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Fees table
Our fees are determined under PPS Law by the Attorney General.
This was registered on the Federal Register of Legislation as the Personal Property Securities (Fees) Determination 2018 on 28 June 2018. These are set out in the table below.
PPSR fees are not subject to GST.
Searching the PPSR
| Service | Online fee | Contact centre fee |
|---|---|---|
| Do a search | $2.00 | $7.00 |
Getting a certificate, statement or report
| Service | Online fee | Contact centre fee |
|---|---|---|
| Get a search certificate (new or a copy) | no fee | no fee |
| Get a copy of a verification statement | no fee | no fee |
| Get a special-purpose report | contact centre only | $300.00 per hour |
Creating a registration
| Service | Online fee | Contact centre fee |
|---|---|---|
| Register a security interest (7 years or less) | $6.00 | online only |
| Register a security interest (7+ years to 25 years) | $25.00 | online only |
| Register a security interest (no set end date) | $115.00 | online only |
Changing a registration
| Service | Online fee | Contact centre fee |
|---|---|---|
|
Make a minor change such as:
|
no fee | online only |
| For registrations of 7 years or less—change to a later end date or add a grantor | $6.00 | online only |
| For registrations of 7+ to 25 years—change to a later end date or add a grantor | $25.00 | online only |
| For registrations with no set end date—add a grantor | $115.00 | online only |
Ending a registration
| Service | Online fee | Contact centre fee |
|---|---|---|
| End a registration | no fee | online only |
Managing a secured party group (SPG)
| Service | Online fee | Contact centre fee |
|---|---|---|
| Set up an SPG or change its details (e.g. email address) | no fee | online only |
| Transfer registrations to another SPG | no fee | online only |
Maintaining a registration
| Service | Online fee | Contact centre fee |
|---|---|---|
| Keep a registration going (in response to a query from the registrar) | contact centre only | $4.00 |
How our fees are set
Our current fees were determined in accordance with PPS Law by the Attorney General. This was registered on the Federal Register of Legislation as the Personal Property Securities (Fees) Determination 2018 on 28 June 2018.
Fees are set in accordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework. The Charging Framework supports the Australian Government’s role in delivering quality public programmes to Australian citizens, communities, and the economy more broadly. It supports government entities to design, implement and review government charging.
The PPSR is cost recovered meaning our fees are charged to cover the cost of providing our services. Cost recovery includes fees and charges related to the provision of government goods and services (including regulation) to the private and other non-government sectors of the economy.
In accordance with the framework, we develop a cost recovery impact statements (CRIS) in consultation with our stakeholders to demonstrate how we came to the fee amounts for each service. The most recent CRIS has applied since 1 August 2018.
See our Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for further details: