Hours of meeting—2005

Summer Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
8 February 12:30 20:32 – 8 hrs 02 mins
9 February 9:30 19:43 – 10 hrs 13 mins
10 February 9:30 19:02 37 mins 8 hrs 55 mins
Total for Summer 37 mins 27 hrs 10 mins
Autumn Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
7 March 12:30 22:26 1 hr 8 hrs 56 mins
8 March 12:30 21:08 – 8 hrs 38 mins
9 March 9:30 19:35 12 mins 9 hrs 53 mins
10 March 9:30 19:05 48 mins 8 hrs 47 mins
14 March 12:30 22:27 1 hr 8 hrs 57 mins
15 March 12:30 21:55 – 9 hrs 25 mins
16 March 9:30 19:48 – 10 hrs 18 mins
17 March 9:30 19:16 – 9 hrs 46 mins
Total for Autumn     3 hrs 00 mins 74 hrs 40 mins
Budget Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
10 May 12:30 20:40 1 hr 35 mins 6 hrs 35 mins
11 May 9:30 19:55 04 mins 10 hrs 21 mins
12 May 9:30 21:54 3 hrs 14 mins 9 hrs 10 mins
Total for Budget 4 hrs 53 mins 26 hrs 06 mins
Winter Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
14 June 12:30 19:59 – 7 hrs 29 mins
15 June 9:30 19:09 – 9 hrs 39 mins
16 June 9:30 23:28 1 hr 37 mins 12 hrs 31 mins
20 June 12:30 23:40 1 hr 10 hrs 10 mins
21 June 12:30 23:11 – 10 hrs 41 mins
22 June 9:30 19:53 – 10 hrs 23 mins
23 June 9:30 1:24
(24 June)		 –
Total for Winter 2 hrs 37 mins 76 hrs 47 mins
Spring Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
9 August 12:30 19:58 27 mins 7 hrs 01 min
10 August 9:30 19:31 – 10 hrs 01 min
11 August 9:30 19:59 – 10 hrs 29 mins
16 August 12:30 19:54 – 7 hrs 24 mins
17 August 9:30 17:00 – 7 hrs 30 mins
18 August 9:30 20:28 – 10 hrs 58 mins
5 September 12:30 22:27 1 hr 8 hrs 57 mins
6 September 12:30 19:32 – 7 hrs 02 mins
7 September 9:30 19:59 – 10 hrs 29 mins
8 September 9:30 19:40 3 mins 10 hrs 07 mins
12 September 12:30 23:20 58 mins 9 hrs 52 mins
13 September 12:30 23:37 1 hr 10 hrs 07 mins
14 September 9:30 19:20 – 9 hrs 50 mins
15 September 9:30 19:51 44 mins 9 hrs 37 mins
4 October 12:30 15:40 – 3 hrs 10 mins
5 October 9:30 19:40 – 10 hrs 10 mins
6 October 9:30 19:43 – 10 hrs 13 mins
10 October 12:30 22:25 1 hr 8 hrs 55 mins
11 October 12:30 22:45 1 hr 01 min 9 hrs 14 mins
12 October 10:00 19:50 – 9 hrs 50 mins
13 October 9:30 20:38 9 mins 10 hrs 59 mins
Total for Spring 6 hrs 22 mins 191 hrs 55 mins
Spring (2) Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
3 November 12:30 17:01 – 4 hrs 31 mins
7 November 12:30 22:19 1 hr 8 hrs 49 mins
8 November 12:30 23:27 1 hr 03 mins 9 hrs 54 mins
9 November 9:30 19:48 – 10 hrs 18 mins
10 November 9:30 19:07 – 9 hrs 37 mins
28 November 12:30 22:22 1 hr 8 hrs 52 mins
29 November 12:30 23:26 1 hr 9 hrs 56 mins
30 November 9:30 19:58 – 10 hrs 28 mins
1 December 9:30 23:38 57 mins 13 hrs 11 mins
2 December 9:30 18:07 – 8 hrs 37 mins
5 December 12:30 23:40 1 hr 10 hrs 10 mins
6 December 12:30 23:40 25 mins 10 hrs 45 mins
7 December 9:30 19:48 – 10 hrs 18 mins
8 December 9:30 23:33 1 hr 22 mins 12 hrs 41 mins
9 December 9:30 17:25 – 7 hrs 55 mins
Total for Spring (2) 7 hrs 47 mins 146 hrs 02 mins
  Suspensions Total
Total for 2005     25 hrs 16 mins 542 hrs 40 mins

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