The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of Senator Siewert for today, proposing the reference of a matter to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, postponed till 15 June 2006.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for 14 June 2006, proposing the reference of matters to the Community Affairs References Committee, postponed till 20 June 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 disallowance of the Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 14), postponed till 16 August 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 22 June 2006.

General business notice of motion no. 415 standing in the names of Senators Stott Despoja and Bartlett for today, proposing the introduction of the Same-Sex Unions Bill 2006, postponed till 14 June 2006.