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 disallowance of the Threat Abatement Plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2009), postponed till 16 September 2009.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 3 standing in the name of Senator O’Brien for today, proposing a reference to the Economics References Committee, postponed till 10 September 2009.