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Parliamentary sittings—2006 (agreed to on 8 December 2005)
2006 Sitting Schedule (PDF 285KB)
- 1st January – New Year's Day
- 2nd January – New Year's Day Public Holiday
- 26th January – Australia Day (Public Holiday)
Autumn session
- 7th to 9th February – Both Houses sit
- 13th to 16th February – Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Additional Estimates
- 27th February – Both Houses sit
- 28th February – Both Houses sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off
- 1st to 2nd March – Both Houses sit
- 20th March – Canberra Day (Public Holiday)
- 27th to 30th March
– Both
Chambers sit
- 14th April – Good Friday
- 17th April – Easter Monday
- 25th April – ANZAC Day
Winter (Budget) session
- 9th May – Budget, Both Houses sit
- 10th to 11th May – Both Houses sit
- 22th to 25th May – Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
- 29th May to 1st June – Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates
- 12th June – Queen's birthday (Public Holiday)
- 13th to 15th June – Both Houses sit
- 16th June - Only Senate Sits
- 19th June – Both Houses sit
- 20th June – Senate 2/3 Cut Off, Both Houses sit
- 21st to 22nd June – Both Houses sit
Spring session
- 8th to 10th August – Both Houses sit
- 14th to 17th August – Both Houses sit
- 4th to 5th September – Both Houses sit
- 6th September – Both Houses sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off
- 7th September – Both Houses sit
- 11th to 14th September – Both Houses sit
- 2nd October – Labour Day (public holiday)
- 9th to 12th October – Both Houses sit
- 16th to 19th October – Both Houses sit
- 30th October to 2nd November – Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Supplementary Budget Estimates
- 6th November to 9th November – Only Senate sits
- 27th November – Both Houses sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off
- 28th November to 1st December – Both Houses sit
- 4th to 7th December – Both Houses sit
- 25th December – Christmas Day
- 26th December – Boxing Day
Variations to the 2006 Parliamentary Sitting Pattern
Date |
Reason |
| 9 February 2006 |
Senate agreed to hearing dates for the 2005-06 additional estimates. |
| 10 May 2006 |
Senate agreed to hearing dates for the 2006-07 budget estimates. |
| 13 June 2006 |
Senate agreed to meet on Friday 16 and Friday 23 June 2006. |
| 22 June 2006 |
Senate agreed to not meet on Friday 23 June 2006. |
| 7 September 2006 |
Senate agreed to the hearing dates for the 2006-07 supplementary budget estimates |
| 19 October 2005 |
Senate agreed to meet on Friday, 10 November 2006 |
8 November 2006 |
Senate agreed not to meet on Friday, 10 November 2006. |
28 November 2006 |
Senate agreed to meet on Friday, 1 December 2006 |
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