NSW NSW Daylight Saving Period Shortened by One Month at Each End

Standard Time Amendment (Reduction of Daylight Saving) Bill 2026

Opposition Bill

28 May 2026: This bill has passed its first house and is now before the second house for its own debate.

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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Topics

daylight saving standard time time zones

Introduced by: Geoff Provest MP (NAT)

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

NSW daylight saving time will start one month later in spring and end one month earlier in autumn, shortening the total daylight saving period by approximately two months

News articles and press releases

Second Reading Speech, Standard Time Amendment (Reduction of Daylight Saving) Bill 2026

Mr GEOFF PROVEST, Member for Tweed — 2026-05-28

I introduce the Standard Time Amendment (Reduction of Daylight Saving) Bill 2026. This is a simple yet impactful bill that addresses a long-term and vexing issue in New South Wales—daylight saving. Since its inception, daylight saving has been an issue of great contention across New South Wales. It remains an issue of intense public discussion to this day. There are those who love it and those who loathe it. Daylight saving time is currently implemented in New South Wales for six months, from the start of October until the start of April. Six months is simply too long. This bill would reduce the length of the daylight saving period in New South Wales by one month at the start and one month at the end, resulting in a total duration of four months.