PPSR quarterly statistics tables

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Table 1 Searches conducted on the PPSR by type

Search type

Number of searches in April 2023

Number of searches in May 2023

Number of searches in June 2023

Number of searches in the June quarter 2023

Serial number

458,259

591,951

604,973

1,655,183

Comprising:

motor vehicle 455,384 588,655 601,800 1,645,839
- Quick motor vehicle searches 73,736 84,644 83,091 241,471
- Other motor vehicle searches 381,648 504,011 518,709 1,404,368
watercraft 2,509 2,722 2,386 7,617
aircraft 271 418 631 1,320
intellectual property 95 156 156 407

Individual grantor

17,718

23,907

22,532

64,157

Organisational grantor

393,200

526,619

510,477

1,430,296

PPSR registration number

15,862

19,531

19,739

55,132

Other searches

39

70

37

146

Total searches

885,078

1,162,078

1,157,758

3,204,914

Table 2 Searches conducted on the PPSR by type of user

Type of PPSR user

Number of searches in April 2023

Number of searches in May 2023

Number of searches in June 2023

Number of searches in the June quarter 2023

Searches performed by external user

883,870

1,160,234

1,156,236

3,200,340

By type of user:

Casual user 85,213 98,725 96,900 280,838
Account customer 798,657 1,061,509 1,059,336 2,919,502

By type of account user:

B2G customer 707,977 936,080 936,085 2,580,142
Web UI customer 90,680 125,429 123,251 339,360

Searches performed by the National Service Centre/Internal

1,208

1,844

1,522

4,574

Total searches

885,078

1,162,078

1,157,758

3,204,914

Table 3 Activity regarding PPSR registrations

Activity

Number of activities in April 2023

Number of activities in May 2023

Number of activities in June 2023

Number of activities in the June quarter 2023

Transactions to create registrations
(financing statements)

140,332

198,946

219,388

558,666

By kind of interest1:

Transitional registrations 184 304 295 783
Non-transitional registrations 140,148 198,642 219,093 557,883

By type of PPSR account user2:

B2G account customer 110,878 159,443 175,714 446,035
Web UI account customer 29,454 39,503 43,674 112,631

Transactions to amend registrations
(financing change statements, excluding to end the effect of the registration)

127,180

124,038

218,446

469,664

By type of amendment:

Change address for service 107,242 78,313 182,066 367,621
Change registration attribute 17,101 27,383 23,800 68,284
Transfer all registrations 964 15,886 10,558 27,408
Transfer multiple registrations 693 1,579 698 2,970
Transfer single registration 1,180 877 1,324 3,381

Transactions to discharge or remove registrations
(financing change statements to end the effect of the registration)

117,728

143,131

144,588

405,447

1 The transitional period which provided secured parties temporary perfection of security interests, ended at midnight on 31 January 2014 (Canberra time).

2 From 01 July 2015, only account users are able to create registrations on the PPSR.

Table 4 PPSR registrations by registration state

Registration state

Number of registrations as at 30 June 2023

Current

10,248,392

Expired or removed

20,497,794

Total

30,746,186

Table 5 PPSR registrations by kind of interest

Kind of interest

Number of current registrations as at 30 June 2023

Transitional security interest

1,834,299

Non-transitional security interest

8,388,967

Prescribed property

25,126

Total

10,248,392

Table 6 PPSR registrations by collateral class

Collateral class listed in registration

Number of current registrations as at 30 June 2023

Agriculture

96,862

Aircraft

12,514

All present and after acquired property

1,700,774

All present and after acquired property, except

291,792

Financial property

52,108

Intangible property

115,414

Motor vehicle

4,772,023

Other goods

3,176,623

Watercraft

30,282

Total

10,248,392

 Table 7 PPSR registrations by collateral type

Collateral type

Number of current registrations as at 30 June 2023

Consumer property

2,064,387

Commercial property

8,123,087

Unknown

60,918

Total

10,248,392