Vehicle Registration Plates of Australia - Summary of Current General Series Standard Issue Plates

Summary of Current General Series Standard Issue Plates

State/territory Text/background colour Format Current slogan Current series Notes
Australian Capital Territory blue/white Yaa·nna ACT CANBERRA · THE NATION'S CAPITAL or HEART OF THE NATION YJE·00A Slogan embossed on plate
ACT · CELEBRATION OF A CENTURY 2013 YIH·00A Slogan screenprinted on plate
New South Wales black/yellow aa·nn·aa NEW SOUTH WALES BT·99·FA No slogan on current series
black/white aaa·nna NSW CJF·99Z Optional white slimline series
Northern Territory ochre/white Ca·nn·aa NT · OUTBACK AUSTRALIA CA·66·SL New series began in June 2011
Queensland maroon/white nnn·aaa QUEENSLAND · SUNSHINE STATE 000·SSX Slogan embossed on plate
South Australia black/white Snnn·aaa SOUTH AUSTRALIA S000·AUP No slogan on current series
Tasmania blue/white a nn aa Tasmania · Explore the Possibilities C 99 ZN Background screenprinting of state logo (a thylacine walking through reeds)
Victoria blue/white aaa·nnn VICTORIA - THE PLACE TO BE ZMA·000 Both the state logo decal in top centre (Southern Cross in a blue triangle) and slogan are screenprinted. Vic - stay alert stay alive - its replacement slogan starts in early 2013 when combinations will be exhausted
Western Australia blue/white naaa·nnn WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1EBR·000 Decorative motif of desert sun and blue skyline along top of plate. Only the serials are embossed.

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