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Disclaimer about searching the PPSR
You need to make sure that you enter the details correctly, as required by the particular search you are doing, or you risk not getting the result you should from the PPSR. You may not get details of security interest or other registration kind when you should, or you get details of security interests or other registrations kinds that don’t relate to the particular property you are interested in. If you enter the wrong details the PPSR will still conduct the search and charge you for the cost of the search.
In addition, the accuracy of information on the PPSR is dependent on its source, usually the person who registered the security interest, and the Commonwealth cannot guarantee the quality, completeness or accuracy of the information contained on the PPSR.
You may need to make further enquiries to verify search results.
Disclaimer about the National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS)
Access to and use of data provided through the PPSR is subject to the PPSR terms of use and applicable third party data conditions.
To the extent permitted by law, all data provided through the PPSR is made available without any representation or warranty of any kind (without limitation in respect to accuracy) and the Commonwealth, and our third party data providers (which includes Austroads Ltd (ABN 16 245 787 323) and any person mentioned in the third party data conditions as providing information through the PPSR), have no liability to you in respect of any loss or damage that you might suffer no matter how arising (including negligence) that is directly or indirectly related to the NEVDIS data.
Written off, stolen, make and model details are provided by state and territory road agencies and police. They do this via a database known as the National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS).
NEVDIS data is not always available or up-to-date when you do a search of a motor vehicle on the PPSR.
The PPSR interfaces with NEVDIS to provide additional information (where available) on motor vehicles (including if they have been reported as stolen (other than in Tasmania) or written off) when registrations are made against specific motor vehicles as collateral, and when searches of specific motor vehicles are conducted. The PPSR does not store or maintain NEVDIS data, and this data is not managed by the PPSR. The PPSR is not able to provide further details of, or correct mistakes in, NEVDIS data. State and territory road agencies and police are the source of NEVDIS data and the primary point of contact for enquiries, errors and corrections.
The absence of NEVDIS data from a PPSR search certificate or verification certificate does not affect the data on the PPSR in relation to security interests. The PPSR does not provide refunds when NEVDIS data is not available or up-to-date. NEVDIS data is made available without any representation or warranty of any kind regarding its completeness or accuracy.
The NEVDIS data is intended to assist users with checking that the VIN or chassis number they entered, along with information they have about the vehicle from other sources, is accurate and to provide users with any data held on NEVDIS about a vehicle’s stolen or written-off status.
A stolen vehicle notification, or the absence of one, does not necessarily mean a vehicle is or is not stolen. If there is a stolen vehicle notification you wish to enquire about, you should contact the police in the state or territory indicated immediately after the date in the notification. The reference number at the end of the notification should be quoted as a part of your enquiry. Please note that there may be multiple stolen notifications shown. A stolen notification can be for a VIN, plate, chassis and/or engine.
Tasmanian stolen vehicle information
Tasmanian stolen vehicle information is currently unavailable from this service. For information about the status of Tasmanian vehicles, see the Tasmanian Government’s Department of Transport website. (Note: you will need to provide the vehicle registration plate number to search this site).
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