NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES (NATIONAL UNIFORM
LEGISLATION) IMPLEMENTATION ACT 2010
As in force at 25 November 2012
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Object of Act .................................................................................... 1
4 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
5 NT register and repeal day .............................................................. 2
6 Interpretation ................................................................................... 3
Part 2 Implementation of PPS Act
Division 1 General rules
7 Cessation of NT registers ................................................................ 3
8 Migration of data to PPS Register ................................................... 3
9 NT register information received by Territory after registration
commencement time ....................................................................... 4
10 Giving information or document after registration
commencement time on PPS Registrar's request ........................... 4
11 Issuing certificates after registration commencement time .............. 5
12 Compensation relating to PPS transitional matters ......................... 5
13 Transitional security interests .......................................................... 6
Division 2 Special rules for Registration of Interests in
Motor Vehicles and Other Goods Act 1989
14 Definitions ........................................................................................ 6
15 Savings – existing cancellation or variation process........................ 6
16 Savings – appeals ........................................................................... 7
17 Savings – right to compensation...................................................... 7
18 Savings – agreements under section 24 of RIMVOG Act ................ 7
19 Delegation by registrar .................................................................... 8
Part 3 Other matters
20 Functions and powers of CEO on and after repeal day ................... 8
21 Delegation by CEO .......................................................................... 8
22 Regulations...................................................................................... 8
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Schedule 1 Repeal of Acts
Schedule 2 Repeal of Act and Regulations
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 25 November 2012
PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES (NATIONAL UNIFORM
LEGISLATION) IMPLEMENTATION ACT 2010
An Act to provide for the implementation of a national system of
registration of personal property securities, and for related purposes
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Personal Property Securities (National
Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day fixed by the Administrator by
Gazette notice.
3 Object of Act
The object of this Act is to make necessary provisions for the
implementation of a national system of registration of personal
property securities.
Note for section 3
The Commonwealth, the States and agreed to establish the national registration
system by an Act of the Commonwealth through a referral of powers to the
Commonwealth Parliament under section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution.
4 Definitions
In this Act:
business day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
public holiday.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer administering this Act.
cessation time means the end of the last business day before the
registration commencement time.
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NT register, see section 5(1).
NT registrar means the person or body responsible for maintaining
the information in an NT register under the law establishing the NT
register.
personal property, see section 10 of the PPS Act.
PPS Act means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
PPS Register means the Personal Property Securities Register
established under section 147 of the PPS Act.
PPS Registrar means the Registrar of Personal Property Securities
mentioned in section 194 of the PPS Act.
registration commencement time, see section 306(2) of the PPS
Act.
repeal day, for an NT register, see section 5(2).
responsible registrar, of an NT register, means the NT registrar
responsible for maintaining the information in the NT register.
transitional security interest, see section 308 of the PPS Act.
5 NT register and repeal day
(1) An NT register is each of the following:
(a) the Register of Co-operative Charges mentioned in clause 18
of Schedule 3 of the Co-operatives Act 1997 as in force
immediately before the repeal day;
(b) the information kept by the Registrar-General in relation to
each registration under the Instruments Act 1935 as in force
immediately before the repeal day;
(c) the Register of Interests in Motor Vehicles and Other Goods
maintained under the Registration of Interests in Motor
Vehicles and Other Goods Act 1989 as in force immediately
before the repeal day.
(2) The repeal day for an NT register is:
(a) for the NT register mentioned in subsection (1)(a) – the day on
which section 31 commences; or
(b) for the NT register mentioned in subsection (1)(b) – the day on
which section 58 commences; or
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(c) the NT register mentioned in subsection (1)(c) – the day on
which section 59 commences.
6 Interpretation
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, terms used in this Act and
in the PPS Act have the same meanings in this Act as they have in
the PPS Act.
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7 Cessation of NT registers
(1) From the cessation time, the responsible registrar of an NT register:
(a) must not alter any information in, or add any information to,
the NT register; and
(b) may refuse to deal with an application relating to the NT
register made before the cessation time under a law of the
Territory if the application does not comply with a requirement
of that law as in force at the time of the application.
