Daylight Saving Amendment Act 2005

Daylight Saving Amendment Act 2005

An Act to amend the Daylight Saving Act 1968

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 Daylight Saving Amendment Act 2005 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Daylight Saving Act 1968 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 3A substituted

Section 3A of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

3A.   Extension of time for period in 2006

(1)  Notwithstanding section 3 and anything in the Standard Time Act 1895 , from the hour of 2 a.m. of the first Sunday in the month of October 2005 until the hour of 2 a.m. of the first Sunday in the month of April 2006, Tasmanian summer time throughout the State is to be one hour in advance of standard time and is to be observed accordingly.

(2)  An order in force under section 3(1A) is of no effect during the period specified in subsection (1) .

(3)  In this section –

the hour of 2 a.m. means that hour as determined by standard time.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 18 OCTOBER 2005

Legislative Council on 8 NOVEMBER 2005]