Conducting the training activities needed to maintain DLOC for operational employment also produces within the NZDF the capacity to deliver a range of services in support of other government departments/agencies, the community and foreign and defence policy objectives. The range of services, including emergency tasks, is a byproduct of the capabilities developed and maintained for military purposes. The NZDF elements available for emergency tasks and a list of indicative support services/tasks are detailed at pages 151-156 of this Statement of Intent.
Minor adjustments to the number of community support tasks will result in only minor changes to the cost of output delivery. This is because the fixed costs will be unchanged and it will be only the variable costs which are adjusted. However, if the level of community support is increased significantly as a result of a policy decision by the Government, then a much larger increase in output costs could be expected and additional funding may be required.
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