Advisory – Essential Parliamentary operations only

Following the advisory issued on 8 June 2021, the public is hereby advised that only essential Parliamentary operations have resumed.

Parliament shall continue to fully adhere to all the COVID-safe measures and protocols in place. In that regard please kindly take note of the following-

  • The Parliament precincts shall be closed to all members of the public until further notice;
  •  Parliament Standing Committee meetings at Parliament are suspended until further notice however, any approved Standing Committee meetings shall be conducted virtually;
  • only approved essential services staff and Parliamentary caucus staff shall have access to the Parliament precincts; and
  • Any inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted.

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Accessibility

Parliament Office will close on the following days, for the non-essential functional units –

(a) Friday, 27 December 2024;

(b) Monday, 30 December 2024; and

(c) Tuesday, 31 December 2024.

The non-essential functional units that will be closed on those days are the Tables, Hansard, Research and Library Services, Committees, Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Protocol, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Civic Education and Media.

The essential functional units that will remain operational with the necessary/appropriate staffing arrangements are the ITC, HR, Accounts, Assets and Transport.

We humbly apologise for any inconvenience that may be caused.