During the remainder of Session 6 (which is expected to end on 9 April 2025), the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except:
Motions, amendments and questions may be lodged on any day when the Office of the Clerk is open (including during recess). Such days are sometimes known as “counting days”.
Bills can be introduced on any day when the Office of the Clerk is open, but which is not a day of recess or dissolution. Such days are known as “sitting days”.
Sitting days and counting days are important in running parliamentary business. They are used to calculate timeframes for: