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Scheduled Sittings for 2005

Issued 2 November 2004
Updated on 2 November 2005 – Both Houses to sit on 3 November (Senate to sit from 2.00 pm), Both Houses sit 7 to 10 November

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

Parliamentary sittings—2005

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

JAN

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

FEB

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

A
U
T
U
M
N

6

7

8

9 "

10

11

12

13

14H, AE

15H, AE

16H, AE

17H, AE

18AE*

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

 

 

 

 

MAR

 

 

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

APR

 

 

 

 

 

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

MAY

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

W
I
N
T
E
R

8

9

10$

11"

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23H,BE

24H,BE

25H,BE

26H,BE

27 BE*

28

29

30H,BE

31H, BE

 

 

 

JUN

 

1H,BE

2H,BE

3 BE*

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    

JUL

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUG

1

1

2

3

4

5

6

S
P
R
I
N
G

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

SEP

 

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

OCT

 

1

2

3

4S

5S

6S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31H

NOV

 

1H

2H

3 SBE

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

DEC

 

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

1

Both Houses sit

5"

Senate 2/3 Cut Off

13$

Budget

5 *

Both Houses sit, if required

3 SBE

Both Houses sit, Supplementary Budget Estimates

1H

Only House of Representatives sits

1H,AE

Only House of Representatives sits, Additional Estimates

26H,BE Only House of Representatives sits, Budget Estimates
5H,SBE Only House of Representatives sits, Supplementary Budget Estimates

1S

Only Senate sits

30 AE*

Additional Estimates, if required

30 BE*

Budget Estimates, if required

1

Public holidays

1 January

New Year's Day

26 January

Australia Day

21 March

Canberra Day

25 March

Good Friday

28 March

Easter Monday

25 April

ANZAC Day

13 June

Queen's birthday holiday

3 October

Labour Day

25 December

Christmas Day

26 December

Boxing Day

27 December

Boxing Day Public Holiday

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