The following items of business were postponed:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 4 standing in the name of Senator Wright for today, proposing the disallowance of the Health Insurance (Allied Health Services) Amendment Determination 2011 (No. 2), postponed till 8 February 2012.

General business notice of motion no. 438 standing in the name of Senator Siewert for today, relating to the North West Slope Trawl Fishery, postponed till 28 February 2012.

General business notice of motion no. 442 standing in the name of Senator Siewert for today, proposing the introduction of the Fisheries Management Amendment (North West Slope Fishery Partial Closure) Bill 2011, postponed till 28 February 2012.