daylight saving started in new south wales on the first sunday in october.
daylight saving started in new south wales on the first sunday in october.
when did daylight saving start in new south wales?
first sunday in october
daylight saving was first used in australia during world war i, and was applied in all states. it was used again during the second world war. a drought in tasmania in 1967 led to the reintroduction during the summer, and this was repeated every summer since. in 1971, new south wales, victoria, queensland, south australia, and the australian capital territory followed tasmania in observing daylight saving, western australia and the northern territory did not. queensland abandoned daylight saving time in 1972. originally tasmania alone commenced daylight saving on the first sunday in october, while the other states began on the last sunday in october and finished on the last sunday in march, until 2008 excepting in 2000 when all the states observing dst moved forward the commencement date to sunday, 27 august 2000 because of the sydney olympic games which commenced in mid-september. from 2008/09 daylight saving has been extended another four weeks in nsw, victoria, sa and the act, in addition to tasmania, from the first sunday in october to the first sunday in april.
daylight saving time in oceania
the choice of whether to use daylight saving time (dst) in australia is a matter for the individual states and territories. however, during world war i and world war ii all states and territories had daylight saving by federal acts under section 51 of the constitution (defence). in 1968 tasmania became the first state since the war to practise daylight saving. in 1971, new south wales, victoria, queensland, south australia, and the australian capital territory followed tasmania by observing daylight saving. western australia and the northern territory did not. queensland abandoned daylight saving time in 1972. queensland and western australia have observed daylight saving over the past 40 years from time to time on trial bases.
daylight saving time in australia