Parliament

2010 Federal Parliament Sitting Schedule

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Please note that scheduled dates and times of parliamentary sittings are subject to last minute changes.

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Date	Details
1 January 2010	New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
2 to 25 January	Non sitting days
26 January	Australia Day (Public Holiday)
27 January to 1 February	Non sitting days
Autumn Session
2 to 4 February	Both Chambers sit
5 February	Non sitting day
8 to 11 February	House of Representatives sits Monday to Thursday, Senate Additional Estimates Monday to Thursday
15 to 19 February	Non sitting days
22 to 25 February	Both Chambers sit
26 February to 7 March	Non sitting days
8 March	Canberra Day (Public Holiday)
9 to 11 March	Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Thursday 11 March
12 March	Non sitting day
15 to 18 March	Both Chambers sit
19 March to 1 April	Non sitting days
2 April	Good Friday (Public Holiday)
5 April	Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
6 April to 23 April	Non sitting days
26 April	ANZAC Day Holiday (Public Holiday)
27 April to 10 May	Non sitting days
Winter (Budget) Session
11 May	Budget, Both Chambers sit
12 to 13 May	Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Wednesday 12 May
14 to 21 May	Non sitting days
24 to 27 May	Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates Monday to Thursday
28 May	Non sitting day
31 May to 3 June	Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates Monday to Thursday
4 June to 11 June	Non sitting days
14 June	Queen's birthday (Public Holiday)
15 to 17 June	Both Chambers sit
18 June	Non sitting day
21 to 24 June	Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Tuesday 22 June
25 June to 23 August	Non sitting days
Spring Session
24 to 26 August	Both Chambers sit
27 August	Non sitting day
30 August to 2 September	Both Chambers sit
03 September to 17 September	Non sitting days
20 to 23 September	Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Wednesday 22 September
24 September	Non sitting day
27 September	ACT Family Day (Public Holiday)
28 to 30 September	Both Chambers sit
1 October	Non sitting day
4 October	Labour Day (Public Holiday)
5 October to 15 October	Non sitting days
18 to 21 October	Only House of Representatives sits, Supplementary Budget Estimates
22 October	Non sitting day
25 to 28 October	Both Chambers sit
29 October to 14 November	Non sitting days
15 to 18 November	Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Thursday 18 November
19 November	Non sitting day
22 to 25 November	Both Chambers sit
27 November to 24 December	Non sitting days
25 December	Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
28 December	Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
29 to 31 December	Non sitting days