed
Caravan yards only Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 9pm Closed Closed 8am - 9pm 8am - 6pm Closed 8am - 9pm Closed