Log in or register
Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn

ARTICLE · 04 SEPTEMBER 2011

REMINDER - The Personal Property Securities Register Deadline Draws Near

Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Explore more from Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers

The new Australian Personal Property Securities Register (PPS Register) begins in October 2011.

AustraliaFinance and Banking
Chris Bevitt
Chris Bevitt
Author LinkedIn connections

The Australian Personal Property Securities Register (PPS Register) now commences in October 2011, previously 1 May 2011. It replaces most existing personal property security registers including the ASIC charges register and REVS (vehicles). Financiers, lessors and suppliers must take action to ensure that they don't lose their rights over assets or securities.

The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) provides for creation of the PPS Register as well as effecting sweeping changes to the law relating to personal property securities. It covers both traditional securities such as charges along with other transactions including retention of title arrangements and leases of goods.

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

Register for freeORLog in

Related Articles

Legal Intelligence Newsletters: sign up for the latest legal and regulatory news on your chosen topics

Read more about

Related Comparative Guides

See more popular content from

Article

Australia's Enhanced Substantial Holding Disclosure And Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Regime Comes Into Effect From 4 December

Australian financial markets face a fundamental shift in disclosure requirements from December 2026, as new rules expand substantial holding obligations beyond traditional voting interests to capture derivative positions and economic exposure. Market participants must now navigate complex calculations involving physically settleable derivatives, cash-settled instruments, and offsetting short positions—with no grandfathering for existing holdings.
AustraliaFinance and Banking
K&L Gates
K&L Gates
Article

New Payment Models Face A Broader Licensing Regime

Australia's payment services landscape is undergoing a fundamental regulatory transformation with the introduction of new legislation that shifts focus from specific technologies to the functions and activities performed by payment service providers. The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026 will replace the existing non-cash payment facility framework with a comprehensive licensing regime that distinguishes between payment products and payment services, potentially capturing previously unregulated payment
AustraliaFinance and Banking
McCabes
McCabes
Article

Australia's Updated Financial Innovation Strategy

The Australian Government has unveiled its Financial Innovation Strategy, introducing a new Financial Innovation Committee and overhauling the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox framework to better support emerging businesses testing innovative financial products. The strategy encompasses reforms across consumer data rights, digital assets, tokenised infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks designed to position Australia as a leader in financial innovation.
AustraliaFinance and Banking
K&L Gates
K&L Gates
Article

Updates To Malaysia’s Proposed Patent Linkage Framework

Malaysia is drafting its first patent linkage framework for pharmaceutical products, scheduled for implementation on 1 May 2027 following CPTPP ratification. The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency has released draft guidelines establishing an administrative connection between drug registration and patent status, introducing notification requirements, suspension periods, and four application categories that will fundamentally reshape how innovators and generic manufacturers navigate market entry.
MalaysiaIntellectual Property
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Article

AI Patent Consultation: What Innovators Need To Know

Singapore's Ministry of Law and IPOS have launched a public consultation examining how the patent system should adapt to AI-assisted innovation, focusing on two critical questions: what level of human contribution qualifies for inventorship when AI participates in the inventive process, and how AI-generated technical disclosures should be treated as prior art. The consultation explores scenarios from AI-assisted drug discovery and raises significant implications for businesses developing RAG systems, AI age
SingaporeIntellectual Property
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Article

Australia | Proposed Tranche 2 Privacy Act Reforms: Exposure Draft And Consultation Paper Released

The Australian Government has released an exposure draft of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, proposing the most substantial reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 in recent times. These changes introduce a fair and reasonable test for data handling, enhanced consent requirements, expanded breach notification obligations, and new rights including data erasure for large digital platforms.
AustraliaPrivacy
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Article

Protecting The AI Systems Competitors Can Actually Copy

Businesses building AI products on third-party models face a critical intellectual property challenge: determining what parts of their AI systems can actually be protected when competitors have access to the same underlying models. This analysis explores where protectable value sits in AI workflows, from data retrieval and validation processes to system integration and deployment architecture, and why patent strategy must focus on the commercially defensible elements rather than just the AI model itself.
AustraliaIntellectual Property
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers