South Australians wanting to stock up on supplies towards the end of the Easter long weekend will have the opportunity to shop closer to home, with the Marshall Liberal Government once again approving retail trading in the suburbs on Easter Monday in addition to the CBD.
Treasurer Rob Lucas has granted an exemption under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1977 to allow all metropolitan retailers to trade from 11am to 5pm on Monday, April 13 – and follows the overwhelming success of a similar exemption granted last year.
The move brings South Australia in line with every other state and territory.
"Under our existing archaic laws, many larger supermarkets and shops outside of the CBD are prohibited from opening their doors on the Easter Monday public holiday, which significantly limits freedom of choice for families across suburban Adelaide," Mr Lucas said.
"The government's view is, and has always been, why shouldn't families in Elizabeth, Noarlunga, Port Adelaide, Tea Tree Gully and Marion have the same opportunity and freedom to shop as families near the CBD?"
"From supermarkets and homeware stores to fashion retailers and hardware suppliers, if traders want to trade, consumers want to shop and there are employees willing and able to work, why should our silly shop trading laws stop them?"
Easter holiday trading hours for non-exempt shops (supermarkets over 400sqm and shops over 200sqm):
Good Friday (April 10): CLOSED
(CBD, Metropolitan Shopping District and Glenelg Tourist Precinct)
Easter Saturday (April 11): Regular trade until 5pm
(CBD, Metropolitan Shopping District and Glenelg Tourist Precinct)
Easter Sunday (April 12): 11am to 5pm in the CBD;
CLOSED (Metropolitan Shopping District and Glenelg Tourist Precinct)
Easter Monday (April 13): 11am to 5pm
(CBD, Metropolitan Shopping District and Glenelg Tourist Precinct)
*Non-exempt shops (ie supermarkets over 400sqm and shops over 200sqm) in Proclaimed Shopping Districts will be closed across the four-day Easter period, with the exception of those in Millicent, who have been granted an exemption to trade on Easter Saturday this year from 9am to 5pm.
