australasia revision 2742
12742Swollman# @(#)australasia 7.20 22742Swollman# This file also includes Pacific islands. 32742Swollman 42742Swollman# Notes are at the end of this file 52742Swollman 62742Swollman############################################################################### 72742Swollman 82742Swollman# Australia 92742Swollman 102742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 112742SwollmanRule Aus 1895 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 122742Swollman# Shanks gives 1917 Jan 1 0:01; go with Whitman (and guess 2:00). 132742SwollmanRule Aus 1916 only - Oct 1 2:00 1:00 - 142742SwollmanRule Aus 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 - 152742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 - 162742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 - 172742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 - 182742SwollmanRule Aus 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - 192742SwollmanRule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 - 202742Swollman# Whitman says W Australia didn't use DST in 1943/1944, and that 212742Swollman# 1944/1945 was just like 1943/1944; go with Shanks. 222742Swollman 232742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 242742SwollmanZone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 252742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 262742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 272742SwollmanZone Australia/Perth 7:43:24 - LMT 1895 Dec 282742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 292742Swollman 8:00 Aus WST 1974 Oct lastSun 2:00 302742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1975 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 312742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1983 Oct lastSun 2:00 322742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1984 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 332742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1991 Nov 17 2:00 342742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 352742Swollman 8:00 - WST 362742SwollmanZone Australia/Brisbane 10:12:08 - LMT 1895 372742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 382742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00 392742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1972 Feb lastSun 3:00 402742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1989 Oct lastSun 2:00 412742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1990 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 422742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1990 Oct lastSun 2:00 432742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1991 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 442742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1991 Oct lastSun 2:00 452742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 462742Swollman 10:00 - EST 472742Swollman 482742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 492742SwollmanRule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 502742SwollmanRule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 512742SwollmanRule AS 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 522742SwollmanRule AS 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 532742SwollmanRule AS 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 542742SwollmanRule AS 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 552742SwollmanRule AS 1990 max even Mar Sun>=18 3:00 0 - 562742SwollmanRule AS 1990 max odd Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 572742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 582742SwollmanZone Australia/Adelaide 9:14:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 592742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 602742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 612742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00 622742Swollman 9:30 AS CST 632742Swollman 642742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 652742SwollmanRule AT 1967 only - Oct 1 2:00 1:00 - 662742SwollmanRule AT 1968 only - Mar 31 3:00 0 - 672742SwollmanRule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 682742SwollmanRule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 - 692742SwollmanRule AT 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 702742SwollmanRule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 712742SwollmanRule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 - 722742SwollmanRule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 732742SwollmanRule AT 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 742742SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 752742SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 762742SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 772742SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 - 782742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 792742SwollmanZone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep 802742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 812742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1967 Oct 1 2:00 822742Swollman 10:00 AT EST 832742Swollman 842742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 852742SwollmanRule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 862742SwollmanRule AV 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 872742SwollmanRule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 882742SwollmanRule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 892742SwollmanRule AV 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 902742SwollmanRule AV 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 912742SwollmanRule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 922742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 932742SwollmanZone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 942742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 952742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 962742Swollman 10:00 AV EST 972742Swollman 982742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 992742SwollmanRule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1002742SwollmanRule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 1012742SwollmanRule AN 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1022742SwollmanRule AN 1982 only - Apr 4 3:00 0 - 1032742SwollmanRule AN 1983 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1042742SwollmanRule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 1052742SwollmanRule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 1062742SwollmanRule AN 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1072742SwollmanRule AN 