TimeBase All Jurisdiction Parliamentary Sitting Calendar Updated for 2017

Wednesday 21 December 2016 @ 9.43 a.m.

TimeBase' unique All Jurisdiction Parliamentary Sitting Calendar has now been updated on our homepage for the 2017 calendar year in most jurisdictions. VIC is the first Parliament to begin sitting on 7 February 2017.

Scroll to the bottom of our homepage at www.timebase.com.au to see the purple shading and roll over each date to see all the jurisdictions sitting.

Some fun facts about Parliamentary Sitting Dates for 2017:

  • CTH, QLD and WA have not yet released their Parliamentary Sitting Calendars;
  • VIC is the first jurisdiction to begin sitting on 7 February 2017;
  • No jurisdiction so far sits for longer than 2 weeks per month except for TAS;
  • VIC is the last jurisdiction to be sitting for the 2017 sitting year.

The busiest periods of Parliamentary Activity for the 2017 sitting year will be:

  • 9-11 May 2017 - 5 jurisdictions sitting;
  • 20-22 June 2017 - 5 jurisdictions sitting;
  • 17-19 October - 5 jurisdictions sitting;
  • 28-30 November - 5 jurisdictions sitting.

We are still waiting on the Parliamentary Sitting dates for WA (who go to election early next year), CTH and QLD. Sitting Calendar downloads will also be uploaded in LawOne as soon as possible.