Request release from paying pastoral rent

Rent relief due to floods

If you have been affected by floods this wet season and need rent relief, use the 2025–26 floods application.

If you're a pastoral lessee experiencing hardship, you can request to be released from paying rent on your lease.

This is known as pastoral lease rent release.

You can apply to be released from paying rent for a certain period. For example, for part or all of a financial year.

To be eligible, you must be able to demonstrate genuine hardship. Hardship can happen when you have been affected by:

You must apply to the minister to be released from paying rent.

Applications are assessed on a two-tiered approach:

tier one covers declared disasters, relative rainfall and feed outlook
tier two covers other types of circumstances such as:
- decrease in stock numbers
- market conditions
- reduced income.

You can include other factors in your application as long as you can demonstrate hardship.

Find out more about the assessment criteria.

To apply, follow the steps below.

Step 1. Fill in the form below and include any supporting documents.

Step 2. Submit your application by email to pastoral.land@nt.gov.au or mail to:

Pastoral Lease Management
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
GPO Box 3000
Darwin NT 0801.

Step 1. Fill in the forms below and include any supporting documents.

Step 2. Submit your application by email to pastoral.land@nt.gov.au or mail to:

Pastoral Lease Management
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
GPO Box 3000
Darwin NT 0801.

For more information, call the Pastoral Lease Management on 08 8999 4624.

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