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1082742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1092742SwollmanZone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1102742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1112742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1122742Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1132742SwollmanZone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb 1142742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23 1152742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 1162742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1172742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1182742Swollman 9:30 AN CST 1192742SwollmanZone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 1202742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1981 Mar 1212742Swollman 10:30 AN LHST 1222742SwollmanZone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1232742Swollman 7:00 - JVT 1242742Swollman 1252742Swollman# 1262742Swollman# Ashmore Is, Cartier 1272742Swollman# no information; probably like Australia/Perth 1282742Swollman# 1292742Swollman# Macquarie, Manihiki, Penrhyn, Rakehanga 1302742Swollman# no information 1312742Swollman 1322742Swollman 1332742Swollman# Belau 1342742SwollmanZone Pacific/Belau 8:58:00 - LMT 1901 1352742Swollman 9:00 - BLT 1362742Swollman 1372742Swollman# Cook Is 1382742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1392742SwollmanRule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HD 1402742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 H 1412742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HD 1422742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1432742SwollmanZone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua 1442742Swollman -10:30 - CIST 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is ST 1452742Swollman -10:00 Cook T%sT 1462742Swollman 1472742Swollman# Cocos 1482742Swollman# From USNO (1989): 1492742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1502742SwollmanZone Pacific/Cocos 6:30 - CCT 1512742Swollman 1522742Swollman# Fiji 1532742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1542742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 1552742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 1562742Swollman 1572742Swollman# French Polynesia 1582742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1592742SwollmanZone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea 1602742Swollman -9:00 - GBT 1612742SwollmanZone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct 1622742Swollman -9:30 - MQT 1632742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete 1642742Swollman -10:00 - THT 1652742Swollman 1662742Swollman# Guam 1672742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1682742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guam 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana 1692742Swollman 10:00 - GST 1702742Swollman 1712742Swollman# Howland, Baker 1722742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Samoa 1732742Swollman 1742742Swollman# Jarvis 1752742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 1762742Swollman 1772742Swollman# Johnston 1782742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Honolulu 1792742Swollman 1802742Swollman# Kiribati 1812742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1822742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki 1832742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 1842742SwollmanZone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901 1852742Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1979 Oct 1862742Swollman -11:00 - SST 1872742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901 1882742Swollman -10:40 - LIT 1979 Oct # Line Is Time 1892742Swollman -10:00 - THT 1902742Swollman 1912742Swollman# Nauru 1922742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1932742SwollmanZone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe 1942742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1942 Mar 15 1952742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Aug 15 1962742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1979 May 1972742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 1982742Swollman 1992742Swollman# New Caledonia 2002742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2012742SwollmanRule NC 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 2022742SwollmanRule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D 2032742SwollmanRule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 S 2042742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2052742SwollmanZone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 2062742Swollman 11:00 NC NC%sT 2072742Swollman 2082742Swollman 2092742Swollman############################################################################### 2102742Swollman 2112742Swollman# New Zealand 2122742Swollman 2132742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2142742SwollmanRule NZ 1868 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2152742Swollman# Shanks gives 1927 Nov 6 - 1928 Mar 4, 1928 Oct 14 - 1929 Mar 17, 2162742Swollman# 1929 Oct 13 - 1930 Mar 16; go with Whitman. 2172742SwollmanRule NZ 1927 only - Nov 26 2:00 1:00 D 2182742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 1929 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S 2192742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 only - Nov 4 2:00 1:00 D 2202742SwollmanRule NZ 1929 only - Oct 30 2:00 1:00 D 2212742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 2222742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Oct Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D 2232742Swollman# Shanks says DST stopped 1940 Sep lastSun; go with Whitman for war years. 2242742SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1944 - Apr lastSun 2:00 0 S 2252742SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1944 - Sep lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 2262742SwollmanRule NZ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00 1:00 D 2272742SwollmanRule NZ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 2282742SwollmanRule NZ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00 1:00 D 2292742SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 2302742SwollmanRule NZ 1975 only - Feb 23 3:00 0 S 2312742SwollmanRule NZ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 2322742SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 S 2332742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2342742SwollmanZone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 2352742Swollman # Shanks gives 1940 Sep 29 2:00; 2362742Swollman # go with Whitman. 