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Time Zones

Australia is divided into 6 states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and 2 territories; the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

There are three time zones in Australia:

Eastern Standard Time (EST): in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.
Central Standard Time (CST) in South Australia and Northern Territory.
Western Standard Time (WST) in Western Australia.

Australian states except Northern Territory and Western Australia and Queensland have daylight saving during the summer months.

The National Standards Commission (Commonwealth statutory authority established in 1950 and operating under the National Measurement Act 1960)

The Commission is responsible for advising the Government on the scientific, technical and legislative requirements of Australia's national measurement system, and has specific responsibilities for coordinating the national measurement system, ensuring that trade measurement instruments comply with international and national legal metrology standards, and for the completion of metrication.

Daylight saving runs in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia from the end of October through to the end of March, Tasmania from the beginning of October through to the end of March.

	State	Standard Time	Daylight saving	Standard Time	Summer time
ACT	Australian Capital Territory	GMT+10	GMT+11	Standard Time 28 March 2004 to 31 October 2004 2am Local Time	Summer Time 26 October 2003 to 28 March 2004 3am local time
NSW	New South Wales	GMT+10	GMT+11	Standard Time 28 March 2004 to 31 October 2004 2am Local Time	Summer Time 26 October 2003 to 28 March 2004 3am local time
NT	Northern Territory	GMT+9:30	NA	NA	NA
QLD	Queensland	GMT+10	NA	NA	NA
SA	South Australia	GMT+9:30	GMT+10:30	Standard Time 28 March 2004 to 31 October 2004 2am Local Time	Summer Time 26 October 2003 to 7 March 2004 3am local time
TAS	Tasmania	GMT+10	GMT+11	Standard Time until 1st Sunday in October	Summer Time 26 October 2003 to 28 March 2004 3am local time
VIC	Victoria	GMT+10	GMT+11	Standard Time 28 March 2004 to 31 October 2004 2am Local Time	Summer Time 26 October 2003 to 28 March 2004 3am local time
WA	Western Australia	GMT+8	NA	NA	NA

Place	Administrative Division	Lat	Long
Adelaide	South Australia	34.93°S	138.60°E
Albany	Western Australia	35.02°S	117.88°E
Albury-Wodonga	New South Wales	36.06°S	146.92°E
Alice Springs	Northern Territory	23.70°S	133.87°E
Armidale	New South Wales	30.51°S	151.66°E
Ballarat	Victoria	37.56°S	143.84°E
Bathurst-Orange	New South Wales	33.42°S	149.57°E
Bendigo	Victoria	36.76°S	144.28°E
Brisbane	Queensland	27.46°S	153.02°E
Broken Hill	New South Wales	31.95°S	141.44°E
Bunbury	Western Australia	33.35°S	115.65°E
Bundaberg	Queensland	24.87°S	152.35°E
Burnie-Devonport	Tasmania	41.06°S	145.89°E
Cairns	Queensland	16.92°S	145.75°E
Caloundra	Queensland	26.81°S	153.13°E
Canberra	ACT	35.31°S	149.13°E
Coffs Harbour	New South Wales	30.30°S	153.12°E
Cranbourne	Victoria	38.11°S	145.27°E
Darwin	Northern Territory	12.43°S	130.85°E
Dubbo	New South Wales	32.25°S	148.60°E
Geelong	Victoria	38.14°S	144.32°E
Geraldton	Western Australia	28.77°S	114.59°E
Gladstone	Queensland	23.85°S	151.25°E
Gold Coast	Queensland	28.07°S	153.44°E
Goulburn	New South Wales	34.75°S	149.71°E
Hastings	Victoria	38.31°S	145.19°E
Hervey Bay	Queensland	25.29°S	152.84°E
Hobart	Tasmania	42.85°S	147.29°E
Kalgoorlie-Boulder	Western Australia	30.74°S	121.46°E
Launceston	Tasmania	41.45°S	147.13°E
Lismore	New South Wales	28.81°S	153.29°E
Mackay	Queensland	21.14°S	149.18°E
Mandurah	Western Australia	32.53°S	115.75°E
Maroochydore-Mooloolaba	Queensland	26.68°S	153.12°E
Maryborough	Queensland	25.54°S	152.72°E
Melbourne	Victoria	37.81°S	144.96°E
Melton	Victoria	37.69°S	144.57°E
Mildura	Victoria	34.19°S	142.16°E
Mount Gambier	South Australia	37.84°S	140.77°E
Mount Isa	Queensland	20.73°S	139.48°E
Newcastle	New South Wales	32.92°S	151.75°E
Palmerston	Northern Territory	12.40°S	130.90°E
Perth	Western Australia	31.96°S	115.84°E
Port Macquarie	New South Wales	31.44°S	152.91°E
Queanbeyan	New South Wales	35.35°S	149.22°E
Richmond-Windsor	New South Wales	33.60°S	150.74°E
Rockhampton	Queensland	23.37°S	150.51°E
Roebourne	Western Australia	20.77°S	117.13°E
Shepparton-Mooroopna	Victoria	36.37°S	145.40°E
Shoalhaven	New South Wales	34.88°S	150.59°E
Sunbury	Victoria	37.57°S	144.71°E
Sunshine Coast	Queensland	25.88°S	152.56°E
Sydney	New South Wales	33.87°S	151.21°E
Tamworth	New South Wales	31.10°S	150.92°E
Taree	New South Wales	31.90°S	152.47°E
Tewantin-Noosa	Queensland	26.39°S	153.03°E
Toowoomba	Queensland	27.56°S	151.96°E
Townsville	Queensland	19.26°S	146.78°E
Traralgon	Victoria	38.20°S	146.53°E
Wagga Wagga	New South Wales	35.12°S	147.35°E
Warrnambool	Victoria	38.38°S	142.47°E
Whyalla	South Australia	33.03°S	137.57°E
Wollongong	New South Wales	34.42°S	150.87°E

Source: Australian Federal Government: www.fed.gov.au

Time Zones

State

Standard Time

Daylight saving

Standard Time

Summer time

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA

Place

Administrative Division

Lat

Long

Adelaide

Albany

Albury-Wodonga

Alice Springs

Armidale

Ballarat

Bathurst-Orange

Bendigo

Brisbane

Broken Hill

Bunbury

Bundaberg

Burnie-Devonport

Cairns

Caloundra

Canberra

Coffs Harbour

Cranbourne

Darwin

Dubbo

Geelong

Geraldton

Gladstone

Gold Coast

Goulburn

Hastings

Hervey Bay

Hobart

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Launceston

Lismore

Mackay

Mandurah

Maroochydore-Mooloolaba

Maryborough

Melbourne

Melton

Mildura

Mount Gambier

Mount Isa

Newcastle

Palmerston

Perth

Port Macquarie

Queanbeyan

Richmond-Windsor

Rockhampton

Roebourne

Shepparton-Mooroopna

Shoalhaven

Sunbury

Sunshine Coast

Sydney

Tamworth

Taree

Tewantin-Noosa

Toowoomba

Townsville

Traralgon

Wagga Wagga

Warrnambool

Whyalla

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Time

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