The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the names of Senators Boswell and Macdonald for today, proposing the disallowance of the Proclamation dated 14 May 2009 [Coral Sea Conservation Zone], postponed till 29 October 2009.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) for today, proposing a reference to the Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee, postponed till 29 October 2009.

Business of the Senate order of the day no. 2, proposing the disallowance of the Threat Abatement Plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2009), postponed till 16 November 2009.

Government business notice of motion no. 3 standing in the name of the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy) for today, relating to consideration of legislation, postponed till 23 November 2009.