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Financial Statements 2017 Toowoomba Regional Council Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2017 Note 27. Transactions with Related Parties (continued) 2016 $'000 $'000 (g) Loans and Gurarantees to/from Related Parties Council does not make loans to or receive loans from related parties. No guarantees have been provided. (h) Commitments to/from Other Related Parties Existing commitments as recorded in the financial statements relate to invoices which are still current as at 30 June 2017 and were settled in the ordinary course of business. (i) Transactions with Related Parties that have not been disclosed Most of the entities and people that are related parties of Council live and operate within the Toowoomba Region. Therefore, on a regular basis ordinary citizen transactions occur between Council and its related parties. Examples include: - Payment of rates and utility charges - Fees and charges included in Council's Register of Fees and Charges - Fines and Penalties included in Council's Register of Local Laws and Subordinate Local Laws - Attendance at Council functions which are open to the General public - Visiting Council facilities which are open to the general public - Transactions whose total dollar value is deemed immaterial Council has not included these types of transactions in its disclosure, where they are made on the same terms and conditions available to the general public. 90 page 52 TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL COUNCIL I Annual Report 2016 - 2017