Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving. For the daylight saving periods from 2013-14 to 2017-18, the start and finish dates for Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and South Australia are as follows:Period. Start Date (2 am on the first Sunday in October)*. Finish Date (2 am on the first Sunday in April)*.or the daylight saving periods from 2013-14 to 2017-18, the start and finish dates for Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and South Australia are as follows: