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Scheduled Sittings for 2010

First issued 22 October 2009.  Updated 9 September 2010.

The 42nd Parliament was prorogued and the House of Representatives dissolved at 5.00 pm on Monday, 19 July 2010. A general election for the House of Representatives and half of the Senate was held on Saturday, 21 August 2010.

A program of sitting days for the 43rd Parliament, for the remainder of 2010 has been updated on 9 September 2010 and is available below.

Parliamentary sittings—2010

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

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Legend

1

Both Houses sit

14H

Only House of Representatives sits

13$

Budget
18" 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

30 H/SBE

House of Representatives: sits; Senate: Supplementary Budget Estimates

19

42nd Parliament prorogued and the House of Representatives dissolved

21

General election for the House of Representatives and half of the Senate

1

Public holidays

1 January

New Year's Day

26 January

Australia Day

8 March

Canberra Day

2 April

Good Friday

5 April

Easter Monday

26 April

ANZAC Day holiday

14 June

Queen's birthday
27 September ACT Family Day

4 October

Labour Day

25 December

Christmas Day (Public Holiday on 27 December)

27 December

Christmas Day Holiday
28 December Boxing Day Holiday

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