Drought Assistance Package – Transport-Related Drought Assistance Measures

This program aims to provide a drought assistance package for eligible registered operators of vehicles. It is offered in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Queensland Police Service.

Items included in the package are:
- Multi-combination drought permits
- Increase to the maximum loaded dimensions of baled or rolled hay or straw
- An additional registration pay term of three months and exemption from surcharge for a three or six month registration pay term
- Exemption from an administrative fee for late payment of registration
- Waiving of certificate of inspection fees
- Seasonal registration vehicles can have dormant period extended to two years
- Cancellation and re-registration of vehicles
- Fodder transport with primary producer concession
- Farm plate concession vehicles able to cart water for up to 80 km
- Stock grazing on declared road reserves

There are two categories of drought declared properties:
- Individual droughted property declarations
- Regional council/shire declaration

Applicants are advised to contact the program administrator prior to applying.

Eligible applicants include primary producers who must either:
- Produce an Individual Drought Property Approval, certified by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
- Where regional council/shires have been drought declared, produce documentary evidence of their Property or National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) tag, indicating their:
a) Shire code
b) Property number
c) Location or address of the drought declared property

This assistance does not apply to a conditionally registered vehicle or a vehicle with distance and road use limits imposed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.