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1.7 TimeZones

1. Thesettingoftimezonesanddaylightsavingtime

inAustraliais theresponsibility of theState and

Territorygovernments.

2. The Australian mainland has three time zones

basedonthelongitudesof120,142.5and150

East.Theseareknownas:

EasternStandardTime(EST): UTC+10

CentralStandardTime(CST): UTC+9.5

WesternStandardTime(WST): UTC+8

3. These boundaries have been modied by using

the state boundaries such that towns which lie

geographically in one zone generally adopt the

timezoneconsistentwiththemajorityoftheirstate

orterritory.

4. Note: the New SouthWalestown ofBrokenHill

adopts the CST UTC + 9.5 time zone due to

the close proximity to the South Australian and

NorthernTerritoryborders.

5. Australias External Territories operate in the

followingtimezones:

LordHoweIsland: UTC+10.5

NorfolkIsland: UTC+11.5

ChristmasIsland: UTC+7

MacquarieIsland: UTC+10

Cocos(Keel ing) Islands: UTC+6.5

AustralianAntarcticTerritory

Casey:

Davis:

Mawson:

UTC+8

UTC+7

UTC+5

1.7.1 DaylightSavingTime

1. Daylight Saving Time (DST) involves advancingclocks by 1 hour during the summer months to

transfersomeofthedaylighthoursinthemorning

to the evening period. The benets of this are

cited as including additional time for recreation

andenergysavingsduetothereducedneedfor

articiallighting.

2. Daylight Saving Time was rst introduced into

AustraliaduringWorldWarIasawartimeeconomy

measure.ItwasimplementedagainduringWorld

WarII.Itbecamepopularduringthe1970sandis

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nowobservedinmanyoftheAustralianStatesand

Territories.

3. The State and Territory Governments are

responsible for the implementation of Daylight

Saving Time. It can be varied to complement

specialeventssuchastheSydney2000Olympic

Games.

4. Daylight Saving Time is typically observed in

Australiaasfollows:

NewSouthWales(including

LordHoweIsland1):

Victoria:

AustralianCapitalTerritory:

SouthAustralia:

Tasmania:

FirstweekofOctobertothe

rstweekofApril

NorthernTerritory:

Queensland:

WesternAustralia:

NorfolkIsland:

ChristmasIsland:

Cocos(Keeling)Islands:

Notobserved

Website: www.australia.gov.au

Note:

1. LordHoweIslandadvancesitsclockforwardto

UTC+11whenDSTisobserved.WhenDSTendsthe

IslandrevertsbacktoUTC+10.5.

5. Daylight Savings Time arrangements are

publishedbytheAustralianHydrographicService

as a Temporary Notice to Mariners prior to

Daylight Savings Time commencement. This

NoticeiscancelledwhenDaylightSavingsTime

ceases.

6. Time Zones and Daylight Savings Time

arrangementsarealsodetailedinAdmiralty List

of Radio Signals Volume 2.

1.8 NationalHolidays

1. Australian Public Holidays are determined

and promulgated by the State and Territory

Governments.Thereareapproximately12public

holidays observed in each state per calendar

year.

2. Forthe exact dates of moveable public holidaysfor a particular year, and for state and regional

publicholidays,enquiriesshouldbedirectedtothe

appropriatestatebody.

3. TheStatesGovernmentspublishgazettedpublic

holidaysonlineatthefollowingsites:

NSW: www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au

VIC: www.vic.gov.au

TAS: www.wst.tas.gov.au

SA: www.safework.sa.gov.au

WA: www.commerce.wa.gov.au

NT: www.nt.gov.au

QLD: www.wageline.qld.gov.au

ACT: www.cmd.act.gov.au

1.8.1 AustralianPublicHolidays

1. PublicholidayswhichareobservedAustraliawide

arelistedbelow.

NewYearsDay1 1January

AustraliaDay1 26January

ANZACDay2 25April

QueensBirthday 2ndMondayinJune(exceptinWA

whereitisobservedinSeptember/

October)

ChristmasDay1 25December

BoxingDay3 26December(exceptionSA

wherepublicholidayiscalled

ProclamationDay)

GoodFriday lateMarch/earlyAprilasgazetted

EasterSaturday followingGoodFridayasgazetted

EasterSunday followingEasterSaturdayas

gazetted

EasterMonday followingEasterSundayas

gazetted

LabourDay asgazetted,variesbystate

Notes:

1. IfthisholidayfallsonaSaturdayorSundayitisgenerally

observedontheMondayfollowing.

2. IfthisholidayfallsonaSundayitisgenerallyobserved

ontheMondayfollowing.Howeverofcialactivities

associatedwithANZACDayarealwaysheldonthe25

April.

3: IfthisholidayfallsonaSaturdayorSundayitisgenerally

observedontheMondayorTuesdayfollowingthe

ChristmasDayholiday.