2372742Swollman 11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1945 Apr 29 2:00 2382742Swollman 12:00 NZ NZ%sT 2392742SwollmanZone Pacific/Chatham 12:45 - NZ-CHAT 2402742Swollman 2412742Swollman 2422742Swollman# Antipodes Is, Kermadec Is 2432742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Auckland 2442742Swollman 2452742Swollman############################################################################### 2462742Swollman 2472742Swollman 2482742Swollman# Niue 2492742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2502742SwollmanZone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi 2512742Swollman -11:20 - NIT 1951 # Niue I Time 2522742Swollman -11:30 - NIT 1978 Oct 1 2532742Swollman -11:00 - SST 2542742Swollman 2552742Swollman# Norfolk 2562742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2572742SwollmanZone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston 2582742Swollman 11:12 - NMT 1951 2592742Swollman 11:30 - NST 2602742Swollman 2612742Swollman# Pacific Islands Trust Territories 2622742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2632742SwollmanZone Pacific/Majuro 11:24:48 - LMT 1901 2642742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 2652742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2662742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kwajalein 11:09:20 - LMT 1901 2672742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 2682742Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1993 Aug 20 2692742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2702742SwollmanZone Pacific/Truk 10:07:08 - LMT 1901 2712742Swollman 10:00 - GST 1978 Oct 2722742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 2732742SwollmanZone Pacific/Ponape 10:33:00 - LMT 1901 2742742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 2752742SwollmanZone Pacific/Yap 9:12:24 - LMT 1901 2762742Swollman 9:00 - BLT 1969 Oct 2772742Swollman 10:00 - GST 2782742Swollman 2792742Swollman# Palmyra 2802742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Kiritmati 2812742Swollman 2822742Swollman# Papua New Guinea 2832742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2842742SwollmanZone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880 2852742Swollman 9:49 - PMMT 1895 2862742Swollman 10:00 - EST 2872742Swollman 2882742Swollman# Pitcairn 2892742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2902742SwollmanZone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown 2912742Swollman -8:30 - PIT 2922742Swollman 2932742Swollman# Solomon Is 2942742Swollman# excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea 2952742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2962742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara 2972742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 2982742Swollman 2992742Swollman# Tokelau Is 3002742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3012742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 3022742Swollman -10:00 - THT 3032742Swollman 3042742Swollman# Tonga 3052742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3062742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901 3072742Swollman 12:20 - TMT 1968 Oct 3082742Swollman 13:00 - TGT 3092742Swollman 3102742Swollman# Tuvalu 3112742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3122742SwollmanZone Pacific/Funafuti 11:56:52 - LMT 1901 3132742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3142742Swollman 3152742Swollman# Vanuatu 3162742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3172742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 3182742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 D 3192742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 max - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 S 3202742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 D 3212742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1985 max - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 D 3222742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3232742SwollmanZone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila 3242742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3252742Swollman 3262742Swollman# Wake 3272742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3282742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901 3292742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3302742Swollman 3312742Swollman# Wallis and Futuna 3322742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3332742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 3342742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3352742Swollman 3362742Swollman# Western Samoa 3372742Swollman# See Pacific/Samoa in the `northamerica' file, of all places. 3382742Swollman 3392742Swollman############################################################################### 3402742Swollman 3412742Swollman# NOTES 3422742Swollman 3432742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 3442742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 3452742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 3462742Swollman 3472742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (August 18, 1994): 3482742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 3492742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 3502742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 3512742Swollman# Except where noted, it is the source for the data above. 3522742Swollman# 3532742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 3542742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 3552742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 3562742Swollman# 3572742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 3582742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 3592742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 3602742Swollman# 3612742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 3622742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 3632742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 3642742Swollman# std dst 3652742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 3662742Swollman# 6:30 CCT Cocos* 3672742Swollman# 7:00 JVT Java* 3682742Swollman# 8:00 WST WST Western Australia 3692742Swollman# 9:00 BLT Belau* 3702742Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 3712742Swollman# 9:30 CST CST Central Australia 3722742Swollman# 10:00 EST EST Eastern Australia 3732742Swollman# 10:00 GST Guam* 3742742Swollman# 10:30 LHST LHST Lord Howe* 3752742Swollman# 11:00 NCST NCDT New Caledonia* 3762742Swollman# 11:30 NRT Norfolk* 3772742Swollman# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 3782742Swollman# 12:45 NZ-CHAT Chatham 3792742Swollman# 13:00 TGT Tongatapu* 3802742Swollman# -12:00 KJT Kwajalein (no longer used)* 3812742Swollman# -11:00 SST Samoa 3822742Swollman# -10:40 LIT Line Is (no longer used)* 3832742Swollman# -10:00 THT Tahiti* 3842742Swollman# - 9:30 MQT Marquesas* 3852742Swollman# - 9:00 GBT Gambier* 3862742Swollman# - 8:30 PIT Pitcairn* 3872742Swollman# 3882742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. 