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29 ANNUAL REPORT 2010
for the year ended 30 June 2010
Directors’ Report
The Directors of Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas) present their Report
together with the Financial Statements of the consolidated entity, being
Qantas and its controlled entities (Qantas Group), for the year ended
30 June 2010 and the Independent Audit Report thereon.
DIRECTORS
The Directors of Qantas at any time during or since the end of the
year are:
Leigh Clifford, AO
Alan Joyce
Colin Storrie (resigned 5 March 2010)
Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC
Patricia Cross
Richard Goodmanson
Garry Hounsell
Paul Rayner
John Schubert
James Strong, AO
Barbara Ward
Details of Directors, their quali cations, experience and any special
responsibilities, including Qantas Committee Memberships, are set
out on pages 10 and 11.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the Qantas Group during the course of the
year were the operation of international and domestic air transportation
services, the provision of freight services, the operation of a Frequent
Flyer loyalty program, the sale of international and domestic holiday
tours and associated support activities including  ight training, catering,
passenger and ground handling, and engineering and maintenance.
There were no signi cant changes in the nature of the activities of the
Qantas Group during the year.
DIVIDENDS
No  nal dividend will be paid in relation to the year ended 30 June 2010.
(2009: nil  nal dividend). No interim dividend was paid during the year.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND STATE OF AFFAIRS
A review of, and information about, the Qantas Group’s operations,
including the results of those operations and changes in the state of
affairs of the Qantas Group during the year together with information
about the  nancial position of the Qantas Group, appear on pages 6
to 19. In the opinion of the Directors, there were no other signi cant
changes in the state of affairs of the Qantas Group that occurred during
the year under review.
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE
There has not arisen since the end of the year and to the date of this
Directors’ Report, any other matter or circumstance that has signi cantly
affected or may signi cantly affect the Qantas Group’s operations, results
of those operations or state of affairs in future years.
LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS
Further information about the likely developments in the operations
of the Qantas Group in future years and the expected results of those
operations has been omitted from this Directors’ Report because
disclosure of the information is likely to result in unreasonable prejudice
to the Qantas Group. Further information about the Qantas Group’s
business strategies and its prospects for future years has been omitted
from this Directors’ Report because disclosure of the information is likely
to result in unreasonable prejudice to the Qantas Group.
DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS
The number of Directors’ Meetings (including Meetings of Committees of Directors) held during the year are as follows:
Qantas Board Safety, Health,
Environment &
Security
CommitteeMeetings
Sub-Committee
Meetings1
Audit
Committee
Remuneration
Committee
Nominations
Committee
Directors Attended Held2Attended Held3Attended Held4Attended Held4Attended Held4Attended Held4
Leigh Clifford 7 7 3 3 4542
543
5322
Alan Joyce 7 7 3 3 454443
53––
Colin Storrie655 2 2 3
53––––––
Peter Cosgrove 7 7 – – – – 4 4 153––
Patricia Cross 7 7 – – 4 4 – – 3 3 – –
Richard Goodmanson777 – – 1
543333––
Garry Hounsell 7 7 1 1 4 4 – – 15322
Paul Rayner 7 7 1 1 4 4 4 4 353––
John Schubert 7 7 – – – – 4 4 – – 2 2
James Strong877 – – –– –– 33 11
Barbara Ward977 – – 33 44 –– ––
1. Sub-Committee Meetings convened for speci c Board-related business.
2. Number of Meetings held during the time that the Director held of ce during the year.
3. Number of Meetings held and requiring attendance.
4. Number of Meetings held during the year that the Director held of ce and attended as a Committee Member or in an ex-of cio capacity.
5. Attended Meetings in an ex-of cio capacity.
6. Mr Storrie resigned as a Director on 5 March 2010.
7. Mr Goodmanson was appointed as a Member of the Safety, Health, Environment & Security Committee on 16 November 2009.
8. Mr Strong was appointed as a Member of the Nominations Committee on 16 November 2009.
9. Ms Ward was appointed as a Member of the Audit Committee on 16 November 2009.