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Scheduled Sittings for 2009

First issued 21 October 2008 – updated 22 October 2009

Note: This page contains links to PDF files for more information see Accessing files.

Parliamentary sittings—2009

   
   
JANUARY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
27
28
29
30
31
   
A
U
T
U
M
N		  
FEBRUARY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 "
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 H/AE
24 H/AE
25 H/AE
26 H/AE
27
28
MARCH
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 "
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
        
   
   
APRIL
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
     
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
28
29
30
    
   
W
I
N
T
E
R		  
MAY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
         
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 $
13 "
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 H/BE
26 H/BE
27 H/BE
28 H/BE
29
30
31
            
JUNE
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
 
1 H/BE
2 H/BE
3 H/BE
4 H/BE
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 "
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
        

   
   
JULY
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
     
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
  
   
S
P
R
I
N
G		  
AUGUST
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
           
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
          
SEPTEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
   
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 "
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
      
OCTOBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 H/SBE
20 H/SBE
21 H/SBE
22 H/SBE
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
NOVEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 "
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
          
   
   
DECEMBER
SUN
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
   
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
29
30
31
    
   

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Legend

1

Both Houses sit

14H

Only House of Representatives sits

13$

Budget
18" Senate 2/3 cut-off

13 H/AE

House of Representatives: sits; Senate: Additional Estimates

22 H/BE

House of Representatives: sits; Senate: Budget Estimates

30 H/SBE

House of Representatives: sits; Senate: Supplementary Budget Estimates

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Public holidays

1 January

New Year's Day

26 January

Australia Day

9 March

Canberra Day

10 April

Good Friday

13 April

Easter Monday

27 April

ANZAC Day holiday

8 June

Queen's birthday

5 October

Labour Day
3 November Family Day (ACT only)

25 December

Christmas Day

28 December

Boxing Day holiday

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