Sitting calendar 2014 – text version

Parliamentary sittings – 2014, last updated 29 October 2014

  • 1 January – New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
  • 2 to 24 January – Non sitting days
  • 27 January – Australia Day holiday (substitute for Sunday, 26 January)
  • 28 January to 11 February – Non sitting days
Autumn session
  • 11 to 13 February – Both Chambers sit
  • 14  to 21 February – Non sitting days
  • 24 to 27 February –House of Representatives sits, Senate Additional Estimates
  • 3 to 6 March– Both Chambers sit
  • 7 March – Non sitting day
  • 10 March – Canberra Day (Public Holiday)
  • 11 to 14 March – Non sitting days
  • 17 to 20 March – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Wednesday, 19 March  
  • 24 to 27 March – Both Chambers sit
  • 28 March to 17 April  – Non sitting days
  • 18 April – Good Friday (Public Holiday)
  • 21 April – Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
  • 22 April to 24 April – Non sitting days
  • 25 April – Anzac Day holiday (Public Holiday)
  • 28 April to 12 May – Non sitting days
Winter (Budget) session
  • 13 May – Budget, Both Chambers sit
  • 14 to 15 May – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Wednesday 14 May
  • 16 to 23 May – Non sitting days
  • 26 to 29 May – House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
  • 30 May – Non sitting day
  • 2 to 5 June – House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
  • 6 June – Non sitting day
  • 9 June – Queen's birthday (Public Holiday)
  • 10 to 13 June – Non sitting days
  • 16 to 19 June – Both Chambers sit
  • 20 June – Non sitting day
  • 23 to 26 June – Both Chambers sit
  • 27 June to 4 July – Non sitting days
  • 7 July – Senate only sits
  • 8 July – Both Chambers sit
  • 9 to 10 July – Senate only sits, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Wednesday, 9 July
  • 11 July – Non sitting day
  • 14 to 17 July – Both Chambers sit
  • 18 July – Senate only sits
  • 19 July to 25 August – Non sitting days
Spring session
  • 26 to 28 August – Both Chambers sit
  • 29 August – Non sitting day
  • 1 to 4 September – Both Chambers sit
  • 5 to 19 September – Non sitting days
  • 22 to 25 September – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Wednesday, 24 September
  • 26 September – Non sitting day
  • 29 September – ACT Family and Community Day (Public Holiday)
  • 30 September to 2 October – Both Chambers sit 
  • 3 October – Non sitting day
  • 6 October – Labour Day (Public Holiday) 
  • 7 to 17 October – Non sitting days
  • 20 to 23 October – House of Representatives sits, Senate Supplementary Budget Estimates
  • 27 to 30 October – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Wednesday, 29 October
  • 31 October to 21 November – Non sitting days
  • 14 November – House sitting: Address by the Right Honourable David Cameron MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • 17 November – Both House sitting: Address by His Excellency Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China
  • 18 November – Both House sitting: Address by the Honourable Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India
  • 19 November – Senate only sits
  • 20 November - Supplementary Budget Estimates
  • 24 to 27 November – Both Chambers sit
  • 28 November – Non sitting day
  • 1 to 4 December – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Monday 1 December
  • 5 to 24 December – Non sitting days
  • 25 December – Christmas Day
  • 26 December – Boxing Day
  • 27 to 31 December – Non sitting days