Australian Capital Territory
Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972    
A1972-34
Republication No 4
Effective:  1 September 2005 – 8 July 2008
Republication date: 1 September 2005
Last amendment made by A2005-43

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 September 2005.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 September 2005.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Dictionary	2
	3	Notes	2
	4	Standard time	2
	5	Summer time	2
	6	Declaration of summer time period	2
	7	Meaning of references to time etc	3
Dictionary		4
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	5
	2	Abbreviation key	5
	3	Legislation history	6
	4	Amendment history	7
	5	Earlier republications	8

Australian Capital Territory
Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972

An Act relating to standard time and summer time

    

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972.
2	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this Act.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
3	Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
4	Standard time
Standard time in the ACT is 10 hours in advance of coordinated universal time.
5	Summer time
During a summer time period, summer time in the ACT is 1 hour in advance of ACT standard time.
6	Declaration of summer time period
	(1)	The Minister may, in writing, declare a period to be a summer time period for this Act.
	(2)	A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
7	Meaning of references to time etc
	(1)	This section applies if—
	(a)	a legal instrument refers (expressly or impliedly) to a time; or
	(b)	the doing or failure to do anything at, before or after a time has an effect in law.
	(2)	The time must be worked out using—
	(a)	ACT standard time; or 
	(b)	if the time is in relation to a summer time period—ACT summer time.
	(3)	However, subsection (2) does not apply to a reference in a legal instrument if the legal instrument or another legal instrument expressly, or by a manifest contrary intention, provides for the reference to have another meaning.
	(4)	Also, subsection (2) (b) does not affect—
	(a)	the use of ACT standard time for the purposes of astronomy, meteorology or navigation, or
	(b)	the meaning of a reference in a document to a time in relation to any of those purposes.
	(5)	To remove any doubt, a reference in this section to a time includes a reference to a period of time.
	(6)	This section applies to a legal instrument even though the instrument was made before the commencement of this section.

Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
·	Act
·	ACT
·	instrument
·	statutory instrument
·	writing.
ACT standard time means standard time as fixed by section 4.
ACT summer time means summer time as fixed by section 5.
coordinated universal time means Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) as determined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and maintained under the National Measurement Act 1960 (Cwlth), section 8AA.
legal instrument means—
	(a)	an Act or statutory instrument; or 
	(b)	a contract or agreement (whether oral or in writing or both); or
	(c)	a deed or other instrument having legal effect.
summer time period means—
	(a)	a period starting at 2 am on the last Sunday in October in a year and ending at 2 am on the last Sunday in the following March; or
	(b)	if the Minister declares a different period under section 6—that period.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	

3	Legislation history
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Standard Time and Summer Time Ordinance 1972 A1972-34 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).
After 11 May 1989 and before 10 November 1999, Acts commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 25).
	Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972 No 34
notified 23 October 1972 (Cwlth Gaz 1972 No 99)
commenced 23 October 1972
as amended by
Standard Time and Summer Time (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 No 4
notified 4 March 1982 (Cwlth Gaz 1982 No S38)
commenced 4 March 1982
Standard Time and Summer Time (Amendment) Ordinance 1986 No 1
notified 27 February 1986 (Cwlth Gaz 1986 No S72)
commenced 27 February 1986
Standard Time and Summer Time (Amendment) Ordinance (No 2) 1986 No 59
notified 10 October 1986 (Cwlth Gaz 1986 No S512)
commenced 10 October 1986
	Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 No 1 sch 1
notified 1 March 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S23)
commenced 1 March 1993
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 368
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 368 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No 3) A2005-43 sch 1 pt 1.12
notified LR 30 August 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 August 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.12 commenced 1 September 2005 (s 2 (2))
4	Amendment history
Dictionary
s 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3915
	ins A2005-43 amdt 1.33
Notes
s 3	sub A2005-43 amdt 1.33
	def daylight saving period am 1986 No 1 s 3
	sub 1986 No 59 s 3
	om A2005-43 amdt 1.33
	def the Territory om 1993 No 1 sch 1
	def year om 1986 No 1 s 3
Standard time
s 4	sub A2005-43 amdt 1.33
Summer time
s 5	sub A2005-43 amdt 1.33
Declaration of daylight saving period
s 5A	ins 1986 No 59 s 4
	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3916
	om A2005-43 amdt 1.33
Declaration of summer time period
s 6	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3917, amdt 1.3918
	sub A2005-43 amdt 1.33
Meaning of references to time etc
s 7	ins 1982 No 4 s 2
	sub 1986 No 1 s 4
	om 1986 No 59 s 5
	ins A2005-43 amdt 1.33
Dictionary
dict	ins A2005-43 amdt 1.34
	def ACT standard time ins A2005-43 amdt 1.34
	def ACT summer time ins A2005-43 amdt 1.34
	def coordinated universal time ins A2005-43 amdt 1.34
	def legal instrument ins A2005-43 amdt 1.34
	def summer time period ins A2005-43 amdt 1.34
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	ord 1986 No 59	30 June 1991	
2	Act 1993 No 1	31 August 1993	
3 (RI)	A2001-44	29 July 2002	

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