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1# tzdb data for Australasia and environs, and for much of the Pacific
2
3# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
4# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
5
6# This file also includes Pacific islands.
7
8# Notes are at the end of this file
9
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11
12# Australia
13
14# Please see the notes below for the controversy about "EST" versus "AEST" etc.
15
16# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1# tzdb data for Australasia and environs, and for much of the Pacific
2
3# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
4# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
5
6# This file also includes Pacific islands.
7
8# Notes are at the end of this file
9
10###############################################################################
11
12# Australia
13
14# Please see the notes below for the controversy about "EST" versus "AEST" etc.
15
16# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
17Rule Aus 1917 only - Jan 1 0:01 1:00 D
18Rule Aus 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 S
19Rule Aus 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 D
20Rule Aus 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 S
21Rule Aus 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 D
22Rule Aus 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 S
23Rule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 D
24# Go with Whitman and the Australian National Standards Commission, which
25# says W Australia didn't use DST in 1943/1944. Ignore Whitman's claim that
26# 1944/1945 was just like 1943/1944.
17Rule Aus 1917 only - Jan 1 2:00s 1:00 D
18Rule Aus 1917 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
19Rule Aus 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00s 1:00 D
20Rule Aus 1942 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
21Rule Aus 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00s 1:00 D
22Rule Aus 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
23Rule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00s 1:00 D
27
28# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
29# Northern Territory
30Zone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb
31 9:00 - ACST 1899 May
32 9:30 Aus AC%sT
33# Western Australia
34#

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110
111# Tasmania
112#
113# From Paul Eggert (2005-08-16):
114# http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml
115# says King Island didn't observe DST from WWII until late 1971.
116#
117# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
24
25# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
26# Northern Territory
27Zone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb
28 9:00 - ACST 1899 May
29 9:30 Aus AC%sT
30# Western Australia
31#

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107
108# Tasmania
109#
110# From Paul Eggert (2005-08-16):
111# http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml
112# says King Island didn't observe DST from WWII until late 1971.
113#
114# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
115Rule AT 1916 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
116Rule AT 1917 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
117Rule AT 1917 1918 - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 D
118Rule AT 1918 1919 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
118Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
119Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
119Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
120Rule AT 1968 only - Mar Sun>=29 2:00s 0 S
120Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
121Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 S
122Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S
123Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
124Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
125Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
126Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 D
127Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
128Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 D
129Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
130Rule AT 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
131Rule AT 1991 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
132Rule AT 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
133Rule AT 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
134Rule AT 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
135Rule AT 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
136Rule AT 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
137# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
138Zone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep
121Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
122Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 S
123Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S
124Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
125Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
126Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
127Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 D
128Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
129Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 D
130Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
131Rule AT 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
132Rule AT 1991 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
133Rule AT 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
134Rule AT 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
135Rule AT 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
136Rule AT 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S
137Rule AT 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
138# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
139Zone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep
139 10:00 - AEST 1916 Oct 1 2:00
140 10:00 1:00 AEDT 1917 Feb
140 10:00 AT AE%sT 1919 Oct 24
141 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1967
142 10:00 AT AE%sT
141 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1967
142 10:00 AT AE%sT
143Zone Australia/Currie 9:35:28 - LMT 1895 Sep
144 10:00 - AEST 1916 Oct 1 2:00
145 10:00 1:00 AEDT 1917 Feb
146 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1971 Jul
147 10:00 AT AE%sT
148
149# Victoria
150# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
151Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
152Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S
153Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
154Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
155Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 D

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868
869# Wake
870# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
871Zone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901
872 12:00 - +12
873
874
875# Vanuatu
143
144# Victoria
145# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
146Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
147Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S
148Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
149Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
150Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 D

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863
864# Wake
865# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
866Zone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901
867 12:00 - +12
868
869
870# Vanuatu
871
872# From P Chan (2020-11-27):
873# Joint Daylight Saving Regulation No 59 of 1973
874# New Hebrides Condominium Gazette No 336. December 1973
875# http://www.paclii.org/vu/other/VUNHGovGaz//1973/11.pdf#page=15
876#
877# Joint Daylight Saving (Repeal) Regulation No 10 of 1974
878# New Hebrides Condominium Gazette No 336. March 1974
879# http://www.paclii.org/vu/other/VUNHGovGaz//1974/3.pdf#page=11
880#
881# Summer Time Act No. 35 of 1982 [commenced 1983-09-01]
882# http://www.paclii.org/vu/other/VUGovGaz/1982/32.pdf#page=48
883#
884# Summer Time Act (Cap 157)
885# Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu Revised Edition 1988
886# http://www.paclii.org/cgi-bin/sinodisp/vu/legis/consol_act1988/sta147/sta147.html
887#
888# Summer Time (Amendment) Act No. 6 of 1991 [commenced 1991-11-11]
889# http://www.paclii.org/vu/legis/num_act/sta1991227/
890#
891# Summer Time (Repeal) Act No. 4 of 1993 [commenced 1993-05-03]
892# http://www.paclii.org/vu/other/VUGovGaz/1993/15.pdf#page=59
893
876# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
894# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
877Rule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 -
878Rule Vanuatu 1984 1991 - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 -
879Rule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 -
880Rule Vanuatu 1985 1991 - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 -
881Rule Vanuatu 1992 1993 - Jan Sun>=23 0:00 0 -
882Rule Vanuatu 1992 only - Oct Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 -
895Rule Vanuatu 1973 only - Dec 22 12:00u 1:00 -
896Rule Vanuatu 1974 only - Mar 30 12:00u 0 -
897Rule Vanuatu 1983 1991 - Sep Sat>=22 24:00 1:00 -
898Rule Vanuatu 1984 1991 - Mar Sat>=22 24:00 0 -
899Rule Vanuatu 1992 1993 - Jan Sat>=22 24:00 0 -
900Rule Vanuatu 1992 only - Oct Sat>=22 24:00 1:00 -
883# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
884Zone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila
885 11:00 Vanuatu +11/+12
886
887# Wallis and Futuna
888# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
889Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
890 12:00 - +12

