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Scheduled Sittings for 2008

Issued 18 December 2007

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Parliamentary sittings—2008

  • 1 January – New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
  • 2 to 25 January – Non sitting days
  • 28 January – Australia Day (Public Holiday)
  • 29 January to 11 February – Non sitting days
Autumn session
  • 12 to 14 February – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Wednesday 13 February
  • 15 February – Non sitting day
  • 18 to 22 February – House of Representatives sits Monday to Friday, Senate Additional Estimates Monday to Thursday
  • 25 February to 7 March – Non sitting days
  • 10 March – Canberra Day (Public Holiday)
  • 11 to 13 March – Both Chambers sit, Tuesday to Thursday
  • 17 to 20 March – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Tuesday 18 February
  • 21 March – Good Friday (Public Holiday)
  • 24 March – Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
  • 25 March to 24 April – Non sitting days
  • 25 April – ANZAC day (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 May – Only House of Representatives sits
  • 19 to 23 May – Non sitting days
  • 26 to 30 May – Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates Monday to Thursday
  • 2 to 6 June – Only House of Representatives sits, Senate Budget Estimates Monday to Thursday
  • 9 June – Queen's birthday (Public Holiday)
  • 10 to 13 June – Non sitting days
  • 16 to 20 June – House of Representatives sits Monday to Friday, Senate Monday to Thursday
  • 23 to 26 June – Both Chambers sit Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Tuesday 24 June
  • 27 June to 25 August – Non sitting days
Spring session
  • 26 to 29 August – House of Representatives sits Tuesday to Friday, Senate Tuesday to Thursday
  • 1 to 5 September – House of Representatives sits Monday to Friday, Senate Monday to Thursday
  • 8 to 12 September – Non sitting days
  • 15 to 19 September – House of Representatives sits Monday to Friday, Senate Monday to Thursday
  • 22 to 25 September – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off on Tuesday 23 September
  • 26 September – Only House of Representatives sits
  • 29 September to 10 October – Non sitting days
  • 13 to 17 October – House of Representatives sits Monday to Friday, Senate Monday to Thursday
  • 20 to 24 October – Only House of Representatives sits, Supplementary Budget Estimates Monday to Thursday
  • 27 October to 7 November – Non sitting days
  • 10 to 14 November – House of Representatives sits Monday to Friday, Senate Monday to Thursday
  • 17 to 21 November – Non sitting days
  • 24 to 27 November – Both Chambers sit, Senate 2/3 Cut Off Thursday 27 November
  • 28 November – Only House of Representatives sits
  • 1 to 4 December – Both Chambers sit
  • 5 to 24 December – Non sitting days
  • 25 December – Christmas Day
  • 26 December – Boxing Day
  • 27 to 31 December – Non sitting days

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