Conservation agreements

Under the State Rural Leasehold Land Strategy, leaseholders may be eligible to apply for a lease extension of up to 10 years if:

• the land is in good condition
• the leaseholder has negotiated an Indigenous access and use agreement for the land, if required
• the leaseholder has entered into a conservation agreement or covenant where the land is considered to support environmental values that merit such protection.

In Queensland, a Nature Refuge is the main mechanism for entering into a conservation agreement.

Last updated 11 September 2012

State Rural Leasehold Land Strategy

• Security of tenure
• Duty of care
• Land condition assessments
• Land management agreements
• Conservation agreements
• Indigenous access and use agreements
• Land for national parks