I know you can get a permit to drive an unregistered car for purposes related to
getting it registered.

What I don't know is if the car is to be picked up in brisbane, and taken to sydney..

a) do you need two permits, one NSW RTA and one QLD RTA?, or just one state is enough?
b) can you drive it home, rather than mascot motor registry, if your trip means you arrive at night?

In the car, you need ..?
- import papers
- unregistered driving the car permit(s)
- compliance paperwork
- third party insurance cover-note?

is that it?

TIA.

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I had a quick look into this a while ago, the RTA websites can tell you quite a bit - but from what I remember you do need permits from both states, which are about $40-50 if memory serves, and I am not sure about what paperwork you need with you, but if I were you I would take everything, its not heavy and it would suck if you needed something that you could have easily brought with you.

Anyway, the best people to talk to are the RTA, go make a phone call

I just looked into this as well.
Clicky Here for QLD
Clicky Here for NSW

I thiunk basically the fees vary but the general rule is that the permit must be obtained from the state the vehicle starts its journey in.

For example, I have to get a VicRoads permit to bring my vehicle back to Tassie. I asked about getting a permit here in Tas and they told me to go talk to VicRoads.

Most of the websites have similar info.

I drove a soarer from Vic to NSW on a Vicroads permit. Didnt need one from the RTA.

Can this license be used for a defected car or is there another one?

i just bought my mercury lincoln from SA to WA had to have a permit for each state

What licence??

Best thing to do is to check the applicable Roads/Transport/Registration Department Website for the state you live in.
I posted links to two different ones there.

google.com is your best friend here if you don't know the department you need to talk to in your own state.

Thanks SSHatch. I called the QLD transport and was informed that it is alright to travel from home to workshop to get the defect fixed. This travel is strictly between home and workshop only.

well I did it.
I needed first to get a QLD short-term (up to 7 day) CTP , which you can get at a suncorp bank branch
with minimal details (vin number, your license). Cost about $60. It isn't called CTP up there, or green slip,
it is called class something or other insurance.

then you go to queensland transport with your filled out permit form, and the above-mentioned CTP receipt,
and you have to write on the form exactly where you will be each day of the proposed trip. That gets you
a hand-written white paper you can stick on the windscreen.

then you drive back, and cops stop you in byron bay, and get all excited and puffed up until they radio it in
and find out everything is legal (byron was written on my proposed route).

Finally, you drive through the E tolls into sydney, and give a finger to the camera on the way past. You can
also laugh at the speeding cameras en-route (but I was a good boy, helped by the fact that I didn't notice
my speedo was a full 10% optimistic vs the GPS unit).