Plate types, category of rights and conditions of agreements
| Type of plates that may have rights | Type of rights and condition of agreement |
|---|
| R and S series | - Proprietary rights issued between 1 September 1997 to 30 November 1998
- Proprietary rights relinquished unless plate is removed prior to vehicle being sold
- Reallocation rights
|
| Grand Prix | - Special series issued proprietary rights/class specific rights
- Reallocation rights
- Reallocation rights issued before 2002 are not subject to the five year lapse rule
|
| Numeric | - Class specific rights:
- auction
- private treaty
- direct agreement with registrar
- Restricted rights
- No rights
|
| Jubilee | - Certain series issued proprietary rights (refer topic 38)
- Class specific rights
- Reallocation rights
|
Japanese custom | |
Japanese set series | - Reallocation rights (purchased at additional fee)
|
| Japanese special edition | |
| Centenary of Federation (limited & vogue series) | |
| Custom | |
| Personalised | |
| Koala | - Reallocation rights (purchased at additional fee)
|
| Premium | - Reallocation rights (purchased at additional fee)
|
| Euro | |
| Slogan plates (including general issue) | - Reallocation rights (purchased at additional fee)
|
| Consular corp | - Reallocation rights
- Reallocate without paying the reallocation fee (must have diplomatic corp concession)
|
| Classic name | |
| Adelaide 500 plates | |
Note: Not all plates in a prescribed class have class specific rights assigned.
Page last updated 11 November 2025