3892742Swollman 3902742Swollman############################################################################### 3912742Swollman 3922742Swollman# Australia 3932742Swollman 3942742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 3952742Swollman# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. 3962742Swollman# It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' 3972742Swollman# and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the 3982742Swollman# abbreviation does _not_ change... 3992742Swollman# The legislation does not actually define abbreviations, at least 4002742Swollman# in this State, but the abbreviation is just commonly taken to be the 4012742Swollman# initials of the phrase, and the legislation here uniformly uses 4022742Swollman# the phrase `summer time' and does not use the phrase `daylight 4032742Swollman# time'. 4042742Swollman# Announcers on the Commonwealth radio network, the ABC (for Australian 4052742Swollman# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases `Eastern Standard Time' 4062742Swollman# or `Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the 4072742Swollman# current australasia file, there is really no such thing.) Announcers 4082742Swollman# on its overseas service, Radio Australia, use the same phrases 4092742Swollman# prefixed by the word `Australian' when referring to local times; 4102742Swollman# time announcements on that service, naturally enough, are made in UTC. 4112742Swollman 4122742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8 1992): 4132742Swollman# Given the above, what's chosen for year-round use is: 4142742Swollman# CST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 9:30 4152742Swollman# WST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 8:00 4162742Swollman# EST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 10:00 4172742Swollman 4182742Swollman# Australia/North 4192742Swollman 4202742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 4212742Swollman# # The NORTHERN TERRITORY.. [ Courtesy N.T. Dept of the Chief Minister ] 4222742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 4232742Swollman# # N.T. have never utilised any DST due to sub-tropical/tropical location. 4242742Swollman# ... 4252742Swollman# Zone Australia/North 9:30 - CST 4262742Swollman 4272742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 4282742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 4292742Swollman# the Northern Territory do[es] not have daylight saving. 4302742Swollman 4312742Swollman# Australia/West 4322742Swollman 4332742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 4342742Swollman# # The state of WESTERN AUSTRALIA.. [ Courtesy W.A. dept Premier+Cabinet ] 4352742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 4362742Swollman# # W.A. suffers from a great deal of public and political opposition to 4372742Swollman# # DST in principle. A bill is brought before parliament in most years, but 4382742Swollman# # usually defeated either in the upper house, or in party caucus 4392742Swollman# # before reaching parliament. 4402742Swollman# ... 4412742Swollman# Zone Australia/West 8:00 AW %sST 4422742Swollman# ... 4432742Swollman# Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 4442742Swollman# Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 4452742Swollman# Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 4462742Swollman# Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 4472742Swollman 4482742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 4492742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 4502742Swollman# Western Australia...do[es] not have daylight saving. 4512742Swollman 4522742Swollman# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (November 2, 1991): 4532742Swollman# Western Australia is still on "winter time". Some DH in Sydney 4542742Swollman# rang me at home a few days ago at 6.00am. (He had just arrived at 4552742Swollman# work at 9.00am.) 4562742Swollman# W.A. is switching to Summer Time on Nov 17th just to confuse 4572742Swollman# everybody again. 4582742Swollman 4592742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 4602742Swollman# The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess; 4612742Swollman# it matches what was used in the past. 4622742Swollman 4632742Swollman# Australia/Queensland 4642742Swollman 4652742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 4662742Swollman# # The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ] 4672742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 4682742Swollman# ... 4692742Swollman# Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 AQ %sST 4702742Swollman# ... 4712742Swollman# Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 4722742Swollman# Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 4732742Swollman# Rule AQ 1989 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 4742742Swollman# Rule AQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 4752742Swollman 4762742Swollman# From Bradley White (December 24, 1989): 4772742Swollman# "Australia/Queensland" now observes daylight time (i.e. from 4782742Swollman# October 1989). 4792742Swollman 4802742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 4812742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 4822742Swollman# ...Queensland...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 4832742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 4842742Swollman 4852742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 4862742Swollman# I can certainly confirm for my part that Daylight Saving in NSW did in fact 4872742Swollman# end on Sunday, 3 March. I don't know at what hour, though. (It surprised 4882742Swollman# me.) 4892742Swollman 4902742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 8, 1992): 4912742Swollman# ...there was recently a referendum in Queensland which resulted 4922742Swollman# in the experimental daylight saving system being abandoned. So, ... 4932742Swollman# ... 4942742Swollman# Rule QLD 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 4952742Swollman# Rule QLD 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 4962742Swollman# ... 4972742Swollman 4982742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 4992742Swollman# The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes. 5002742Swollman 5012742Swollman# Australia/Tasmania, Australia/South, and Australia/Victoria 5022742Swollman 5032742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 5042742Swollman# The rules from version 7.1 follow. 5052742Swollman# There are lots of differences between these rules and 5062742Swollman# the Shepherd et al. rules. Since the Shepherd et al. rules 5072742Swollman# and Bradley White's newspaper article are in agreement on 5082742Swollman# current DST ending dates, no worries. 