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Scheduled Sittings for 2012

First issued 31 October 2011

Note: This page contains links to PDF files for more information see Accessing files.

Parliamentary sittings—2012

   
   
JANUARY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
        
   
A
U
T
U
M
N		  
FEBRUARY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13H/AE
14 H/AE
15 H/AE
16 H/AE
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
      
MARCH
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
       
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 "
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
   
   
APRIL
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
        
   
W
I
N
T
E
R		  
MAY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
   
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 $
9 "
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 H/BE
22 H/BE
23 H/BE
24 H/BE
25
26
27
28 H/BE
29 H/BE
30 H/BE
31 H/BE
    
JUNE
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
         
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 "
27
28
29
30

   
   
JULY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
        
   
S
P
R
I
N
G		  
AUGUST
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
  
SEPTEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
           
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
            
OCTOBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
 
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 SBE
16 SBE
17 SBE
18 SBE
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
      
NOVEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
       
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 S
20 S
21 S
22 S
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
  
   
   
DECEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
           
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
23
24
25
27
28
29
30
31
          
   

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Legend

1

Both Houses sit

8$

Budget
15" Senate 2/3 cut-off

13 H/AE

House of Representatives: sits; Senate: Additional Estimates

22 H/BE

House of Representatives: sits; Senate: Budget Estimates

15 SBE

House of Representatives: does not sit; Senate: Supplementary Budget Estimates
19 S Senate only sits

2

Public holidays

2 January

New Year's Day holiday

26 January

Australia Day

12 March

Canberra Day

6 April

Good Friday

9 April

Easter Monday

25 April

ANZAC Day

11 June

Queen's birthday holiday
1 October Labour Day

8 October

ACT Family Day

25 December

Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day

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