This tutorial provides instructions on how
to search the Personal Property Securities
Register or the PPSR.
After completing this tutorial you should
understand the purpose of the PPSR search
functionality, and be able to perform a search.
There are a number of different search types
available in the register.
The PPSR allows the following search types.
By Serial number, by Grantor, by Registration
number or by an Ordinal search which compares
two registration events.
For Serial number searches, you can search
by motor vehicle and watercraft serial numbers,
or other serial numbers such as aircraft or
intellectual property.
For Grantor searches, you can search by individual
grantor, or an organisation grantor.
In this tutorial we will be searching for
a motor vehicle by its Vehicle Identification
Number or VIN.
Performing a search is one of the key functions
of the PPSR.
A potential buyer or financier may want to
perform a search to check whether certain
items of personal property have a security
interest registered against them.
Only current registrations will be displayed
when you search the PPSR by serial number
(such as a car's VIN), or grantor's details
(such as name or corporate identifier).
The following section will provide a demonstration
on searching for a motor vehicle using the
PPSR.
From the PPSR home page, move your mouse over
the PPSR Search tab.
This will open a menu containing the different
search types.
Some search types may contain additional options
which will appear when you hold the mouse
over them.
For example, hold the mouse over Search by
serial Number and then select Search for motor
vehicle.
This will open the Search for motor vehicle
page, where you can enter the relevant search
criteria.
Depending on the type of search, the fields
displayed may vary.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
For a motor vehicle search by Vehicle Identification
Number, select
VIN and then enter the Vehicle Identification
Number in the adjacent field.
A Vehicle Identification Number must be 17
characters in length, not including white
space and punctuation.
Some older vehicles may have a Vehicle Identification
Number of less than 17 characters.
If this is the case, you should enter the
Vehicle Identification Number in the Chassis
number field.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
Once the search criteria have been entered,
click the Next button to continue.
Where applicable, the Payment screen will
be displayed.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
As a casual user you will need to enrol your
credit card to make a payment.
Credit card details are only stored for a
single session.
Click the Enrol button.
This will open BPOINT.
BPOINT allows you to securely enter your credit
card details.
Enter your credit card details in the fields
provided, then click the Submit button.
If the credit card was registered correctly,
a confirmation message will be displayed.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
Click the Close button to return to the payment
page.
Enter an email in the field provided if you
would like to be emailed an invoice or receipt.
Once a credit card has been set up using BPOINT,
click the Pay now button to continue.
This will open the Search result page.
The Search result page will display information
on any registration retrieved by the search.
You can access the search result free for
a period of 24 hours from the time of the
initial search.
The system will not perform a new search if
you retrieve the search result.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
Clicking on Search details will display details
for the current search including the search
number and a link to a receipt.
You can use the unique search number to retrieve
the search result at a later stage.
The Search result is also displayed.
Clicking on any displayed Registration number
link will provide details of that registration.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
For a motor vehicle search using the Vehicle
Identification Number or
chassis number, the PPSR accesses the National
Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information
System or NEVDIS.
Click on Additional NEDVIS information.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
NEVDIS will check for a match for the search
criteria you have entered against the type
of serial number you have provided.
Details that can be returned by NEVDIS include
a description of the vehicle, registration
plate details and whether the vehicle has
been reported as stolen or written off.
If you would like full details of the search
result, you can download them by clicking
on Download result.
You can also ask for the search results to
be mailed to you by clicking on Mail search
result.
If you need formal proof of the information
provided in the search result for a court
or tribunal, you can download a Search Certificate.
You can then save it or print it.
For this example, we will click on Issue search
certificate.
Scroll down or press the Page Down key.
To download the search certificate, click
the Download PPSR Search Certificate link.
This will open the File Download panel.
Click the Save button to download the PDF
document.
Select where you would like to save the file
on your computer.
Then click the Save button.
The Search Certificate will contain the results
of the search, along with a Search Certificate
Number and Search Number.
All the information from NEVDIS is included
on the Search Certificate.
If the search is retrieved at a later date,
the search results displayed will be identical
and will not display any new or updated records.
This concludes the simulation.
Use the Replay button if you would like to
view the simulation again, or use the Next
button to continue.
This tutorial should have helped you to understand
the purpose of the PPSR search functionality,
and understand how to make a successful search.
Additional information about the Personal
Property Securities Register can be found
on the PPSR website.