5092742Swollman# 5102742Swollman# Rule Oz 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 5112742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 max - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 5122742Swollman# Rule Oz 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 5132742Swollman# Rule Oz 1973 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 5142742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 max - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 5152742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 Oz EST 5162742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 Oz CST 5172742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 Oz EST 1985 Oct lastSun 2:00 5182742Swollman# 10:00 1:00 EST 1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 5192742Swollman# 10:00 Oz EST 5202742Swollman 5212742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5222742Swollman# I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct... 5232742Swollman# that changed Oct 89. That is, we're back to the 5242742Swollman# original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states 5252742Swollman# that have dst, incl Qld. (Certainly it was true in Vic). 5262742Swollman# The file I'm including says that happened in 1988, I think 5272742Swollman# that's incorrect, but I'm not 100% certain. 5282742Swollman 5292742Swollman# Australia/South 5302742Swollman 5312742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5322742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5332742Swollman# ...South Australia...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 5342742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 5352742Swollman 5362742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5372742Swollman# # The state of SOUTH AUSTRALIA....[ Courtesy of S.A. Dept of Labour ] 5382742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5392742Swollman# ... 5402742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 AS %sST 5412742Swollman# ... 5422742Swollman# Rule AS 1971 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5432742Swollman# Rule AS 1972 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 5442742Swollman# Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 C 5452742Swollman# Rule AS 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 5462742Swollman 5472742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 11, 1992): 5482742Swollman# Recent correspondence with a friend in Adelaide 5492742Swollman# contained the following exchange: "Due to the Adelaide Festival, 5502742Swollman# South Australia delays setting back our clocks for a few weeks." 5512742Swollman 5522742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 13, 1992): 5532742Swollman# I heard that apparently (or at least, it appears that) 5542742Swollman# South Aus will have an extra 3 weeks daylight saving every even 5552742Swollman# numbered year (from 1990). That's when the Adelaide Festival 5562742Swollman# is on... 5572742Swollman 5582742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 16, 1992, 00:57:07 +1000): 5592742Swollman# DST didn't end in Adelaide today (yesterday).... 5602742Swollman# But whether it's "4th Sunday" or "2nd last Sunday" I have no idea whatever... 5612742Swollman# (it's just as likely to be "the Sunday we pick for this year"...). 5622742Swollman 5632742Swollman# From Bradley White (April 11, 1994): 5642742Swollman# If Sun, 15 March, 1992 was at +1030 as kre asserts, but yet Sun, 20 March, 5652742Swollman# 1994 was at +0930 as John Connolly's customer seems to assert, then I can 5662742Swollman# only conclude that the actual rule is more complicated.... 5672742Swollman 5682742Swollman# Australia/Tasmania 5692742Swollman 5702742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5712742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5722742Swollman# ...Tasmania will revert to Australian Eastern Standard Time on March 31... 5732742Swollman 5742742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5752742Swollman# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 5762742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5772742Swollman# ... 5782742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 AT %sST 5792742Swollman# ... 5802742Swollman# Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5812742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 5822742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5832742Swollman# Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 E 5842742Swollman# Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 5852742Swollman# Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 5862742Swollman# Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 5872742Swollman# Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 5882742Swollman# Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 5892742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 5902742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00 1:00 D 5912742Swollman# Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5922742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5932742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 5942742Swollman 5952742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 5962742Swollman# My state Government in there eagerness to get a few more bucks for the 5972742Swollman# tourist industry industry decided to change the daylight savings times 5982742Swollman# yet again (we now have almost 6 months per year)... 5992742Swollman# ... 6002742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 1990 - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 6012742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 6022742Swollman# ... 6032742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 6042742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Mar Sun<=31 3:00 0 - 6052742Swollman 6062742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 6072742Swollman# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have 6082742Swollman# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia 6092742Swollman# (but nothing new about that). 6102742Swollman 6112742Swollman# Australia/Victoria 6122742Swollman 6132742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6142742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6152742Swollman# ...Victoria...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6162742Swollman 6172742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6182742Swollman# # The state of VICTORIA.. [ Courtesy of Vic. Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 6192742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6202742Swollman# ... 6212742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 AV %sST 6222742Swollman# ... 