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953# Phillipa J Martyr wrote, "The section entitled 'Saving Daylight' was
954# very informative, but was (as can, sadly, only be expected from a
955# Melbourne-based study) replete with the usual chuckleheaded
956# Queenslanders and straw-chewing yokels from the West prattling fables
957# about fading curtains and crazed farm animals."
958# Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History (1997-03-03)
959# http://www.jcu.edu.au/aff/history/reviews/davison.htm
960
901# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
902Zone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila
903 11:00 Vanuatu +11/+12
904
905# Wallis and Futuna
906# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
907Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
908 12:00 - +12

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971# Phillipa J Martyr wrote, "The section entitled 'Saving Daylight' was
972# very informative, but was (as can, sadly, only be expected from a
973# Melbourne-based study) replete with the usual chuckleheaded
974# Queenslanders and straw-chewing yokels from the West prattling fables
975# about fading curtains and crazed farm animals."
976# Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History (1997-03-03)
977# http://www.jcu.edu.au/aff/history/reviews/davison.htm
978
979# From P Chan (2020-11-20):
980# Daylight Saving Act 1916 (No. 40 of 1916) [1916-12-21, commenced 1917-01-01]
981# http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/dsa1916401916192/
982#
983# Daylight Saving Repeal Act 1917 (No. 35 of 1917) [1917-09-25]
984# http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/dsra1917351917243/
985#
986# Statutory Rules 1941, No. 323 [1941-12-24]
987# https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1941L00323
988#
989# Statutory Rules 1942, No. 392 [1942-09-10]
990# https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1942L00392
991#
992# Statutory Rules 1943, No. 241 [1943-09-29]
993# https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1943L00241
994#
995# All transition times should be 02:00 standard time.
996
997
961# From Paul Eggert (2005-12-08):
962# Implementation Dates of Daylight Saving Time within Australia
963# http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml
964# summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia.
965
966# From Arthur David Olson (2005-12-12):
967# Lawlink NSW:Daylight Saving in New South Wales
968# http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Corporate/ll_agdinfo.nsf/pages/community_relations_daylight_saving

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1345# was gazetted in the Government Hansard on Sep 26 1994....
1346# start on last Sunday in October and end in last sunday in March.
1347
1348# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
1349# See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later.
1350
1351# Tasmania
1352
998# From Paul Eggert (2005-12-08):
999# Implementation Dates of Daylight Saving Time within Australia
1000# http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml
1001# summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia.
1002
1003# From Arthur David Olson (2005-12-12):
1004# Lawlink NSW:Daylight Saving in New South Wales
1005# http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Corporate/ll_agdinfo.nsf/pages/community_relations_daylight_saving

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1382# was gazetted in the Government Hansard on Sep 26 1994....
1383# start on last Sunday in October and end in last sunday in March.
1384
1385# From Paul Eggert (2007-07-23):
1386# See "southeast Australia" above for 2008 and later.
1387
1388# Tasmania
1389
1390# From P Chan (2020-11-20):
1391# Tasmania observed DST in 1916-1919.
1392#
1393# Daylight Saving Act, 1916 (7 Geo V, No 2) [1916-09-22]
1394# http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/num_act/tdsa19167gvn2267/
1395#
1396# Daylight Saving Amendment Act, 1917 (8 Geo V, No 5) [1917-10-01]
1397# http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/num_act/tdsaa19178gvn5347/
1398#
1399# Daylight Saving Act Repeal Act, 1919 (10 Geo V, No 9) [1919-10-24]
1400# http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/num_act/tdsara191910gvn9339/
1401#
1402# King Island is mentioned in the 1967 Act but not the 1968 Act.
1403# Therefore it possibly observed DST from 1968/69.
1404#
1405# Daylight Saving Act 1967 (No. 33 of 1967) [1967-09-22]
1406# http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/num_act/dsa196733o1967211/
1407#
1408# Daylight Saving Act 1968 (No. 42 of 1968) [1968-10-15]
1409# http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/num_act/dsa196842o1968211/
1410
1353# The rules for 1967 through 1991 were reported by George Shepherd
1354# via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
1355# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ]
1356# # [ Nov 1990 ]
1357
1358# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (1991-10-10):
1359# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have
1360# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia

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1411# The rules for 1967 through 1991 were reported by George Shepherd
1412# via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
1413# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ]
1414# # [ Nov 1990 ]
1415
1416# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (1991-10-10):
1417# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have
1418# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia

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