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Parliament has a body of rules, built up over many years, to guide the effective, efficient use of House time and ensure fairness among the different members.
The Parliament sitting days follows an agreed programme of days when MPs all meet in Parliament’s debating chamber. The normal sitting days and hours are:
Day of Week |
Morning Session |
Morning Break |
Morning Session |
Lunch Break |
Afternoon Session |
Afternoon Break |
Afternoon Session |
|
Monday |
10:00am to 11:00am | 11:00am to 11:15am | 11:15am - 12:00pm | 12:00pm to 2:00pm | 2:00pm to 3:00pm | 3:00pm to 3:15pm | 3:15pm to 4:00pm |
|
Tuesaday |
10:00am to 11:00am | 11:00am to 11:15am | 11:15am - 12:00pm | 12:00pm to 2:00pm | 2:00pm to 3:00pm | 3:00pm to 3:15pm | 3:15pm to 4:00pm |
|
Wednesday |
10:00am to 11:00am | 11:00am to 11:15am | 11:15am - 12:00pm | 12:00pm to 2:00pm | 2:00pm to 3:00pm | 3:00pm to 3:15pm | 3:15pm to 4:00pm |
|
Thursday |
10:00am to 11:00am | 11:00am to 11:15am | 11:15am - 12:00pm | 12:00pm to 2:00pm | 2:00pm to 3:00pm | 3:00pm to 3:15pm | 3:15pm to 4:00pm |
Meeting times can change when Parliament meets under urgency or extended sitting hours. These can’t be anticipated, so they’re not shown in future calendar entries. Calendar information about Parliament meeting under urgency or extended hours is updated at the time it is announced.
Find out more about what urgency and extended hours means for Parliament.
Petitions are a way of contributing directly to the House on a matter that members of society feel strongly about. It is a way of ensuring parliamentary accountability and transparency. Petitions must be lodged with the Clerk, and has to follow parliamentary protocols.
All people shall be free to send letters or petitions to the King or Legislative Assembly and to meet and consult concerning matters about which they think it right to petition the King or Legislative Assembly to pass or repeal enactments provided that they meet peaceably without arms and without disorder.
The petitions is signed by a member who is to ensure that the petition respects the House's rules.
This strengthens the representational nature of the MP's work.
and signed by three or more persons.
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