Pink Slip Meaning

(Australia, New South Wales) An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.

Example: 2003, Erica Orloff, Kathy Levinson, The 60-Second Commute: A Guide to Your 24/7 Home Office Life, page 139,
  Pink slips are being handed out faster in corporate America than you can say, “Recession? What recession?”
2008, Chioma Isiadinso, The Best Business Schools' Admissions Secrets, page 4,
  From 2002 to 2004, many individuals received pink slips as a result of a slow economy.
2008, Warren Richard Plunkett, Raymond F. Attner, Gemmy S. Allen, Management: Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations, Thomson, 9th Edition, page 400,
  Oracle chose a weekend in which to notify PeopleSoft employees of their termination: the company sent them pink slips via express mail.
1997, Jacqueline Diamond, Million-Dollar Mommy, Harlequin, unnumbered page,
  But when she visited the bank, all she found inside were the pink slip to her car, a passport she′d acquired two years ago before a vacation trip to Australia and a few other documents.
Error: Invalid time., Sharon, “Obtaining Pink Slip”[1], aus.motorcycles, Usenet:
  My car mechanic does the pink slip for my bike - he doesn't know anything about them but does know that I keep it in tip top condition.
Error: Invalid time., Terry, “Pink slip inspection?”[2], aus.legal, Usenet:
  If the car is still currently registered, then you can drive it to anyone, anywhere to get the pink slip. If its just out of registration ( within 3 months of the rego expiring) then you take it to the nearest one ( or so they say)
2003, Margo Daly, Anne Dehne, Rough Guide to Australia, 6th Edition, page 194,
  Demand to see the pink slip (certificate of roadworthiness), as it proves the car is safe.