THE TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND

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Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance 1980

No. 8 of 1980

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 22 December 1980.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. ELLICOTT

Minister of State for Home Affairs and Environment

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An Ordinance relating to standard time and daylight saving time

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance1980.1

Interpretation

2. In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears—

“daylight saving period” means a period commencing—

(a) on the date on which this Ordinance comes into operation; or

(b) at the hour of 2 o’clock in the morning by the mean time of the prescribed meridian on the last Sunday in the month of October in the year 1981 or a subsequent year,

and ending at the hour of 2 o’clock in the morning by the mean time of the prescribed meridian on the first Sunday in the next month of March after the commencement of the period;

“daylight saving time” means the time declared by section 4 of this Ordinance to be legal time throughout the Territory during a daylight saving period;

“prescribed meridian” means the meridian of longitude 105° east of Greenwich, England;

“standard time” means the time declared by section 3 of this Ordinance to be legal time throughout the Territory during any period other than a daylight saving period.

Legal time during period other than daylight sating period

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

Legal time during daylight saving period

4. 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 during a daylight saving period.

Construction of instruments, &c.

5. Where—

(a) an expression of time occurs in an Ordinance, regulation, by-law, rule, notice or order, or in a contract or agreement (whether made orally or in writing) or in a deed or other instrument; or

(b) the doing or refraining from doing anything at, before or after a certain time has an effect in law,

that time shall, unless it is otherwise specifically stated, be determined—

(c) with respect to a daylight saving periods—by reference to daylight saving time; and

(d) with respect to any other period—by reference to standard time.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1980.