Matt W.
Publisher and editor of Working Day Calculator Australia
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About Matt W.
Matt W. is a New Zealand legal professional who independently publishes and maintains Working Day Calculator Australia. The work focuses on the calculator's date-counting mechanics, checking cited official sources, and correcting reported errors. The articles provide general information and are not Australian legal, financial, employment, or other professional advice.
The first version was built for New Zealand, after finding that the available tools were “days between two dates” calculators — the easy direction, and the same in every country. The useful direction is the other one: given a trigger date and a set of rules, when does the deadline fall?
That question needs local rules, and New Zealand’s regional anniversary days, Mondayisation, and summer shutdown period don’t survive being generalised. The same gap turned out to exist in other common-law jurisdictions, so each country tool is built around its own rules rather than sharing one international default.
Articles by Matt W.
Guides to Australian date-counting mechanics, public-holiday calendars, and official sources. Readers remain responsible for choosing the applicable rule, jurisdiction, and trigger date.
Easter Public Holidays in Australia: Saturday and Sunday by State
The state-by-state table and worked example show when different weekend labels change the result and when they do not.
Public Holidays · 6 min read
Unfair Dismissal Claims: The 21-Day Deadline
Day one is the day after the dismissal took effect. A worked 2026 example ends on the additional Anzac Day public holiday.
Employment Law · 6 min read
Security of Payment Deadlines: Business-Day Rules by State
Find the period in the Act or contract. Select the matching jurisdiction and statutory SOPA exclusion explicitly.
Construction Law · 6 min read
Australian Court Deadline Rules: Thresholds and Recesses
A five-day Federal Court period can finish after a six-day period. The court jurisdiction controls how the days are counted.
Legal · 8 min read
Christmas Eve Part-Day Public Holidays: QLD, SA and NT
The evening hours affect employment rules, but 24 December remains available to an ordinary whole-day count.
Public Holidays · 7 min read
Melbourne Cup Day 2026: Victoria's Local Alternatives
The statewide date is 3 November. Local alternatives depend on the exact municipality, township, postcode or district.
Public Holidays · 6 min read
Regional Show Days in 2026: Use the District, Not the State
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Townsville and Cairns have different show holidays. Choose the district before counting working days.
Public Holidays · 6 min read
Weekend Public Holidays 2026–2027: Substitute Days by State
Anzac Day and Christmas produce different weekend and weekday holiday dates around Australia.
Public Holidays · 7 min read
Australian Public Holiday Differences: Which Calendar Applies?
King's Birthday, regional holidays and part-day dates can change a working-day count across state borders.
Public Holidays · 8 min read
Australian Public Holidays 2026: State-by-State Guide
NSW, WA and the ACT have an extra Anzac Day holiday in 2026. The other five jurisdictions do not.
Public Holidays · 10 min read