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NSW pink slip vs blue slip, VIC RWC on transfer, QLD Safety Certificate (TMR fees as at 1 July 2026), and the other states where inspection is event-based. Explainer for the front desk — not a licensed tester course.
Two different products: a Pink Slip (eSafety) for renewing a light vehicle over five years, and a Blue Slip (AUVIS) when the vehicle is unregistered, coming from interstate, or needs an identity check.
When: Annual registration renewal for light vehicles more than five years old.
Validity: Can usually be obtained up to about six months before expiry — confirm on Service NSW.
Fee note: Shop-set inspection fee. Not a government stamp price.
Service NSW — eSafety / pink slip →When: Unregistered more than three months, interstate transfer into NSW, or a defect/identity check.
Validity: Identity + safety. A QLD safety certificate is not a NSW blue slip.
Fee note: Shop-set. Authorised inspection station only.
NSW — unregistered vehicle inspection →Australia has no single “RWC.” NSW splits renew (pink / eSafety, light vehicle over five years) from identity/unreg/interstate (blue / AUVIS). Victoria uses an RWC mainly on transfer, not as an annual private-car ritual. Queensland requires a Safety Certificate to transfer; TMR gazetted $102.70 as at 1 July 2026 for a light vehicle inspection (shops may charge more if they disclose it). SA, WA, TAS, ACT and NT are mostly event-based — defect, modification, or a directed inspection. Always pair a sale with a PPSR.
State rules change. Fees dated where cited. Confirm on the transport authority before you book the bay.