The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the names of Senator Milne and the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for today, proposing a reference to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, postponed till 25 February 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 25 February 2010.