green slip

plural green slips

1. AustraliaSouthobsoleteA portion of Crown land remaining unalienated due to a size discrepancy between the land survey and the actual division.

   Police Preventive Stations at […] 11. The Reed-beds, Green-slip, near to section 448, district A.

   1840, South Australian Colonization Commission, British House of Commons, Fourth Annual Report of the Colonization Commissioners for South Australia, page 21

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   […]we may smile at the indignation about the assistant surveyors and the green slips of South Australia.

   1839, Thornton Leigh Hunt, Canada and South Australia: A Commentary on that Part of the Earl of Durham′s Report Dealing with Disposal of Wate Lands and Emigration: South Australian Facsimile Editions, number 30, page 52

   After the best sections had been chosen, the rejected ones had to be cut up into 80-acre sections, and green slips as they were called ; and then the 80-acre land orders might be exercised.

   1878, John Wrathall Bull, Early Experiences of Colonial Life in South Australia, page 200

2. AustraliaNew South WalesA certificate of third party personal liability insurance, required in order to register a motor vehicle.

   In New South Wales you must get an endorsed Compulsory Third Party Certificate (Green Slip) from an insurance company to be able to register your vehicle.

   2009, Deborah Penrith, Jodie Seal, Live & Work in Australia, page 238

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   Every car in Australia must be registered. Payment for this includes car tax and requires a minimum of third-party insurance. This type of insurance is called the Green Slip, or compulsory third party (CTP) insurance.

   2005, Jane Egginton, Working & Living Australia, page 150

   In some states, a minimum form of car insurance is compulsory when you register a car. This Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance (also known as a green slip), insures you or anyone in your vehicle against personal injury caused by your driving. CTP does not cover damage to vehicles.

   2010, Danny Ong, The International Students′ Handbook: Living and Studying in Australia, page 106