Parliamentary sittings—2012
- 1 January – New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 2 to 25 January – Non sitting days
- 26 January – Australia Day (Public Holiday)
- 27 January to 6 February – Non sitting days
Autumn session
- 7 to 9 February – Both Chambers sit
- 10 February – Non sitting day
- 13 to 16 February –House of Representatives sits, Senate Additional Estimates
- 17 to 24 February – Non sitting days
- 27 February to 1 March – Both Chambers sit
- 2 March to 9 March – Non sitting days
- 12 March – Canberra Day (Public Holiday)
- 13 to 15 March – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Thursday, 15 March
- 16 March - Senate only sits
- 19 to 22 March – Both Chambers sit,
- 23 March to 5 April - Non sitting days
- 6 April – Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 9 April – Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 10 April to 24 April – Non sitting days
- 25 April – Anzac Day holiday (Public Holiday)
- 26 April to 7 May – Non sitting days
Winter (Budget) session
- 8 May – Budget, Both Chambers sit
- 9 to 10 May – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Wednesday 9 May
- 11 to 18 May – Non sitting days
- 21 to 24 May – House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
- 25 May – Non sitting day
- 28 to 31 May – House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
- 1 to 8 June – Non sitting days
- 11 June – Queen's birthday (Public Holiday)
- 12 to 15 June – Non sitting days
- 18 to 21 June –Both Chambers sit
- 22 June – Senate only sits
- 25 to 28 June –Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Tuesday 26 June
- 29 June to 13 August – Non sitting days.
Spring session
- 14 August to 16 August – Both Chambers sit
- 17 August – Non sitting day
- 20 August to 23 August – Both Chambers sit
- 24 August to 7 September – Non sitting days.
- 10 September to 13 September – Both Chambers sit
- 14 September – Non sitting day
- 17 September to 20 September – Both Chambers sit
- 21 September to 28 October – Non sitting days.
- 1 October – Labour Day (Public Holiday)
- 2 to 5 October – Non sitting days
- 8 October – ACT Family Day (Public Holiday)
- 9 to 11 October – Both Chambers sit
- 12 October – Non sitting day
- 15 to 18 October – Senate Budget Estimates
- 19 October – Non sitting day
- 22 October to 26 October – Non sitting days.
- 29 October to 1 November – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Tuesday 30 October
- 2 November to 16 November – Non sitting days
- 19 to 22 October – Senate only sits
- 26 to 29 November –Both Chambers sit
- 23 November to 25 December – Non sitting days
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 27 to 31 December – Non sitting days
Variations to the 2012 Parliamentary Sitting Pattern
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Date
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Reason
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| 14 March 2012 |
Senate agreed to meet on Friday, 16 March 2012. |