(2) The responsible registrar must refund any application fee paid by
the applicant if the responsible registrar refuses to deal with the
application under subsection (1)(b).
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) have effect despite any other provision of a
law of the Territory in force at or after the cessation time.
8 Migration of data to PPS Register
(1) This section applies to information:
(a) held in an NT register immediately before the cessation time;
and
(b) comprising data relating to personal property.
(2) The responsible registrar is authorised to give the information to the
Commonwealth, the PPS Registrar or another person, as the
responsible registrar considers appropriate in order to establish the
PPS Register.
(3) The responsible registrar may give the information in any form
(including electronic form or another form approved for the PPS
Act) the responsible registrar considers appropriate.
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(4) This section does not prevent the responsible registrar from
retaining any of the information for the Territory at or after the
registration commencement time.
9 NT register information received by Territory after registration
commencement time
(1) This section applies if:
(a) there is a matter concerning an NT register that:
(i) arises after the registration commencement time; and
(ii) results in the generation of information that would, apart
from section 7, have been included in the NT register;
and
(b) the information is given to the Territory.
(2) The responsible registrar of the NT register is authorised to give the
information to the Commonwealth, PPS Registrar or another
person, as the responsible registrar considers appropriate in order
to include the information in the PPS Register.
(3) The responsible registrar may give the information in any form
(including electronic form or another form approved for the PPS
Act) the responsible registrar considers appropriate.
(4) This section does not prevent the responsible registrar from
retaining any of the information for the Territory.
10 Giving information or document after registration
commencement time on PPS Registrar's request
(1) This section applies if, after the registration commencement time,
the PPS Registrar requests the responsible registrar of an NT
register to give to the PPS Registrar specified information or
documents under the control of the Territory in relation to a matter
concerning the NT register.
(2) The responsible registrar is authorised to give the information or
document to the PPS Registrar.
(3) The responsible registrar may give information under subsection (2)
in any form (including electronic form or another form approved for
the PPS Act) the NT registrar considers appropriate.
(4) This section does not prevent the responsible registrar from
retaining any of the information or the document for the Territory.
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11 Issuing certificates after registration commencement time
This Part does not prevent:
(a) a person from applying, on or after the cessation time, to the
responsible registrar of an NT register for the issue of a
certificate that the responsible registrar may issue under a law
of the Territory in force immediately before that time; and
(b) the responsible registrar from issuing the certificate.
Example for section 11
A certificate under section 12 of the Registration of Interests in Motor Vehicles
and Other Goods Act 1989 as in force before the repeal day.
12 Compensation relating to PPS transitional matters
(1) Compensation is not payable by or for the Territory, an authority of
the Territory, or a person employed or engaged to perform work for
the Territory, for an act or omission that:
(a) is done or omitted to be done in good faith; and
(b) is a PPS transitional matter or arises (whether directly or
indirectly) from a PPS transitional matter; and
(c) is not an act or omission causing a personal injury to, or the
death of, someone.
(2) In this section:
compensation includes damages and any other form of monetary
compensation.
PPS transitional matter means any of the following:
(a) the giving of information to the Commonwealth, the PPS
Registrar or another person, for assisting the Commonwealth
in establishing the PPS Register;
(b) the administration of this Act;
(c) the exercise of a power or performance of a function under
this Act.
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13 Transitional security interests
This Act does not affect the operation of the PPS Act in relation to
an interest that:
(a) was an interest in personal property registered in an NT
register before the registration commencement time; and
(b) is a transitional security interest.
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Vehicles and Other Goods Act 1989
14 Definitions
In this Division:
register means the Register as defined in the RIMVOG Act.
registrar means the Registrar as defined in the RIMVOG Act.
RIMVOG Act means the Registration of Interests in Motor Vehicles
and Other Goods Act 1989 as in force immediately before the
cessation time.
15 Savings – existing cancellation or variation process
(1) This section applies if:
(a) the registrar has given a notice to a person under
section 10(5) or 11(2) or (4) of the RIMVOG Act in relation to
an interest registered under that Act; and
(b) the period specified in the notice ends after the cessation time.
