The following items of business were postponed:

The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Bartlett for today, proposing the reference of matters to the Legal and Constitutional References Committee, postponed till 11 May 2006.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of Senator Carr for today, proposing the reference of a matter to the Community Affairs References Committee, postponed till 7 December 2006.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 3 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for today, proposing the reference of matters to the Community Affairs References Committee, postponed till 14 June 2006.

General business notice of motion no. 423 standing in the name of Senator Stott Despoja for today, relating to Mr David Hicks, postponed till 11 May 2006.