6232742Swollman# Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6242742Swollman# Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 6252742Swollman# Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6262742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 6272742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 6282742Swollman# Rule AV 1988 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6292742Swollman# Rule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6302742Swollman 6312742Swollman# Australia/NSW 6322742Swollman 6332742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson: 6342742Swollman# New South Wales and subjurisdictions have their own ideas of a fun time. 6352742Swollman# Based on law library research by John Mackin (john@basser.cs.su.oz), 6362742Swollman# who notes: 6372742Swollman# In Australia, time is not legislated federally, but rather by the 6382742Swollman# individual states. Thus, while such terms as ``Eastern Standard Time'' 6392742Swollman# [I mean, of course, Australian EST, not any other kind] are in common 6402742Swollman# use, _they have NO REAL MEANING_, as they are not defined in the 6412742Swollman# legislation. This is very important to understand. 6422742Swollman# I have researched New South Wales time only... 6432742Swollman 6442742Swollman# From Dave Davey (March 3, 1990): 6452742Swollman# Rule NSW 1988 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 6462742Swollman# Rule NSW 1989 only - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 6472742Swollman 6482742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6492742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6502742Swollman# NSW...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6512742Swollman 6522742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6532742Swollman# # The state of NEW SOUTH WALES.. [confirmed by Attorney General's Dept N.S.W] 6542742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 6552742Swollman# ... 6562742Swollman# Rule AN 1988 1989 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 E 6572742Swollman# ... 6582742Swollman 6592742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 9, 1991) 6602742Swollman# I have confirmed the accuracy of the historical data for NSW in the 6612742Swollman# file Robert forwarded 6622742Swollman 6632742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 6642742Swollman# Sources differ on whether DST ended March 6 or March 20 in 1988; 6652742Swollman# March 20 (the "confirmed" date) is in the chosen rules. 6662742Swollman 6672742Swollman# Australia/Yancowinna 6682742Swollman 6692742Swollman# From John Basser (January 4, 1989): 6702742Swollman# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. 6712742Swollman 6722742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6732742Swollman# # YANCOWINNA.. [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ] 6742742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 6752742Swollman# ... 6762742Swollman# # Yancowinna uses Central Standard Time, despite it's location on the 6772742Swollman# # New South Wales side of the S.A. border. Most business and social dealings 6782742Swollman# # are with CST zones, therefore CST is legislated by local government 6792742Swollman# # although the switch to Summer Time occurs in line with N.S.W. There have 6802742Swollman# # been years when this did not apply, but the historical data is not 6812742Swollman# # presently available. 6822742Swollman# Zone Australia/Yancowinna 9:30 AY %sST 6832742Swollman# ... 6842742Swollman# Rule AY 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6852742Swollman# Rule AY 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 C 6862742Swollman# [followed by other Rules] 6872742Swollman 6882742Swollman# Australia/LHI 6892742Swollman 6902742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6912742Swollman# LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] 6922742Swollman# [ Dec 1990 ] 6932742Swollman# Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an 6942742Swollman# hour ahead of NSW time. 6952742Swollman 6962742Swollman############################################################################### 6972742Swollman 6982742Swollman# New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1 6992742Swollman# Elz says "no guarantees" 7002742Swollman 7012742Swollman# From Mark Davies (October 3, 1990): 7022742Swollman# the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period. 7032742Swollman# This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for 7042742Swollman# subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start). 7052742Swollman# source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. 7062742Swollman 7072742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7082742Swollman# # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! 7092742Swollman# # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. 7102742Swollman# # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] 7112742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7122742Swollman# ... 7132742Swollman# Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7142742Swollman# Rule NZ 1989 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 7152742Swollman# Rule NZ 1975 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 7162742Swollman# Rule NZ 1990 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 S 7172742Swollman# ... 7182742Swollman# Zone NZ 12:00 NZ NZ%sT # New Zealand 7192742Swollman# Zone NZ-CHAT 12:45 - NZ-CHAT # Chatham Island 7202742Swollman 7212742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 7222742Swollman# The chosen rules use the Davies October 8 values for the start of DST in 1989 7232742Swollman# rather than the October 1 value. 7242742Swollman 7252742Swollman############################################################################### 7262742Swollman 7272742Swollman# Fiji 7282742Swollman 7292742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that in 1879 the British governor of Fiji 7302742Swollman# enacted an ordinance standardizing the islands on +12:00. 7312742Swollman# Perhaps it didn't take. We go with Shanks's more precise date in 1915. 7322742Swollman 7332742Swollman# Kwajalein 7342742Swollman 7352742Swollman# In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes: 7362742Swollman# I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday, 7372742Swollman# August 20, 1993. Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with 7382742Swollman# respect to the International Date Line, to rejoin its fellow islands, 7392742Swollman# going from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 12:00 m. Saturday in a blink. 7402742Swollman 7412742Swollman# Pacific Islands Trust Territories 7422742Swollman 7432742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) ``The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the 7442742Swollman# Philippines and the Ladrones from America,'' and implies that the Ladrones 7452742Swollman# (now called the Marianas) kept American date for quite some time. 7462742Swollman# Ignore this for now, as we have no hard data. See also Asia/Manila. 747