Sitting week beginning Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Sitting week beginning Tuesday 8 October 2024 — 5th House sitting week of the 47th Parliament’s 2024 Spring sittings.
This page summarises matters expected to be considered by the House of Representatives and its Federation Chamber. It is updated weekly during sittings. For a full report of the business dealt with, including a list of documents presented, go to the Votes and Proceedings. To read the debates, including question time, go to Hansard.
For details about the proposed program of business for each sitting of the House and Federation Chamber and that sitting’s public hearings of House and joint committees go to the House Daily Program (usually available at least 1 hour before the House is scheduled to meet).
This week the House is expected to sit on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in a pattern similar to that described in the Infosheet 'A typical sitting day'.
On 11 September the House resolved to alter the order of business on Wednesday 9 October to enable Members’ 90 second statements to begin at 9.30am, question time to commence at 10am and the MPI to follow immediately afterwards.
The Federation Chamber is also expected to meet on Tuesday (from 11.30am to 7.30pm), Wednesday (from 9.30am to 1pm and from 4pm to 7.30pm) and on Thursday (from 9.30am to approximately 1.00pm).
For details about House and Federation Chamber standard hours see the order of business diagram at www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Chamber_documents/HoR/Order_of_Business.