40  Annual Report 19 Related party transactions and key personnel remuneration Related party transactions The Law Commission is an independent crown entity. The government significantly influences the role of the Law Commission in addition to being its major source of revenue. Any transactions that the Law Commission enters into with government departments, state-owned enterprises and other crown entities occur within a normal supplier or client relationship on terms and conditions no more or less favourable than those which it is reasonable to expect the Law Commission would have adopted if dealing with that entity at arms length. Therefore they are not considered related party transactions. There have been during the course of this financial year, three close family members of key personnel employed by the Law Commission on a casual basis. The terms and conditions of those arrangements were no more favourable than the Law Commission would have adopted if there were no relationship to key personnel. k  ey management personnel compensation 2008 2007 a  ctual a  ctual $ $ Salaries and other short-term employee benefits 1,539,352 1,123,559 Post employment benefits 0 0 Other long term benefits 0 0 Termination benefits 0 0 Total key management personnel compensation 1,539,352 1,123,559