One of the sleepers from today (and there were many which may have consequences) was the discussion on the intent of the QSA and the national interest. Seems the senators may have noticed that Mr Joyce's intent and the intent of the legislators may not be consistent.
There are also serious governance issues at QF if one individual, be it CEO or not, who can ground the airline in these circumstances when clearly there was NO safety risk.
If he had the authority then why did he call a Board meeting?
It does seem odd that the whole Board were available at such short notice. Presumably there was the obligatory celebratory dinner after the AGM which would have been planned (a bit like the planning for lockouts I suspect) so whoever organised this knew they would be available.
Where was the Chairman as well in all this as it was not unreasonable for him to have contact with people for such a national interest issue. IF he didnt see the national interest issue, then perhaps he may like to explain that as well.
I suspect a few regulatory bodies may now start to be a tad interested in events.