(2) If the registrar decides that, apart from the operation of section 7,
the registrar would vary the information recorded in the register or
cancel the registration, the registrar:
(a) must notify the person of the decision; and
(b) is authorised to give any information about the decision to the
PPS Registrar as the PPS Registrar requires.
(3) The registrar may give information under subsection (2) in any form
(including electronic form or another form approved for the PPS
Act) the registrar considers appropriate.
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16 Savings – appeals
(1) This section applies if an appeal was started under section 19 of
the RIMVOG Act before the cessation time and the appeal has not
been decided before that time.
(2) The Local Court must:
(a) deal with the appeal under the RIMVOG Act as in force
immediately before the cessation time; and
(b) notify the registrar of the decision.
(3) Section 19(3) of the RIMVOG Act as in force immediately before
the cessation time has no effect in relation to the decision of the
Local Court.
(4) The registrar is authorised to give any information about the
decision of the Local Court to the PPS Registrar as the PPS
Registrar requires.
(5) The registrar may give information under subsection (4) in any form
(including electronic form or another form approved for the PPS
Act) the registrar considers appropriate.
17 Savings – right to compensation
(1) This section applies if:
(a) a person suffered a loss because of the operation of the
RIMVOG Act as in force at any time before the cessation time;
and
(b) the person would, apart from the operation of this Act, have
been able to apply to the registrar for an order awarding
compensation for that loss under the RIMVOG Act.
(2) The person may apply for the order, and the registrar may deal with
the application as if the RIMVOG Act as in force immediately before
the cessation time continues to be in force.
18 Savings – agreements under section 24 of RIMVOG Act
(1) An agreement in force under section 24 of the RIMVOG Act
immediately before the registration commencement time continues
to have effect after that time for matters arising before that time.
(2) Section 24 of RIMVOG Act continues to have effect for
subsection (1).
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19 Delegation by registrar
(1) The registrar may, in writing, delegate all or any of the powers and
functions of the registrar under this Act, or a provision of the
RIMVOG Act that continues to have effect under this Act, to:
(a) a person administering all or any part of the RIMVOG Act; or
(b) a person administering this or another Act administered by the
Minister.
(2) A delegation in force immediately before the registration
commencement time in relation to a provision of the RIMVOG Act
that continues to have effect after that time because of this Act
continues to have effect until it is revoked by the registrar.
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20 Functions and powers of CEO on and after repeal day
On and after the repeal day for an NT register, the CEO may
exercise the powers and perform the functions of the responsible
registrar for the NT register under sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17
and 19(2) as if:
(a) the provisions in a law of the Territory relating to the NT
register in force immediately before the repeal day continue to
be in force; and
(b) the CEO were the responsible registrar.
21 Delegation by CEO
The CEO may, in writing, delegate all or any of the powers and
functions of the CEO under this Act.
22 Regulations
(1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
(2) A regulation may declare a matter to be an excluded matter for
section 259 of the PPS Act in relation to any of the following:
(a) the whole of the PPS Act (or an instrument made under that
Act);
(b) a specified provision of the PPS Act (or an instrument made
under that Act);
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(c) the PPS Act (or an instrument made under the PPS Act), other
than a specified provision;
(d) the PPS Act (or an instrument made under the PPS Act),
otherwise than to a specified extent.
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Schedule 2 Repeal of Act and Regulations
section 59
Registration of Interests in Motor Vehicles and
Other Goods Act 1989
Act No. 85, 1989
Motor Vehicles (Hire Car) Loan Security
Regulations 1988
Subordinate Legislation
No. 6, 1988
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Personal Property Securities (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010
(Act No. 30, 2010)
Assent date 9 September 2010
Commenced ss 58 to 60: 30 January 2012 (S 2, 24 January 2012);
rem: 25 November 2011 (Gaz,S68, 25 November 2011)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 5, 11 and 14 and sch 2.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 23 exp No. 30, 2010, s 23(5)
pt 4 hdg exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
pt 4 exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
div 1 hdg exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
ss 24 – 56 exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
pt 4 exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
div 2 hdg exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
s 57 exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
pt 4 exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
div 3 hdg exp No. 30, 2010, s 60
ss 58 – 59 exp No. 30, 2010, s 60