Hours of meeting—2006

Summer Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
7 February 12:30 20:31 – 8 hrs 01 min
8 February 9:30 22:57 – 13 hrs 27 mins
9 February 9:30 17:57 – 8 hrs 27 mins
27 February 12:30 22:28 1 hr 01 min 8 hrs 57 mins
28 February 12:30 19:49 – 7 hrs 19 mins
1 March 9:30 19:44 04 mins 10 hrs 10 mins
2 March 9:30 19:59 53 mins 9 hrs 36 mins
Total for Summer 1 hr 58 mins 65 hrs 57 mins
Autumn Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
27 March 14:30 22:20 1 hr 6 hrs 50 mins
28 March 12:30 24:03 1 hr 10 hrs 33 mins
29 March 9:30 21:43 – 12 hrs 13 mins
30 March 9:30 24:51 – 15 hrs 21 mins
Total for Autumn 2 hrs 44 hrs 57 mins
Budget Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
9 May 12:30 20:52 1 hr 30 mins 6 hrs 52 mins
10 May 9:30 19:14 03 mins 9 hrs 41 mins
11 May 9:30 21:30 2 hrs 45 mins 9 hrs 15 mins
Total for Budget 4 hrs 18 mins 25 hrs 48 mins
Winter Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
13 June 12:30 24:40 1 hr 11 hrs 10 mins
14 June 9:30 19:35 – 10 hrs 05 mins
15 June 9:30 23:40 59 mins 13 hrs 11 mins
16 June 9:00 16:13 – 7 hrs 13 mins
19 June 12:30 22:24 1 hr 8 hrs 54 mins
20 June 12:30 24:20 58 mins 10 hrs 52 mins
21 June 9:30 20:01 – 10 hrs 31 mins
22 June 9:30 1:32 1 hr 15 hrs 02 mins
Total for Winter 4 hrs 57 mins 86 hrs 58 mins
Spring Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
8 August 12:30 20:08 – 7 hrs 38 mins
9 August 9:30 19:38 05 mins 10 hrs 03 mins
10 August 9:30 20:36 46 mins 10 hrs 20 mins
14 August 12:30 22:27 1 hr 8 hrs 57 mins
15 August 12:30 20:56 – 8 hrs 26 mins
16 August 9:30 19:40 – 10 hrs 10 mins
17 August 9:30 19:10 19 mins 9 hrs 21 mins
4 September 12:30 22:28 1 hr 05 mins 8 hrs 53 mins
5 September 12:30 20:30 – 8 hrs 00 mins
6 September 9:30 19:19 – 9 hrs 49 mins
7 September 9:30 19:14 04 mins 9 hrs 40 mins
11 September 12:30 22:25 1 hr 8 hrs 55 mins
12 September 12:30 20:52 – 8 hrs 22 mins
13 September 9:30 19:36 10 mins 9 hrs 56 mins
14 September 9:30 18:51 26 mins 8 hrs 55 mins
Total for Spring 4 hrs 55 mins 137 hrs 25 mins
Spring (2) Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
9 October 12:30 22:18 1 hr 01 min 8 hrs 47 mins
10 October 12:30 24:00 1 hr 10 hrs 30 mins
11 October 9:30 19:49 – 10 hrs 19 mins
12 October 9:30 19:45 25 mins 9 hrs 50 mins
16 October 12:30 22:26 1 hr 8 hrs 56 mins
17 October 12:30 20:30 – 8 hrs 00 mins
18 October 9:30 19:47 11 mins 10 hrs 06 mins
19 October 9:30 20:16 – 10 hrs 46 mins
6 November 9:30 21:58 1 hr 04 mins 11 hrs 24 mins
7 November 9:30 21:24 1 hr 10 hrs 54 mins
8 November 9:30 19:40 – 10 hrs 10 mins
9 November 9:30 20:08 09 mins 10 hrs 29 mins
27 November 12:30 22:32 1 hr 9 hrs 02 mins
28 November 12:30 23:01 1 hr 9 hrs 31 mins
29 November 9:30 19:46 05 mins 10 hrs 11 mins
30 November 9:30 23:32 1 hr 16 mins 12 hrs 46 mins
1 December 9:00 16:07 – 7 hrs 07 mins
4 December 12:30 22:28 1 hr 8 hrs 58 mins
5 December 12:30 23:10 1 hr 9 hrs 40 mins
6 December 9:30 19:55 – 10 hrs 25 mins
7 December 9:30 23:09 1 hr 03 mins 12 hrs 36 mins
Total for Spring (2) 12 hrs 14 mins 210 hrs 27 mins
  Suspensions Total
Total for 2006 30 hrs 22 mins 571 hrs 32 mins

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