Contacts
Christmas closure
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) will close at 4:21pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will re-open on Thursday 2 January 2025.
To read more about reduced services and emergency contact details, visit DAF news.
You can contact the department online through the following forms or use the contact details below.
Northern Territory Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
GPO Box 3000
Darwin NT 0801
Office of the Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 08 8999 6215
ceo.daf@nt.gov.au
Animal Welfare
| Service | Contact |
|---|---|
| Animal Welfare |
Biosecurity
| Service | Contact |
|---|---|
| Berrimah Farm Science Precinct | Phone: 08 8999 2006 Location Postal address |
| Biosecurity hotline | Phone: 1800 084 881 |
| Plant Biosecurity Darwin |
Phone: 08 8999 2392 plantbiosecurity@nt.gov.au |
| Plant Biosecurity Katherine |
Phone: 08 8973 9704 plantbiosecurity@nt.gov.au |
| Plant Biosecurity Alice Springs |
Phone: 08 8951 8166 plantbiosecurity@nt.gov.au |
| Banana freckle |
Phone: 08 8999 2136 bananafreckle.nt@nt.gov.au |
| Citrus canker | citruscanker@nt.gov.au |
| Livestock Biosecurity Darwin | Phone: 08 8999 2033 |
Livestock Biosecurity Katherine | Phone: 08 8973 9767 |
Livestock Biosecurity Tennant Creek | Phone: 08 8962 4492 |
Livestock Biosecurity Alice Springs | Phone: 08 8951 8125 |
| Aquatic biosecurity |
Phone: 0413 381 094 Fax: 08 8999 2065 aquaticbiosecurity@nt.gov.au |
Fisheries
| Service | Contact |
|---|---|
| Fisheries division |
Phone: 08 8999 2144 fisheries@nt.gov.au Location 33 Vaughan Street Berrimah NT 0828 (located within the Darwin Corporate Park) |
Darwin Aquaculture Centre | Phone: 08 8924 4260 Location |
| Suspicious fishing activity, fish kills, ghost nets |
Fishwatch Hotline Phone: 1800 891 136 Find out how to make a report with the NT Fishing Mate app. |
| Report aquatic pests | Fishwatch Hotline Aquatic Biosecurity Find out how to make a report with the NT Fishing Mate app. |
|
Marine Wild Watch Report injured dolphins, turtles, dugongs or other marine wildlife. | Phone: 1800 453 941 |
| Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |
Kakadu headquarters Phone: 08 8938 1121 |
|
Marine Safety For boating safety and pollution regulation matters. | Phone: 08 8924 7100 |
| Report a problem crocodile sighting |
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Darwin: 0419 822 859 or 08 8983 2475 Katherine: 0407 958 405 or 08 8973 8888 Find out how to make a report with the NT Fishing Mate app. |
| Fisheries licensing | Senior licensing officer Licensing officer Logbook (data) services |
| Tagged fish | If you catch a fish that has a research tag attached to it, report it to: Amateur Fishermen's Association of the Northern Territory Find out how to make a report with the NT Fishing Mate app. |
Laboratories
| Service | Contact |
|---|---|
| Veterinary laboratories | Veterinary specimen reception Phone: 08 8999 2249 Courier address |
| Darwin water chemistry | Darwin laboratory hours are 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday, closed public holidays. Darwin sample courier address Postal address Darwin laboratory manager |
| Alice Springs water chemistry | Alice Springs sample delivery Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI) South Stuart Highway Alice Springs |
| Darwin water microbiology | Darwin sample submission hours are 8am to 4pm Monday to Wednesday, other times by appointment only. Samples submitted on Thursday and Friday will incur an overtime fee for testing completed on the weekend. Laboratory manager Courier address Postal address |
| Alice Springs water microbiology | Alice Springs sample submission hours Samples submitted on Thursday and Friday will incur an overtime fee for testing completed on the weekend. Laboratory manager Courier address Postal address |
| Entomology laboratory | Phone: 08 8999 2258 Courier address Entomology Section PO Box 3000 Darwin NT 0801 |
| Plant pathology | Phone: 08 8999 2218 Courier address Postal address |
Media and Communications
Communications
Phone: 08 8935 7751
communications.daf@nt.gov.au
Media
Phone: 08 8999 4726
media.daf@nt.gov.au
Rangelands
Pastoral Land Board
Phone: 08 8999 4667
pastorallandboard@nt.gov.au
Pastoral lease administration
Phone: 08 8999 4624
Pastoral rent
Phone: 08 8999 4624
pastoral.rent@nt.gov.au
Research Farms
| Service | Contact |
|---|---|
| Coastal Plains Research Farm | Location Assistant Farm manager |
| Beatrice Hill Research Farm | Location Farm manager |
| Douglas Daly Research Farm | Location Postal address Farm manager |
| Katherine Regional Office and Research Station | Location Postal address Office |
| Victoria River Research Station (Kidman Springs) | Location Postal address Farm manager |
| Tennant Creek Regional Office (Barkly House) | Location Postal address |
| Arid Zone Research Institute (AZRI) | Location Postal address Office Farm Manager |
| Old Man Plains Research Farm | Location Postal address Farm manager |
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