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)
website:
www.measurement.gov.au
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.
Australia Daylight Saving Time
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.
