1Standard Time Act 2005

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Standard Time Act 2005

Western Australia

Standard Time Act 2005

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title 2

2. Commencement 2

3. Definitions 2

Part 2 — Standard Time

4. Standard time throughout Western Australia 3

5. Construction of references to time in legal instruments 3

Part 3 — Repeal and consequential amendments

6. Standard Time Act 1895 repealed 4

7. Western Australian Marine (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1982 amended 4

Notes

Compilation table 5

Western Australia

Standard Time Act 2005

An Act to —

• provide for standard time to be determined by reference to Co‑ordinated Universal Time;
• repeal the Standard Time Act 1895; and
• consequentially amend the Western Australian Marine (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1982.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title

This is the Standard Time Act 2005.

2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. Definitions

In this Act —

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;

legal instrument means —

(a) an Act;

(b) a regulation, rule, proclamation, local law, by‑law, order, notice or other instrument made under an Act;

(c) a contract or agreement (whether oral or in writing or both); or

(d) any deed or other instrument having legal effect.

Part 2 — Standard Time

4. Standard time throughout Western Australia

Standard time throughout Western Australia is 8 hours in advance of Co‑ordinated Universal Time.

5. Construction of references to time in legal instruments

(1) A reference (express or implied) in any legal instrument to any time or period of time is to be construed as a reference to —