Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Act 2005

Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Act 2005

An Act to amend the Standard Time Act 1895

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Act 2005 .

2.   Commencement

This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 September 2005.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Standard Time Act 1895 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 3 substituted

Section 3 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are substituted:

2A.   Interpretation

In this Act –

Co-ordinated Universal Time means Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) as determined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and maintained under section 8AA of the National Measurement Act 1960 of the Commonwealth.

3.   Standard time throughout Tasmania

Standard time throughout Tasmania is 10 hours in advance of Co-ordinated Universal Time.

5.   Transitional provision

The amendments made to the Principal Act by this Act apply to any Act, proclamation, order, rule, regulation or by-law, or deed or any other instrument, even though the Act, proclamation, order, rule, regulation, by-law, deed or other instrument was made before the commencement of this Act.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 25 AUGUST 2005

Legislative Council on 1 SEPTEMBER 2005]