HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Prayers

Prayers

9.30 am

Government business

9.30 am

Government business

Prayers

12.30 pm

Committee & delegation reports

1.15 pm

Private Members' business

1.45 pm

90 sec statements

Prayers

2 pm

Questions without notice

2 pm

Questions without notice

2 pm

Questions without notice

2 pm

Questions without notice

3 pm*

Petitions

3 pm*

Papers, Ministerial statements, MPI

3 pm*

Papers, Ministerial statements, MPI

3 pm*

Papers, Ministerial statements, MPI

3.05 pm*

Private Members' business

4.05 pm*

Grievance debate

4 pm*

Government business

4 pm*

Government business

4 pm*

Government business

5.25 pm*

Government business

5.30 pm

Adjournment debate

6 pm

6.30 pm

Dinner suspension

6.30 pm

Dinner suspension

7.30 pm

Adjournment debate

8 pm

Government business

8 pm

Government business

8 pm

10.30 pm

Adjournment debate

10.30 pm

Adjournment debate

11 pm

11 pm

Government Bills presented to the House are considered during GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Private Members' Bills are presented and considered during PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Ministerial statements can occur at any time during a sitting. Whenever made, they require the leave of the House, ie consent of all Members present. Over the past five years (1993-97) the average annual number of ministerial statements made was 17.

MPI - Discussion of a matter of public importance.

* - approximate time.