Primary producer discount and pastoral vehicle permits

Introduction

If you are a primary producer you are eligible for a registration discount and stamp duty exemption for work vehicles you want to drive on public roads. Find out more on the next page. 

Drive a vehicle on your property

If you are a NT primary producer you can apply for a pastoral vehicle permit to drive a vehicle on your property and on nearby public roads in certain circumstances.


About the primary producer registration discount

What you get

The discount includes:

  • a 50% discount on your vehicle registration fee each time you register
  • a one-off stamp duty exemption when registering a new vehicle for the first time.

The discount does not apply to the compulsory third party insurance, administrative fees or vehicle inspection fee.

Vehicles you can register

You can only register a work vehicle that:

  • will be exclusively used by you in association with your business
  • is an approved type of vehicle.

An approved type of vehicle includes trailers, goods and plant-type vehicles such as a tractor or grader.

You can't claim the concession for vehicles that are:

  • used for personal use
  • or offered for any commercial enterprise to any other person or organisation including transporting another primary producer's product for a fee.

Find out if you are eligible for primary producer registration concession and stamp duty exemption.

Definition of primary producer

A primary producer is an individual, trust or company carrying on a primary production business alone or in a partnership.

For information on the definition of a primary producer, go to the Australian Tax Office website.


Apply or renew primary producer discount

You can apply or renew your primary producer discount on vehicle registration.

How to apply

You will need to do all of the following:

In person

You can submit your application in person at an MVR office. You can pay your fee by MasterCard, Visa, cash or EFTPOS.

If you can't get to an MVR office in person, email mvr@nt.gov.au.


Pastoral vehicle permit

You can apply for or renew your pastoral vehicle permit to drive an unregistered vehicle for work purposes on public roads.

You can also transfer the permit to a replacement vehicle if the first vehicle can no longer be serviced or is redundant.

A permit is valid for 12 months and is renewable.

Before you apply

You will need to do all of the following:

  • ensure your pastoral vehicle meets the minimum safety standards
  • undertake a roadworthy inspection if directed by the MVR.

Read the approved safety standards and operational restrictions for each vehicle type.

Approved safety standards and operational restrictions PDF (162.8 KB)
Approved safety standards and operational restrictions DOCX (68.6 KB).

How to apply

Complete the application for pastoral vehicle permit.

Application for pastoral vehicle permit PDF (162.8 KB)
Application for pastoral vehicle permit DOCX (68.2 KB).

In person

You can apply in person at a MVR office. You can pay your fee by MasterCard, Visa, cash or EFTPOS.

If you can't get to a MVR office in person you should contact the MVR.

Where you can drive your vehicle

A pastoral vehicle permit will allow you to drive an unregistered vehicle for work purposes on public roads in any of the following situations:

  • within your specified property
  • when necessary roads connect parts of the same property
  • for fire management operations.

Fire management operations include any of the following:

  • assisting in the control of a bushfire, protecting property, or the life of any person from existing or imminent danger
  • construction of firebreaks by slashing, burning, rolling, chemical spraying, mowing or scarifying
  • burning off operations
  • fire patrol and mop up operations following a fire.

Where you can't drive your vehicle

You can't use a permit to drive a pastoral vehicle in any of the following areas:

  • on other properties under the same ownership - except where properties are adjoining and operated as one unit by the same legal entity
  • in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine or Tennant Creek, Batchelor, Jabiru or Nhulunbuy
  • Arnhem highway between Stuart Highway and Lambells Lagoon
  • Cox Peninsula Road between Stuart Highway and Berry Springs turn off
  • Howard Springs Road between Stuart Highway and Howard Springs Reserve
  • Katherine Gorge Road between Katherine and Katherine Gorge
  • Larapinta Drive between Railway Terrace and Simpson's Gap turn off
  • Ross Highway between Stuart Highway and Jessie Gap
  • Stuart Highway between:
    • Darwin and Adelaide River
    • Katherine Rural College and Tindal turn off
    • Barkly Highway and Tennant Creek Meatworks
    • Tanami Road and Alice Springs cattle yards turn off
  • Victoria Highway between Stuart Highway and King River.