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The '''Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Referendum Bill 2010''' was a bill tabled in the [[Queensland Parliament]] on 14 April 2010, by [[Independent (politics)|Independent]] Member [[Peter Wellington]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Referendum Bill 2010 |date=14 April 2010 |url=http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Bills/53PDF/2010/DaySavSEQRB10_P.pdf |accessdate=19 June 2010}}</ref> Wellington had called for a [[referendum]] to be held at the next State election on introduction of [[daylight saving time]] for [[South East Queensland]]. The Bill proposed a split-[[time zone]] for the state of Queensland and had suggested that the [[Local government in Australia|local government areas]] of [[City of Brisbane|Brisbane]], [[City of Gold Coast|Gold Coast]], [[Sunshine Coast Region|Sunshine Coast]], [[City of Ipswich|Ipswich]], [[Logan City|Logan]], [[Scenic Rim Region|Scenic Rim]], [[Redland City|Redland]] and [[Moreton Bay Region|Moreton Bay]] be included in the daylight saving time zone, while the rest of the state remains on [[standard time]].
==Drafting==
In early 2010, the [[Daylight Saving for South East Queensland]] (DS4SEQ) [[political party]] approached Wellington to introduce a private member's bill.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Political Mouse that Roared |date=16 April 2010 |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/the-political-mouse-that-roared-20100414-sdzv.html |accessdate=19 June 2010}}</ref> As Wellington agreed with the principles of the DS4SEQ proposal, specifically the dual time zone arrangement, he drafted the Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Referendum Bill 2010.
==Response==
In response to this bill, [[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[John-Paul Langbroek]], immediately announced that he would not support the bill, saying "We will not be supporting a referendum on daylight saving,"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/04/15/208095_gold-coast-news.html |title=Daylight saving dawns on Anna Bligh |date=15 April 2010 |publisher=Gold Coast Bulletin |accessdate=31 October 2010}}</ref> and "I don't want to make an interstate problem an intrastate problem."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/anna-bligh-gauges-support-for-queensland-daylight-saving-on-twitter/story-e6frgczf-1225853706425 |title=Anna Bligh gauges support for Queensland daylight saving on Twitter |date=14 April 2010 |publisher=The Australian |accessdate=13 September 2010}}</ref>
The [[Premier of Queensland]], [[Anna Bligh]], announced a community consultation process, which resulted in over 74,000 respondents participating, 64 per cent of whom supported a trial of daylight saving, while 63 per cent were also in favour of holding a referendum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au/your-say/daylight-saving-results.html |title=Queensland Government Daylight Saving for South East Queensland survey |accessdate=5 August 2010 |archive-date=19 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619235945/http://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au/your-say/daylight-saving-results.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 7 June 2010, and after reviewing the favourable consultation results, Bligh announced that her Government would not support the bill because regional Queenslanders were overwhelmingly opposed to daylight saving.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=70063 |title=Queensland Government Daylight Saving for South East Queensland decision |accessdate=5 August 2010}}</ref> DS4SEQ called for Bligh and her government to reconsider their position.<ref>{{cite news |title =Has the sun set on daylight saving |date=3 June 2010 |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/has-the-sun-set-on-daylight-saving-20100603-x1ka.html |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>
The bill was defeated in Queensland Parliament on 15 June 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daylight saving silence 'deafening' |date=16 June 2011 |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/daylight-saving-silence-deafening-20110616-1g4k6.html |accessdate=19 June 2011}}</ref>
==Previous daylight saving referendum==
Queensland had had one [[1992 Queensland daylight saving referendum|referendum on daylight saving]], held on 22 February 1992, with the question: "Are you in favour of daylight saving?",<ref name=Daylight_Saving_in_Queensland>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/publications/documents/research/ResearchBriefs/2010/RBR201022.pdf |title=Research Brief No 2010/22: 1992 Daylight Saving in Queensland|date=July 2010 |publisher=Queensland Parliamentary Library |author=Mary Westcott |pages=15, 19 |accessdate=29 January 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> which was defeated with a 54.5 per cent 'no' vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=74 |title=1992 Queensland Daylight Saving Referendum|author=ECQ |accessdate=29 January 2011 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The vote on this referendum was after Queensland had trialled daylight saving over a three-year period, from 1989/90 to 1991/92. The referendum result displayed a distinct trend—that public opinion on daylight saving in Queensland is geographically divided, with the 'no' vote strongest in the north and west regional districts, while the 'yes' vote was strongest in the state's metropolitan south-east.<ref name=Daylight_Saving_in_Queensland/>
==See also==
* [[Time in Australia]]
* [[Daylight saving time by country|Daylight saving time around the world]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Bills/53PDF/2010/DaySavSEQRB10_P.pdf Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Referendum Bill 2010]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110203022751/http://www.ds4seq.org.au/ Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Party official website]
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