{"id":"tas:act-1895-004","name":"Standard Time Act 1895","slug":"standard-time-act-1895","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 1895","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":110822,"registerId":"tas-act-1895-004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Standard Time Act 1895](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1895-004) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> *\\[Section 2 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \\]*This Act shall commence on the first day of September 1895.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 2A Interpretation\n\n> [*\\[Section 2A Inserted by No. 38 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:01 Sep 2005\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-09-01/act-2005-038#GS4@EN) In this Act –\n> \n> > ***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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1960-999) of the Commonwealth.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Standard time throughout Tasmania","content":"### 3 Standard time throughout Tasmania\n\n> [*\\[Section 3 Substituted by No. 38 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:01 Sep 2005\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-09-01/act-2005-038#GS4@EN) Standard time throughout Tasmania is 10 hours in advance of Co-ordinated Universal Time.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"The time mentioned in Acts, rules, or instruments to mean standard time","content":"### 4 The time mentioned in Acts, rules, or instruments to mean standard time\n\n> Whenever any expression of time occurs in any Act, proclamation, order, rule, regulation, or by-law, or deed, or in any instrument whatsoever, and whenever the doing or not doing anything at a certain time of day or night, or during a certain part of the day or the night, has an effect in law, such time shall, unless it is otherwise specifically stated, be held to be standard time throughout Tasmania, as declared by this Act.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Annotations in the text show later amendments: s.2A was inserted and s.3 substituted. The current wording ties Tasmania's standard time expressly to Coordinated Universal Time (via the National Measurement Act) and sets it at UTC+10, and s.4 applies that standard across Acts and instruments unless a contrary indication exists. Those changes update how the Act determines and applies 'standard time' compared with earlier versions."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, narrowly focused statute confined to time definition and application (ss. 2A, 3, 4).","Direct external technical cross‑reference: s.2A ties the statutory term 'Co‑ordinated Universal Time' to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and to s.8AA of the National Measurement Act — legal meaning depends on that external standard (s.2A).","Broad legal reach via an omnibus provision: s.4 deems any time mentioned in Acts, proclamations, orders, rules, regulations, by‑laws, deeds or instruments to be the statutory standard time unless otherwise specified — this extends the Act's effect across many instruments and contexts.","Low administrative discretion: the Act prescribes the time standard and does not create executive or regulatory processes for altering it; changes require legislative amendment (compare annotations showing s.2A inserted and s.3 substituted).","Compliance impact concentrated on users of legal time‑references: courts, government agencies, businesses and private parties must read statutory deadlines and timestamps as UTC+10 unless a different time is expressly provided (ss.3, 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this Act fixes Tasmania's standard time at ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+10) and declares that any time stated in Acts, proclamations, orders, rules, regulations, by‑laws, deeds or other instruments is to be read as that standard time unless a different time is specifically stated. It defines \"Co‑ordinated Universal Time\" by reference to the National Measurement Act. This affects Tasmanian residents, businesses, courts and agencies that rely on statutory deadlines, timestamps and timing rules."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears to have remained true to its original purpose of establishing a standard time reference for Tasmania. Amendments noted in the table of amending instruments have not materially altered its core function, which remains the same as when it was enacted in 1895."},"complexity_factors":["The Act is over 130 years old and deals with a single, narrow subject matter — standard time","Very limited substantive content available in the provided text, suggesting the Act itself is brief","Interaction with Commonwealth legislation on daylight saving adds a minor layer of complexity","Historical legal language from 1895 may require some interpretation, though the subject matter is straightforward"],"plain_english_summary":"The Standard Time Act 1895 fixes Tasmania’s official clock time by specifying the state’s standard offset from Coordinated Universal Time. It provides the legal reference for courts, contracts, government and everyday activities, so there’s certainty about when events and deadlines occur. Daylight saving is now mainly governed federally, but this long‑standing Act remains the basal law declaring what “the time” is in Tasmania."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing and maintaining a single standard time for Tasmania. The 2005 amendment modernised the mechanism (switching from a GMT-based definition to UTC and referencing the National Measurement Act) but did not expand the scope beyond time standardisation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 substantive sections","Single defined term ('Co-ordinated Universal Time')","No cross-references to other legislation except the definition's reference to the National Measurement Act 1960","Straightforward declaratory language with minimal conditional logic","One simple exception ('unless it is otherwise specifically stated' in section 4)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets the official time for Tasmania. It establishes that Tasmania's standard time is 10 hours ahead of Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) — the global time standard maintained by international scientific bodies. The law also makes sure that whenever any Tasmanian law, government document, or legal agreement mentions a time, it automatically means this official Tasmanian time unless the document specifically says otherwise. This prevents confusion about what time legally applies when deadlines, opening hours, or other time-sensitive matters are specified."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/standard-time-act-1895","history":"/api/acts/standard-time-act-1895/history","analysis":"/api/acts/standard-time-act-1895/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/standard-time-act-1895/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/standard-time-act-1895/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/standard-time-act-1895/documents"}}