The following items of business were postponed:

General business notice of motion no. 27 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for today, proposing the introduction of the Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Laws) Bill 2010, postponed till 22 November 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 34 standing in the name of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) for today, proposing the introduction of the Plastic Bag Levy (Assessment and Collection) Bill 2010, postponed till 22 November 2010.

General business notice of motion no. 80 standing in the name of Senator Siewert for today, relating to mental health funding, postponed till 16 November 2010.