Payday Super deadline calendar, 2026–27

Every state-wide public holiday that moves a 2026–27 deadline

19 days. Each one is a public holiday for the whole of the jurisdiction named, so under ATO QC105846 it is not a business day for any employer in Australia, wherever they are. That is why the tables above are national.

Part-of-state gazettals are deliberately absent: they are business days for Payday Super and including them would make every deadline on this page one day late. Victoria's 2027 Grand Final Friday is also absent because it has not been gazetted yet — when it is, the affected deadlines in this calendar move one business day later, which is the safe direction.

How to read the send-by column

The ATO's test is the date the fund receives the contribution, with the information needed to allocate it to the member's account. It is not the date you press pay, and it is not something you can observe on the day. A clearing house typically takes one to three business days in between, so the send-by column here is 3 business days before the deadline. If yours is faster or slower, shift it — that lead time is the one number on this page only you can know.

Longer windows are not shown here: the first contribution for a new or rehired worker, or a replacement fund gets 20 business days rather than 7, and an out-of-cycle payment (a bonus, commission or back pay) is due 7 business days after the next regular payday, not after the payment itself. Both are handled by the free deadline checker.

Figures here are planning estimates, not tax, legal or financial advice. Confirm anything that matters with the ATO or your registered tax or BAS agent.