{"id":"F2011L02397","name":"Personal Property Securities (Migration Time and Registration Commencement Time) Determination","slug":"personal-property-securities-migration-time-and-registration-commencement-time-determination","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88192,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02397-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Personal Property Securities (Migration Time and Registration Commencement Time) Determination","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nPersonal Property Securities (Migration Time and Registration Commencement Time) Determination 1\n\nPersonal Property Securities Act 2009\n\nI, ROBERT MCCLELLAND, Attorney-General, make this Determination under section 306 of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009.\n\nDated 21 November 2011\n\nROBERT MCCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Personal Property Securities (Migration Time and Registration Commencement Time) Determination .\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 21 November 2011.\n\n3 Interpretation\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009.\n\n4 Migration time\n\nFor paragraph 306 (1) (b) of the Act, the migration time is the start of 21 November 2011.\n\n5 Registration commencement time\n\nFor paragraph 306 (2) (b) of the Act, the registration commencement time is the start of 30 January 2012.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination performs exactly the narrow technical function it was designed for: setting specific dates for the transition to the PPSR system. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections total","Single defined term ('Act')","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references beyond basic section citations","Straightforward date-setting function with no operational complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination fixes two dates under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009: 21 November 2011 for migration of existing security interests from state and territory registers into the new national register, and 30 January 2012 for the register’s opening to allow new registrations and searches. \n\nIt affects lenders, suppliers, buyers of personal property, and holders of pre‑existing registered interests by consolidating disparate registers into a single national system to simplify checking for encumbrances."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination does not alter the substantive scope or obligations of the Act. It merely specifies the migration time (start of 21 November 2011) and the registration commencement time (start of 30 January 2012) under section 306, thereby fixing when implementation and registration processes begin (ss4–5)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, technical instrument that only fixes two dates (ss4–5).","Relies on cross-reference to section 306 of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009; understanding requires reading the Act.","Administrative coordination required because migration time and registration commencement time are different dates.","Low legal discretion in the instrument itself; legal effect depends on definitions and processes in the primary Act."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets two implementation dates under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009: the migration time is the start of 21 November 2011 (s4) and the registration commencement time is the start of 30 January 2012 (s5).\n\nIt applies to parties who must migrate existing security interests and to those who will start registering on the national register; those parties must meet compliance and administrative tasks timed to these dates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-migration-time-and-registration-commencement-time-determination","history":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-migration-time-and-registration-commencement-time-determination/history","analysis":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-migration-time-and-registration-commencement-time-determination/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-migration-time-and-registration-commencement-time-determination/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-migration-time-and-registration-commencement-time-determination/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/personal-property-securities-migration-time-and-registration-commencement-time-determination/documents"}}