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Priority of Personal Property Securities Register

Maiden Civil Pty Ltd; Re; Albarran v Queensland Excavation Services Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 852

Issue

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has ruled that the nemo dat rule (that one cannot give what is not theirs) has been removed from Australian law in relation to thePersonal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (“PPSA”).

This case also provides that in circumstances where a party has not secured their interest in property as the true owner, their interests may be outweighed by the secured interest of a third party, under the act. [...]  READ MORE →