Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance 2006 (CKI)

This Ordinance is the Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance 2006.

This Ordinance commences on the day after it is registered.

In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears:

daylight saving period means a period fixed by the Minister by legislative instrument.

daylight saving time means the time declared by section 5 of this Ordinance to be legal time throughout the Territory for a daylight saving period.

prescribed meridian means the meridian of longitude 97.5˚ east of Greenwich, England.

standard time means the time declared by section 4 of this Ordinance to be legal time throughout the Territory for a period other than a daylight saving period.

The mean time of the prescribed meridian is declared to be legal time throughout the Territory for a period other than a daylight saving period.

The time that is one hour in advance of the mean time of the prescribed meridian is declared to be legal time throughout the Territory for a daylight saving period.

A reference to time, wherever occurring, must be fixed as follows:

for a daylight saving period - by reference to daylight saving time;

for another period - by reference to standard time.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.