Sitting calendar 2015 – text version

Issued 16 October 2014. Last updated: 31 March 2015 – addition of Senate only sitting day on 11 May 2015.

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