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Re: [tz] Australian time zone abbreviations
by Shaun Bouckaert Feb. 10, 2012

Feb. 10, 2012

On 8 November 2011 15:55, Shaun Bouckaert <shaun.bouckaert(a)gmail.com> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Shaun Bouckaert <shaun.bouckaert(a)gmail.com> > Date: 8 November 2011 15:31 > Subject: Re: [tz] Australian time zone abbreviations > To: tz(a)iana.org > > > On 8 November 2011 15:20, Shaun Bouckaert <shaun.bouckaert(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Thanks for the research Edwin. >> >> Considering that the Federal Government, ABC, SBS, Bureau of >> Meteorology, and several large national newspapers (with a few >> anomolies) all use the same notation, I would say that a fairly well >> established standard exists. Perhaps it is the ambiguity caused by the >> absence of the 'A' that lead to organisations coming up with things >> like ADST. Given the existing use of the Axxx acronyms, the fact that >> the Federal Government itself has defined the timezones as such and >> the fact that there are bugs in software due to the ambiguity with the >> American timezones, and finally, the fact that the only arguments >> against it have been that the states haven't defined them in >> legislation (was this proposed as if it somehow invalidated the >> federal governments opinion?), it's hard to argue against it. As for >> the confusion you've encountered Greg, perhaps if the Axxx labels were >> used, less people would be confused and not be making up acronyms like >> ADST. >> >> [snip] >> > > I meant to also add, probably a significant amount of the current > usage of EST is due to the fact that that is how it is currently > expressed in the tzdata, as opposed to any conscious decision or style > guide. > > Shaun Whilst updating my address on my license after a recent move I found an example of the Queensland Government using the abbreviation AEST for the timezone in the TOS of the Queensland Transport website. https://www.service.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/QtTerms.jsp "Time is provided in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) as it exists in Brisbane, Australia (GMT + 10:00). Please note that Brisbane does not have daylight saving time during summer." Considering both federal guidelines and state government usage agree, I can see no reason for this not to be changed. Shaun

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