What is a Green Slip?

Compulsory third party (CTP) insurance

Greenslip is a term used in NSW for Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurance.

Greenslips are also called CTP greenslips, green slips, greenslip insurance, CTP and CTP Insurance.

Your green slip is a compulsory third party insurance policy that provides for compensation for people killed or injured in a road accident involving your vehicle.

  • A green slip is a legal requirement for all motor vehicles registered in NSW, except trailers.
  • Trailers are already covered under the green slip of the towing vehicle.
  • See who and what is covered by your green slip.

Two schemes

When you buy a green slip in NSW you participate in 2 schemes:

  1. Third-party Insurance scheme – provides compensation for people who are killed or injured in a road accident
  2. Lifetime Care and Support scheme – provides separate benefits for people catastrophically injured in a road accident.

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