The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Milne for today, proposing the disallowance of the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1), postponed till 8 September 2009.

General business notice of motion no. 471 standing in the name of Senator Bernardi for today, relating to the consideration of legislation, postponed till 13 August 2009.

General business notice of motion no. 488 standing in the names of Senator Xenophon and the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for today, proposing the introduction of the Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Laws) Bill 2009, postponed till 17 August 2009.