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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 will be held on Saturday, 21 August 2010.
A program of sitting days for the 43rd Parliament, for the remainder of 2010 is published below.
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Parliamentary sittings—2010
- 1 January – 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 – Both Chambers sit
- 15 to 19 February – Non sitting days
- 22 to 25 February –House of Representatives sits, Senate Additional Estimates
- 26 February to 5 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
- 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 – House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
- 28 May – Non sitting day
- 31 May to 3 June – House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
- 4 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 19 July – Non sitting days
- 19 July – 42nd Parliament prorogued and the House of Representatives dissolved; general election held on 21 August
- 21 August – A general election for the House of Representatives and half of the Senate held on Saturday, 21 August 2010.
Spring session (43rd Parliament)
- 24 August to 24 September –Non sitting days
- 27 September – ACT Family Day (Public Holiday)
- 28 to 30 September – Opening of Parliament, both Chambers sit
- 1 October – Non sitting day
- 4 October – Labour Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 to 15 October – Non sitting days
- 18 to 21 October – House of Representatives sits, Senate Supplementary Budget Estimates
- 25 to 28 October – Both Chambers sit
- 29 October to 12 November – Non sitting days
- 15 to 18 November – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Thursday 18 November
- 19 November – Non sitting day
- 22 to 25 November –Both Chambers sit
- 26 November to 24 December – Non sitting days
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 27 to 31 December – Non sitting days
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