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Independent Review Report
toQantasonsustainabilityperformancestatisticsinitsAnnualReport2009
158 Qantas Annual Report 2009
INTRODUCTION
WehavebeenengagedbyQantastoreviewthesustainabilityperformancestatistics(thePerformance
Statistics)fortheyearended30June2009aspresentedintheSustainabilityStatisticsandNotessection
(theSustainabilitySection)oftheQantasAnnualReport(theReport).
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE STATISTICS
ThemanagementofQantasareresponsibleforthepreparationandpresentationofthePerformance
Statisticsandforestablishingandmaintainingappropriateperformancemanagementandinternalcontrol
systemsfromwhichthereportedinformationisderived.Management’sassertionsaboutthe
effectiveness of the performance management and internal control systems are included in a separate
letter we have received from management.
Therearenomandatoryrequirementsforthepreparation,publicationorreviewofsustainabilityperformance
statistics.Qantasappliesitsowninternalreportingguidelinesforsustainabilityreporting(theCriteria),which
canbefoundintheSustainabilityStatisticsDenitionsoftheSustainabilitySectionoftheReport.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
OurresponsibilityistoconductanindependentreviewofthePerformanceStatisticssetoutinthe
SustainabilitySectionoftheReportfortheyearended30June2009,forQantas’Groupoperationsin
Australia and overseas (unless otherwise stated).
TheselectionandsuitabilityoftheCriteriaistheresponsibilityofmanagementandourreviewdidnot
include an assessment of the appropriateness of the Criteria to meet the needs of the users of the
PerformanceStatistics.Further,theinternalcontrolstructurewhichmanagementhasestablishedand
fromwhichthePerformanceStatisticshavebeenderived,hasnotbeenreviewedandnoopinionis
expressedastoitseffectiveness.
Our review was conducted in accordance with the Standard on Assurance Engagements ASAE 3000
“AssuranceEngagementsotherthanAuditsorReviewsofHistoricalFinancialInformation”andother
relevantassurancestandardsissuedbytheAuditingandAssuranceStandardsBoard.ASAE3000requires
thatwecomplywithapplicableethicalrequirements,includingindependence.
A review is limited primarily to inquiries of company personnel and other procedures applied to the
compilation and presentation of the quantitative data. A review does not provide all evidence that would
berequiredinanauditthusthelevelofassuranceprovidedislessthanthatgiveninanaudit.Wehavenot
performedanauditand,accordingly,donotexpressanauditopinion.
Weperformedproceduresinordertoobtainalltheinformationandexplanationsthatweconsidered
necessary to provide sufficient evidence for us to state whether anything has come to our attention that
wouldindicatethatthePerformanceStatisticshavenotbeenpreparedandpresented,inallmaterial
respects,inaccordancewiththeCriteriaestablishedbymanagement.
Our review report is prepared solely for the use of Qantas in accordance with the terms of our
engagement.Wedisclaimanyassumptionofresponsibilityforanyrelianceonthisreviewreporttoany
person other than Qantas or for any other purpose other than that for which it is prepared. The definitive
versionofthereviewreportwillbetheonebearingouroriginalmanuscriptsignatureandManagement
areresponsibleforanyerrorsorinaccuraciesappearinginanyreproductioninanyformormedium.