The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing a reference to the Community Affairs References Committee, postponed till 9 March 2010.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for 23 February 2010, proposing a reference to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, postponed till 15 March 2010.

Government business notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy) for today, relating to the consideration of legislation, postponed till 17 March 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 527 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing the introduction of the Water Licence Moratorium Bill 2009, postponed till 9 March 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 694 standing in the name of the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) for today, proposing the introduction of the Protection of Personal Information Bill 2010, postponed till 23 February 2010.