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New South Wales
Standard Time Amendment
(Co-ordinated Universal Time) Bill 2005
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Standard Time Act 1987 No 149 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
has finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2005
New South Wales
Standard Time Amendment
(Co-ordinated Universal Time) Bill 2005
Act No , 2005
An Act to amend the Standard Time Act 1987 to change standard time from
Greenwich Mean Time to Co-ordinated Universal Time.
I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill
as finally passed by both Houses.
Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Bill 2005
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal
Time) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 September 2005.
3 Amendment of Standard Time Act 1987 No 149
The Standard Time Act 1987 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
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Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Bill 2005
Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 2 Definitions
Insert in alphabetical order:
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.
[2] Section 3
Omit the section. Insert instead:
3 Standard time in New South Wales (except certain areas)
(1) Standard time in New South Wales is 10 hours in advance of
Co-ordinated Universal Time.
(2) This section does not apply to Broken Hill or Lord Howe Island.
[3] Section 4
Omit the section. Insert instead:
4 Standard time in Broken Hill
(1) Standard time in Broken Hill is:
(a) if an order under this section is not in force--9 hours and
30 minutes in advance of Co-ordinated Universal Time, or
(b) if such an order is in force--the time in advance of
Co-ordinated Universal Time specified in the order as the
standard time for Broken Hill.
(2) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, specify as
standard time for Broken Hill the time in advance of
Co-ordinated Universal Time specified in the order.
[4] Section 5
Omit the section. Insert instead:
5 Standard time in Lord Howe Island
(1) Standard time in Lord Howe Island is:
(a) if an order under this section is not in force--10 hours and
30 minutes in advance of Co-ordinated Universal Time, or
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Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Bill 2005
Schedule 1 Amendments
(b) if such an order is in force--the time in advance of
Co-ordinated Universal Time specified in the order as the
standard time for Lord Howe Island.
(2) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, specify as
standard time for Lord Howe Island the time in advance of
Co-ordinated Universal Time specified in the order.
[5] Section 12 Repeal and transitional provisions
Omit section 12 (2)(6). Insert instead:
(2) An amendment made by the Standard Time Amendment
(Co-ordinated Universal Time) Act 2005 applies to a legal
instrument even though the instrument was made before the
commencement of the amendment.
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