Sitting calendar 2016 – text version

44th Parliament 

Issued 29 October 2015 – Revised 11 April and agreed to by both Houses on 18 Apil 2016. 

  • 1 January – New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
  • 2 to 25 January – Non sitting days
  • 26 January – Australia Day 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 –House of Representatives sits, Senate Additional Estimates
  • 12 to 19 February – Non sitting days 
  • 22 February to 3 March – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Wedneday, 2 March 
  • 4 to 11 March – Non sitting days
  • 14 March – Canberra Day (Public Holiday)
  • 15 to 17 March – Both Chambers sit
  • 18 to 24 March – Non sitting days 
  • 25 March – Good Friday (Public Holiday)  
  • 28 March – Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
  • 29 March to 17 April – Non sitting days

Winter (Budget) session

  • 18 and 19 April – Both Chambers sit
  • 20 to 24 April – Non sitting days
  • 25 April – Anzac Day (Public Holiday)
  • 26 April to 1 May – Non sitting days
  • 2 May – Both Chambers sit
  • 3 May – Budget, Both Chambers sit
  • 4 May – Both Chambers sit
  • 5 May – House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
  • 6 May – Senate Budget Estimates

The Senate and the House of Representatives were dissolved at 9am on 9 May 2016

 

45th Parliament

A proposed program for the 2016 Spring Parliamentary sittings is published below. To be confirmed, this program must be presented to and agreed to by each House at the commencement of the new Parliament.

Spring session

  • 30 August to 1 September – Both Chambers sit
  • 2 to 11 September – Non sitting days
  • 12 to 15 September – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Tuesday, 13 September
  • 16 to 25 September – Non sitting days 
  • 26 September – ACT Family and Community Day (Public Holiday)
  • 27 September to 2 October – Non sitting days
  • 3 October – Labour Day (Public Holiday) 
  • 4 to 9 October – Non sitting days
  • 10 to 13 October – Both Chambers sit​, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Wednesday, 12 October
  • 14 to 16 October – Non sitting days
  • 17 to 20 October  – House of Representatives sits, Senate Supplementary Budget Estimates
  • 21 October to 6 November – Non sitting days
  • 7 to 10 November – Both Chambers sit
  • 11 to 20 November – Non sitting days
  • 21 November to 1 December – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Thursday, 24 November
  • 2 to 24 December – Non sitting days
  • 25 December – Christmas Day
  • 26 December – Boxing Day holiday
  • 27 to 31 December – Non sitting days