Discovery notice – NEVDIS

The National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS) has a planned outage affecting Discovery on Thursday, 23 April 2026 from 10:00am to 5:00pm (Canberra time).  

NEVDIS data in Discovery is test data and does not reflect production data. It is intended to help PPSR users test VIN or chassis number functionality, including vehicle stolen or written-off status.

During this outage:  

  • Discovery searches using a VIN or Chassis will not include NEVDIS information
  • Discovery registrations using a VIN or Chassis will not include NEVDIS information.
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    Search by organisation grantor

    The organisation identifier you are searching against must be in accordance with the grantor identification rules in the PPS Regulations.

    You are required to select the identifier type you wish to search by and enter the corresponding identifier. The PPSR will only search for security interests registered against that identifier under the selected identifier type. 

    Searching against multiple identifier types (e.g. the ACN and ABN) would require multiple searches on the PPSR. Rules about the identification of organisational grantors for PPSR can be found in the PPS Regulations.

    Use of the PPSR is subject to the PPS Register General Conditions of Use, applicable Third Party Data Conditions and the appropriate fees.

    ARSN means Australian Registered Scheme Number. Used for Managed Investment Scheme grantors with ARSNs.

    ARFN means Australian Registered Fund Number. Used for Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle sub-fund grantors with ARFNs.

    For further information, please see Glossary - ARSN or ARFN.





    A value for does the grantor have an Australian Registered Scheme Number (ARSN) or Australian Registered Fund Number (ARFN)? is required

    ARSNs are used for Managed Investment Schemes.

    ARFNs are used for sub-funds of Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles.

    Visit our website for further information on organisation searches.

     

    ARSN: Australian Registered Scheme Number

    ARFN: Australian Registered Fund Number


    ARSN/ARFN must be between 1 and 9 digits.
    A value for ARSN/ARFN is required

    Please wait while the number is verified ...

    Please wait


    (Verified by ASIC Register)

    The absence of the name associated with the identifier from a search certificate or verification statement does not affect the validity of those documents.


    No match found
    (No matching entry was found on the ASIC Register.)
    Please check and re-enter the identifier. Alternatively, proceed with the form.


    Name not returned
    The organisation identifier cannot be retrieved from the ASIC register at this time.


    Name not returned

    Please note: Australian Registered Fund Numbers (ARFNs) will not return verification from ASIC.

    If you would like to verify the number, you can visit ASIC connect.

    The absence of the name associated with the identifier from a search certificate or verification statement does not affect the validity of those documents.

     

    ACN means Australian Company Number.

    For further information, please see Glossary - ACN.





    A value for does the grantor have an Australian Company Number (ACN)? is required

    Companies should be registered by their ACN.

    Visit our website for further information on organisation searches.

     

    ACN: Australian Company Number


    ACN must be between 1 and 9 digits.
    A value for ACN is required

    Please wait while the number is verified ...

    Please wait


    (Verified by ASIC Register)

    The absence of the name associated with the identifier from a search certificate or verification statement does not affect the validity of those documents.


    No match found
    (No matching entry was found on the ASIC Register.)
    Please check and re-enter the identifier. Alternatively, proceed with the form.


    Name not returned
    The organisation identifier cannot be retrieved from the ASIC register at this time.


    Name not returned

     

    Important: This is not an ABN

    ARBN means Australian Registered Body Number. ARBNs are used for Foreign Companies and Registrable Australian Bodies.

    For further information, please see Glossary - ARBN.





    A value for does the grantor have an Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN)? is required

    Important: This is not an ABN.

    ARBNs are used for Foreign Companies and Registrable Australian Bodies.

    Visit our website for further information on organisation searches.

     

    ARBN: Australian Registered Body Number


    ARBN must be between 1 and 9 digits.
    A value for ARBN is required

    Please wait while the number is verified ...

    Please wait


    (Verified by ASIC Register)

    The absence of the name associated with the identifier from a search certificate or verification statement does not affect the validity of those documents.


    No match found
    (No matching entry was found on the ASIC Register.)
    Please check and re-enter the identifier. Alternatively, proceed with the form.


    Name not returned
    The organisation identifier cannot be retrieved from the ASIC register at this time.


    Name not returned

     

    If the grantor organisation is a partnership or a trust without an ABN, you should complete a search on each trustee or partner.

    For further information, please see Glossary - organisational identifier and grantor identification.


     
    A value for entity type is required

    You should not use an ABN unless your grantor is a Partnership, Trust or Body Politic.

    If you are still unsure we recommend you check the grantor identification rules on the PPSR website.

     
     

    ABN means Australian Business Number.

    For further information, please see Glossary - ABN.


    ABN must be between 1 and 11 digits.
    A value for ABN is required

    Please wait while the number is verified ...

    Please wait


    (Verified by the Australian Business Register)

    The absence of the name associated with the identifier from a search certificate or verification statement does not affect the validity of those documents.


    No match found
    (No matching entry was found on the ABR.)
    Please check and re-enter the identifier. Alternatively, proceed with the form.


    Name not returned
    The organisation identifier cannot be retrieved from the ABR at this time.


    Name not returned

     

    Enter the organisation name exactly as it appears on the relevant source document required under the identifier rules in the PPS Regulations up to a maximum of 250 characters. This field is case insensitive. The exact spelling of the organisation's name is required.

    For further information, please see Glossary - organisational identifier.



    A value for organisation name is required

    It is very uncommon to register against an organisation name.

    We recommend you check the grantor identification rules on our website before completing this registration.

    You will need to register against the name of the body corporate as it appears on its constitution or equivalent document

     

    Required Search by collateral class:Required

    This search option allows you to filter your searches according to collateral class.




    The choices below are divided into 4 categories: "Tangible property", "General property", "Intangible property" and "Financial property".

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    Advanced search criteria

    PMSI criteria

    This allows you to filter registrations depending on whether it is for a purchase money security interest.





    Required Transitional registration criteriaRequired

    This allows you to filter registrations depending on whether it is for a transitional security interest or if it is for a migrated registration. For more information, please see Glossary - transitional registrations and migrated security interest.
    You must specify transition type
    Registration kind

    This allows you to filter registrations depending on the registration kind.


     

    Sorts the search result by registration number, in either ascending or descending order.

     
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    I declare that I have read and accepted the Personal Property Securities Register General Conditions of Use, and acknowledge that:
    1. knowingly providing false or misleading information or producing a false or misleading document to a person, including the Commonwealth, can amount to an offence under the Criminal Code (Cth).
    2. use of the Personal Property Securities Register and information from that Register otherwise than is authorised by the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) could involve conduct that amounts to an offence and / or expose me to potential civil penalties and / or liability for damages and may involve interference with the privacy of an individual in breach of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
    Please accept the declaration and acknowledgement

    Total fee: $2.00

    Client billing reference:

    The Client billing reference is a maximum of 40 characters including spaces.


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