<Li> Jump up ^ In 2012 this holiday was moved to 4 June . It was then followed by an extra holiday on 5 June, making a four - day weekend to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 3 June 1998, Hansard, 3 June 1998, retrieved 28 January 2012 . </Li> <P> Public holidays are not generally known as "bank holidays" in Australia, although in the state of Victoria, where all statutory holidays, their substitutes, and Saturdays are legally defined as "bank holidays". </P> <P> In two other states there are two particular public holidays, for specific occupations only, which are officially known as "Bank Holiday": </P>

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