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Daylight Saving Time

Implementation Dates of Daylight Saving Time within Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology does not have responsibility for managing Daylight Saving Time. This is a State responsibility and you should contact the relevant State Government authority (which can vary between States) for the latest information. The following table is provided for the benefit of climate data users, since the implementation of daylight saving time can have some effect on weather observations.
 
In all the cases listed in the table below the change to Daylight Saving Time took place at 0200 Local Standard Time on the day concerned, and from Daylight Saving Time to standard time at 0300.
 

Season

State(s) and territories affected

Starting date

Finishing date

1916-17

Australia

1/1/1917

25/3/1917

1941-42

Australia

1/1/1942

29/3/1942

1942-43

Australia

27/9/1942

28/3/1943

1943-44

Australia (except WA)

3/10/1943

26/3/1944

1967-68

TAS (except King Island)

1/10/1967

31/3/1968

1968-69

TAS (except King Island)

27/10/1968

9/3/1969

1969-70

TAS (except King Island)

26/10/1969

8/3/1970

1970-71

TAS (except King Island)

25/10/1970

14/3/1971

1971-72

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS, QLD

31/10/1971

27/2/1972

1972-73

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

29/10/1972

4/3/1973

1973-74

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

28/10/1973

3/3/1974

1974-75

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS, WA

27/10/1974

2/3/1975

1975-76

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

26/10/1975

7/3/1976

1976-77

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

31/10/1976

6/3/1977

1977-78

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

30/10/1977

5/3/1978

1978-79

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

29/10/1978

4/3/1979

1979-80

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

28/10/1979

2/3/1980

1980-81

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

26/10/1980

1/3/1981

1981-82

VIC, ACT, SA
TAS
NSW

25/10/1981
25/10/1981
25/10/1981

7/3/1982
28/3/1982
4/4/1982

1982-83

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA
TAS

31/10/1982
31/10/1982

6/3/1983
27/3/1983

1983-84

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS, WA

30/10/1983

4/3/1984

1984-85

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

28/10/1984

3/3/1985

1985-86

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA
TAS

27/10/1985
27/10/1985

16/3/1986
2/3/1986

1986-87

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

19/10/1986

15/3/1987

1987-88

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

25/10/1987

20/3/1988

1988-89

VIC, NSW, ACT, SA, TAS

30/10/1988

19/3/1989

1989-90

VIC, SA, TAS
NSW, ACT, QLD

29/10/1989
29/10/1989

18/3/1990
4/3/1990

1990-91

TAS
VIC, SA, NSW, ACT, QLD

28/10/1990
28/10/1990

31/3/1991
3/3/1991

1991-92

VIC, NSW, ACT, QLD
SA
TAS
WA

27/10/1991
27/10/1991
27/10/1991
17/11/1991

1/3/1992
22/3/1992
29/3/1992
1/3/1992

1992-93

TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA

4/10/1992
25/10/1992

28/3/1993
7/3/1993

1993-94

TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW
SA

3/10/1993
31/10/1993
31/10/1993

27/3/1994
6/3/1994
20/3/1994

1994-95

TAS
NSW, ACT
VIC, SA

2/10/1994
30/10/1994
30/10/1994

26/3/1995
5/3/1995
26/3/1995

1995-96

TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA

1/10/1995
29/10/1995

31/3/1996
31/3/1996

1996-97

TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA

6/10/1996
27/10/1996

30/3/1997
30/3/1997

1997-98

TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA

5/10/1997
26/10/1997

29/3/1998
29/3/1998

1998-99

TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA

4/10/1998
25/10/1998

28/3/1999
28/3/1999

1999-2000

TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA

3/10/1999
31/10/1999

26/3/2000
26/3/2000

2000-01

VIC, ACT, NSW, TAS
SA

27/8/2000
29/10/2000

25/3/2001
25/3/2001
2001-02 TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA 		7/10/2001
28/10/2001 		31/3/2002
31/3/2002
2002-03 TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA 		6/10/2002
27/10/2002		 30/3/2003
30/3/2003
2003-04 TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA 		5/10/2003
26/10/2003		 28/3/2004
28/3/2004
2004-05 TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA 		3/10/2004
31/10/2004		 27/3/2005
27/3/2005
2005-06 TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA 		2/10/2005
30/10/2005		 2/4/2006
2/4/2006
2006-07 TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA
WA 		1/10/2006
29/10/2006
3/12/2006		 25/3/2007
25/3/2007
25/3/2007
2007-08 TAS
VIC, ACT, NSW, SA
WA 		7/10/2007
28/10/2007
28/10/2007		 6/4/2008
6/4/2008
30/3/2008
2008-09 TAS, VIC, ACT, NSW, SA
WA		 5/10/2008
26/10/2008		 5/4/2009
29/3/2009
2009-10 TAS, VIC, ACT, NSW, SA 4/10/2009 4/4/2010

Last modified 22 September 2009
 

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