Time spent on consideration of legislation

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40th Parliament—2002-2004

Session	Sitting dates	Business time	Adjournment time	Total time	Total time spent on legislation	% of business time spent on legislation
Summer 2002	12 February - 14 February 2002	22 hrs 49 mins	1 hr 30 mins	24 hrs 19 mins	2 hrs 47 mins	12.2%
Autumn 2002	11 March - 21 March 2002	70 hrs 16 mins	3 hrs 16 mins	73 hrs 32 mins	40 hrs 21 mins	57.4%
Budget 2002	14 May - 16 May 2002	23 hrs 06 mins	1 hr 52 mins	24 hrs 58 mins	3 hrs 54 mins	16.9%
Winter 2002	17 June - 27 June 2002	70 hrs 47 mins	4 hrs 04 mins	74 hrs 51 mins	37 hrs 24 mins	52.8%
Spring 2002	19 August - 12 December 2002	319 hrs 22 mins	22 hrs 05 mins	341 hrs 27 mins	176 hrs 10 mins	55.2%
Summer 2003	4 February - 6 February 2003	23 hrs 53 mins	2 hrs 06 mins	25 hrs 59 mins	5 hrs 16 mins	22%
Autumn 2003	3 March - 27 March 2003	95 hrs 53 mins	9 hrs 27 mins	105 hrs 20 mins	39 hrs 03 mins	40.7%
Budget 2003	13 May - 15 May 2003	23 hrs 49 mins	1 hr 32 mins	25 hrs 21 mins	2 hrs 15 mins	9.4%
Winter 2003	16 June - 26 June 2003	79 hrs 15 mins	5 hrs 08 mins	84 hrs 23 mins	50 hrs 57 mins	64.3%
Spring 2003	11 August - 4 December 2003	317 hrs 49 mins	24 hrs 41 mins	342 hrs 30 mins	150 hrs 43 mins	47.4%
Autumn 2004	10 February - 1 April 2004	161 hrs 37 mins	14 hrs 38 mins	176 hrs 15 mins	79 hrs 10 mins	49%
Budget 2004	11 May - 13 May 2004	24 hrs 23 mins	1 hr 18 mins	25 hrs 41 mins	10 hrs 10 mins	41.7%
Winter 2004	15 June - 24 June 2004	93 hrs 16 mins	5 hrs 25 mins	98 hrs 41 mins	64 hrs 19 mins	69%
Spring 2004	3 August - 30 August 2004	82 hrs 18 mins	4 hrs 19 mins	86 hrs 37 mins	43 hrs 53 mins	53.3%
Total		1408 hrs 33 mins	101 hrs 21 mins	1509 hrs 54 mins	706 hrs 22 mins	*50.1%*