# %W% # Incorporates updates for Australia from Robert Elz' australia 1.1 # and further updates from the Australian consulate. # Australian Data (for states with DST), standard rules # Includes shift in 1987 to follow Vic/NSW rules for ending DST, # and shift in 1986 to start DST earlier. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Oz 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - Rule Oz 1986 max - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - Rule Oz 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - Rule Oz 1973 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - Rule Oz 1987 max - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 Oz EST Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 - EST Zone Australia/North 9:30 - CST Zone Australia/West 8:00 - WST # # According to a December, 1986 letter from kre: # "Turns out to have been premature, I gather SA has changed its mind, # and isn't going to have EST anywhere now, so the West-SA and East-SA # distinction isn't needed... They're staying GMT+9:30 all over. # I will try and find out what they're doing with DST, but it probably # won't be easy, I suspect that they have no idea..." # # So. . .we'll comment out these next four lines: # Zone Australia/East-SA 9:30 Oz CST 1987 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 # 10:00 Oz EST # Zone Australia/West-SA 9:30 Oz CST 1987 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 # 10:00 - EST # . . .and stay with: Zone Australia/South 9:30 Oz CST # Victoria and New South Wales made the jump to a later ending date for # DST in 1986 rather than 1987. New South Wales also had another variation # in 1983, but the details of that are unknown to the authors at this time. Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 Oz EST 1985 Oct lastSun 2:00 10:00 1:00 EST 1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 10:00 Oz EST Link Australia/Victoria Australia/NSW # New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1 # Elz says "no guarantees" # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule NZ 1974 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D Rule NZ 1975 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone NZ 12:00 NZ NZ%sT # New Zealand