Apply for a permit to shoot on vacant Crown land

Important information

You must have a permit to shoot on vacant Crown land in the Northern Territory.
Permits are valid for 10 years.
To apply for a permit you must be at least 18 years old.
You will need to verify your identity. The options you can verify through are listed further down this page.

This takes about 5 to 10 minutes.

All steps must be completed in one go. You can't save your application and complete it at a later stage.

There is a $20 fee. You can pay online using a Mastercard or Visa credit or debit card.

You can verify your identity through one of the below options:

Australian Government’s Document Verification Service (DVS). This service checks existing government records to match your driver licence, passport or birth certificate. You can find out more information about this service on Verify your identity documents.
Australian identity document. You must upload a copy of one of the following for manual verification:
1. driver licence
2. passport
3. birth certificate
4. evidence or proof of age card
5. NT firearms licence.

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