Items of business were postponed as follows:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 3 standing in the name of the Chair of the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee (Senator Allison) for today, relating to the reference of matters to the committee, postponed till 11 August 1999.

General business notice of motion no. 136 standing in the name of Senator Allison for today, relating to the appointment of a select committee on superannuation and financial services, postponed till 24 August 1999.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Faulkner) for today, relating to the reference of matters to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee, postponed till 31 August 1999.

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 4 standing in the name of Senator Harris for today, relating to the qualification of senators under section 44 of the Constitution, postponed till 23 August 1999.

Motion (by Senator Chris Evans)—by leave—agreed to:

That business of the Senate notice of motion no. 5 standing in his name for today, relating to the reference of a matter to the Community Affairs References Committee, be postponed till the next day of sitting.