AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

STANDARD TIME AND SUMMER TIME ORDINANCE 1971

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 24 of 1971

	In accordance with an agreement made between the Commonwealth and the States earlier this year it is proposed to introduce daylight saving in all States and the Australian Capital Territory, including the Jervis Bay Territory.

	Daylight saving will be adopted on a trial basis for one hour per day for a period commencing at 2.00 a.m. on Sunday 31 October 1971 and ending at 2.00 a.m. on Sunday 27 February 1972.

	A meeting of Commonwealth and State Ministers is planned for April next year to discuss the effects of this scheme and the desirability of the introduction of daylight saving during the summer months on a permanent basis.

        R. J. H.
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