{"id":"tas:act-2005-038","name":"Standard Time Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Act 2005","slug":"standard-time-amendment-co-ordinated-universal-time-act-2005","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"38 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105548,"registerId":"tas-act-2005-038-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 Amendment (Co-ordinated Universal Time) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-038) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 September 2005.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this Act, the [Standard Time Act 1895](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1895-004) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Standard Time Act 1895](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1895-004) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transitional provision","content":"### 5 Transitional provision\n\n> The amendments made to the Principal Act by this Act apply to any Act, proclamation, order, rule, regulation or by-law, or deed or any other instrument, even though the Act, proclamation, order, rule, regulation, by-law, deed or other instrument was made before the commencement of this Act.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: updating the technical reference standard for timekeeping. It does not expand beyond this specific amendment to the Standard Time Act 1895."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 5 sections total","No defined terms section; relies entirely on external reference to the Principal Act (Standard Time Act 1895)","Single substantive amendment (section 4) that is incorporated by reference rather than set out in full","One transitional provision with straightforward retrospective application","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This law updates Australia's timekeeping system to use **Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC)** as the official reference point for standard time across the country.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Amends the old **Standard Time Act 1895** (the Principal Act) to replace whatever time standard it previously used with UTC\n- UTC is the modern international standard for timekeeping — essentially the world's agreed-upon clock\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Everyone in Australia, indirectly — this underpins all official time references in laws, regulations, contracts, and government documents\n- Specifically ensures that any existing legal document mentioning standard time now refers to UTC, even if that document was created before this law took effect\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Keeps Australia's legal time system aligned with global standards\n- Prevents confusion or legal disputes about what \"standard time\" means in old documents\n- The law is **retrospective** (applies backwards) — it fixes past documents automatically so nobody has to update them manually\n\n**Key point:** This is a technical housekeeping update. It doesn't change what time your watch shows, but it ensures the legal definition keeping everything synchronized matches the international standard."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does exactly what its title suggests — updating the terminology in the Standard Time Act from an outdated time standard reference to Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC). There is no evidence of scope creep or deviation from its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose amendment with a very narrow scope — purely a terminology update","No new rights, obligations, or penalties created","No discretionary powers granted to any authority","No cross-jurisdictional or constitutional complexity","Subject matter (timekeeping terminology) is straightforward"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act updates Tasmania’s legal time reference by replacing outdated mentions of \"Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)\" with the modern international standard, Co‑ordinated Universal Time (UTC).  \n\nPractically it’s a housekeeping change: it mainly matters to government, courts and technical or scientific bodies that rely on precise legal time definitions, but it does not alter the clocks or daily timekeeping (Tasmania remains UTC+10, with daylight saving where applicable)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. By applying the amendment to instruments made before commencement (section 5) and backdating commencement to 1 September 2005 (section 2), the Act extends the Principal Act's legal effect backwards in time and alters the legal status of existing instruments that refer to standard time. The amendment is also incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Act (section 4), changing where the governing text is read."},"complexity_factors":["Retrospective application to prior instruments (section 5) increases legal reach and may require re‑examination of pre‑commencement instruments.","Incorporation into the authorised version of the Principal Act (section 4) shifts where the operative text is read, affecting consolidation and citation.","Commencement is backdated to 1 September 2005 (section 2), producing potential temporal gaps between actions taken and their legal characterisation.","Dependence on the Principal Act (section 3) means substantive effect requires cross‑reading with the Standard Time Act 1895; the amendment text itself is minimal.","Short, formal drafting leaves substantive operational detail outside this instrument, causing interpretive reliance on other sources (authorised text and related instruments)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act amends the Standard Time Act 1895 to align the legal standard of time with Coordinated Universal Time. It is taken to have commenced on 1 September 2005. The amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Act and, by a transitional provision, applies to Acts, proclamations, orders, rules, regulations, by‑laws, deeds and other instruments made before commencement. It therefore changes how legal time references operate for anyone or any body governed by the Standard Time Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/standard-time-amendment-co-ordinated-universal-time-act-2005","history":"/api/acts/standard-time-amendment-co-ordinated-universal-time-act-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/standard-time-amendment-co-ordinated-universal-time-act-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/standard-time-amendment-co-ordinated-universal-time-act-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/standard-time-amendment-co-ordinated-universal-time-act-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/standard-time-amendment-co-ordinated-universal-time-act-2005/documents"}}