We got our Estonian-registered bike imported into Australia (Sydney) under a Carnet just last week and are now trying to figure out how to ride around the country in a lawful way. It seems that one thing that is required in almost the whole country is the Compulsory Third Party insurance (CTP) for bodily injury. Australian Automobile Association's (AAA) web page suggests that it should be provided by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). RTA in NSW, however, says that they absolutely do not deal with CTP and that we should address insurance companies instead. Different insurance companies that we've contacted only provide insurance for vehicles that are registered in Australia. We are not intending to register the bike here since we're here on a temporary basis only.
This whole thing is quite confusing, since today we met a biker from Germany (whose bike has German licence plate) who had shipped his bike from Singapore to Darwin, and he said he got his "green slip" (goes for CTP, I suppose) from a motor regisrty in Darwin. Well, it is obvious that different states here have different requirements and that since NSW does not require foreign registered bikes to have any sort of permits or insurance it does not offer one either. But soon we'll get to Queensland and it appears from AAA web page that there one should have insurance to travel on their roads. Also, to get any sort of insurance, companies ask for the number on the "pink slip" (roadworthiness certificate), but those slips are only issued to registered vehicles, and we were directed to go to some place which offers "blue slips" (whatever they are for), but in order to get one, you have to have some sort of approval from Canberra. That does sound too complicated to be reasonable.
Thus, my question is: has anyone ever obtained CTP in NSW, and what steps did you go through to get one?