PPSR – Personal Property Securities Register – ESS/searchESS Launch Plan & F A Q
ESS is pleased to announce that the new PPSR search will be available within the ESS desktop software effective Monday 30th Jan (PPSR launch day). We will be doing this in a two part roll out across ESS Desktop and searchESS web service for your convenience and choice.
searchESS
The searchESS web service PPSR search is delivered in partnership with Vedacheck and when you perform a PPSR search or registration on the SearchESS website you will be migrated onto the Vedacheck in partnership with searchESS’ domain to perform this search. Billing etc. will continue to be done by searchESS. You should note that the searches will not appear on your statement of transactions listing, but will appear on your invoice and import files as normal for easy disbursement.
ESS Desktop
The main areas that affect you are Bill of Sale searches and the charges component of ASIC Company Extract products. As of Monday 30th January Bill of Sale will cease to exist and will sit on the PPSR. So will the company charges component of a Company Extract. If you are after this information then you may need to perform a PPSR search from the ESS system and we will search the register for you. Of course the government don’t like to make things easy for us and as a result of that to ensure complete searching integrity ESS will need to perform searches on the register both in the Company Number and the Organization Name in the case of a Company for example and a Business Number and Business Name in the case of a business for example. From time to time we may also have to search by A R S N (Australian Registered Scheme Number) or ABN. However the good news is that we will take care of this for you at one low fixed disbursement fee.
ESS will compile the PPSR certificates relevant to the matter and send them back to you by e-mail. In certain cases there will be multiples of certificates (in the case of multiple charges for example) and in these cases (more than 10) ESS will make contact with you in order to get your permission to order a full certificate print out from the Attorney General’s office.
Support calls post go live day
All PPSR support calls for searchESS should be directed to 1300 892 334.
All PPSR support calls for ESS Desktop should be directed to 07 3229 8111 or 0410 605 108.
How are we updating our systems?
ESS Desktop
The first part of ESS Desktop PPSR access is done via a price up date – you MUST run the price update on ESS Software on Monday 30th January. If you are unsure how to do this please call Luke Ford on 0410 605 108 or the office on 07 3229 8111. You will find the PPSR Search has replaced the Bill of Sale option. In the case of individuals you wish to search on the PPSR you will also need to provide us with their date of birth. We understand this may cause potential issues but we are unable to search the PPSR on your behalf for individuals without a date of birth. If you have any questions as to why this is required we encourage you to contact the PPSR directly on 1300 007 777.
The second part of PPSR enhancements post go live day will be done via a new version of the ESS desktop system to allow for more seamless integration. Luke Ford will contact your office in the coming weeks to get your system up to date. If you have any questions about updating your system please contact Luke on 0410 605 108.
searchESS
You will be able to search the PPSR and perform registrations on the searchESS website through our seamless integration into the Vedacheck portal delivered online and in real time. Your billing will remain the same (via searchESS). The first time you log in, you will be required to input some information on a one off basis in order to set up your access level to PPSR. It is very important that you do this. Please set your password to be the same as the current password for searchESS login. For more information screens can be seen below detailing what you need to do.
You will never need to input this password again and migration will be seamless. If you need assistance with this process please call the searchESS helpdesk on 1300 892 334. A separate guide to the one off set up process will be posted on the website and can also be view by clicking here. Please make sure you read this, and understand it. If you have questions please don’t hesitate to call 1300 892 334.
Remember if you are unsure and have questions – call us!
