15 Related Party Information

Identity of related parties

The Department is a wholly owned entity of the Crown. The Government significantly influences the role of the Department as well as being our major source of revenue.

The Department enters into numerous transactions with other government departments, Crown agencies and State-owned enterprises on an arm’s length basis. These transactions are not considered to be related party transactions.

Apart from these transactions described above, the Department has not entered into any related party transactions.

In addition to their salaries, the Department also provides non-cash benefits to LINZ staff, and contributes to postemployment defined contribution plans on their behalf.

Key management personnel are those members of the Executive Committee.

Remuneration

Total remuneration of key management personnel (which is included in personnel expenses in note 4) is:

2007 Actual
$000
  2008 Actual
$000
1,164 Executive Committee 1,227