The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Democrats (Senator Allison)for today, proposing the reference of a matter to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, postponed till 29 March 2006.

General business notice of motion no. 298 standing in the name of Senator Stott Despoja for today, proposing the introduction of the Privacy (Equality of Application) Amendment Bill 2005, postponed till 9 May 2006.

General business notice of motion no. 334 standing in the name of Senator Bartlett for today, relating to sexual assault on children in Australia, postponed till 28 March 2006.

General business notice of motion no. 368 standing in the name of Senator Stott Despoja for today, relating to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, postponed till 28 March 2006.

General business notice of motion no. 393 standing in the name of Senator Stott Despoja for today, relating to Mr David Hicks, postponed till 28 March 2006.