Western Australia: Standard Time Act 2005 (WA)

Western Australia 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 Standard Time Act 1895 repealed 4 7.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 — (a) standard time throughout Western Australia as declared by this Act; or (b) that period as determined by reference to standard time throughout Western Australia as declared by this Act. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a reference to any time or period of time that is expressly required by a legal instrument to be construed in some other way. (3) This section applies to a legal instrument even though it was made before the commencement of this Act. Part 3 — Repeal and consequential amendments 6. Standard Time Act 1895 repealed The Standard Time Act 1895 is repealed. 7. Western Australian Marine (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1982 amended (1) The amendments in this section are to the Western Australian Marine (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1982*. (2) Regulation 4(b) is amended by deleting "Greenwich Mean Time," and inserting instead — " Co‑ordinated Universal Time as defined in the Standard Time Act 2005 section 3, ". Notes 1 This is a compilation of the Standard Time Act 2005. The following table contains information about that Act. Compilation table Short title Number and year Assent Commencement Standard Time Act 2005 21 of 2005 15 Nov 2005 16 Nov 2005 (see s. 2) Defined terms [This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.] Defined term Provision(s) Co‑ordinated Universal Time 3 legal instrument 3